SpaceX's Starship achieved a successful tenth test flight, a significant milestone after prior failures. The Starship megarocket, the most powerful launch vehicle ever built, is crucial for Elon Musk's vision of sending humanity to Mars and NASA's plans for lunar missions.

• The 403-foot (123-meter) Starship launched from Starbase in southern Texas at 6:30 pm local time (2330 GMT).
• SpaceX successfully deployed eight dummy Starlink internet satellites for the first time.
• Despite some heat tile loss and a flap burning off, SpaceX communications manager Dan Huot explained these were expected as the vehicle was intentionally flown on a punishing trajectory.