LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Xinhua) -- SpaceX launched the 12th flight test of its giant Starship rocket on Friday.
Starship lifted off from the company's Starbase facility in the U.S. state of Texas.
The mission marks the debut flight of the next-generation Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster, powered by an upgraded version of the Raptor engine and launched from a newly designed pad at Starbase. ■