Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday launched its giant Starship rocket for a tenth test flight aiming to overcome development setbacks and clinch long-sought technical milestones key to the Mars rocket's reusable design.

SpaceX's Starship successfully deployed its first mock Starlink satellites and tested new heat shield tiles during its tenth test flight. The mission marked significant progress despite the rocket's explosive end.

SpaceX launched the latest test of its mega rocket Starship on Tuesday night and completed the first-ever deployment of a test payload — eight dummy satellites — into space. After just over an