Another new rocket is ready to take to the skies. This time, it’s SpaceX’s Starship, which will be a critical component of the Artemis III mission that will return humans to the lunar surface.
SpaceX has been working on the rocket for several years, with the goal of using it to take heavier payloads into orbit, to the moon and eventually to Mars. The company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk has also envisioned a version that could ferry people around the world.
After multiple delays, it appears that SpaceX is finally going to blast this rocket for its first orbital mission, potentially on