SpaceX has scored a major milestone with the first successful test flight of its Starship rocket, breaking a streak of fiery failures, BBC reported.

The world’s largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas and completed a tense 60-minute flight, soaring nearly 200km above Earth before returning damaged but intact. Parts of the engine appeared to explode and flaps caught fire during descent, but the mission proved the rocket’s resilience.

NASA has contracted Starship to carry astronauts to the Moon under its Artemis programme, officially set for 2027 though delays are widely expected. According to BBC, Elon Musk praised the achievement, saying it reflects SpaceX’s “fail fast, learn fast” approach as the company pushes toward reusable rockets and future crewed missions to Mars.