A Timeline of SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Tests Ahead of First Launch to Space

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket not only is huge but also designed to be fully reusable. That means when it returns to Earth, it has to survive re-entry and land softly, vertically and in one piece.

Look back at the test launches — some more successful than others — that prepared SpaceX for its latest, most ambitious flight.

It all started with a few small jumps …