Artemis I launched the Space Launch System and the uncrewed Orion capsule on a historic shakedown mission beyond Earth orbit. The flight tested the rocket, deep-space navigation, and Orion’s heat shield during reentry, laying the groundwork for Artemis II and the next generation of lunar exploration. | SpaceEve

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday, August 26, launched its giant Starship rocket for a tenth test flight aiming to overcome development setbacks and clinch long-sought technical milestones key to the Mars rocket's reusable design. The towering 403-foot-tall Starship system lifted off around 7:30 PM from SpaceX's Starbase facilities in south Texas on a mission to test the ship's new heat shield tiles and satellite deployment abilities, among hundreds of other upgrades from past iterations. The rocket