SpaceX launches 13th Starship test flight, deploys 20 next-generation Starlink satellites

SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off for a test flight from Starbase, TexasSpaceX on Friday launched its Starship rocket on its 13th test flight, sending the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle into space carrying 20 next-generation Starlink satellites as the company advanced its plans for future Moon and Mars missions.The 407-foot (124-metre) rocket lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in southern Texas after an earlier launch attempt was aborted last week when six engines on the first-stage booster failed to ignite. The company replaced the engines before Friday's successful liftoff.The hour-long mission marked the second flight this year of the upgraded Starship V3. The booster splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, while the spacecraft completed its planned re-entry and