SpaceX to launch Starship (1/6)

The SpaceX Starship is seen on its Boca Chica launchpad after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a long-awaited license allowing SpaceX to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., April 16, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

At nearly 120 meters tall, Starship is the largest rocket to ever fly with the goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars.

The SpaceX Starship is seen on its Boca Chica launchpad after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a long-awaited license allowing SpaceX to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., April 16, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

The SpaceX Starship is seen on its Boca Chica launchpad after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a long-awaited license allowing SpaceX to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., April 16, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

The SpaceX Starship is seen on its Boca Chica launchpad after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a long-awaited license allowing SpaceX to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., April 16, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

The SpaceX Starship is seen on its Boca Chica launchpad after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a long-awaited license allowing SpaceX to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., April 16, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

The SpaceX Starship is seen on its Boca Chica launchpad after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a long-awaited license allowing SpaceX to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., April 16, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)