"SpaceX's Starship: Progress and Setbacks in Third Test Launch"

SpaceX's Starship rocket completed its third test flight, reaching new milestones before likely breaking apart. The spacecraft made it to orbital speeds, the Super Heavy booster and Starship reached further into flight than previous tests, and SpaceX completed a propellant transfer demonstration. Despite the destruction of the Starship spacecraft and uncertainty about the Super Heavy booster's landing, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson congratulated SpaceX, emphasizing the spacecraft's critical role in the Artemis program. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pledged that Starship will "make life multiplanetary," while Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos offered congratulations, and SpaceX's COO Gwynne Shotwell celebrated the mission's success.