SpaceX is gearing up for another big step in its journey to revolutionize space travel. Preparations for the seventh flight of its Starship megarocket are well underway, with the first-stage Super Heavy booster now at the launchpad for preflight checks.

The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon, too

After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but faced new problems.