where his distraught family identified the body.

Multiple test flights will be needed to demonstrate the reliability required for astronaut flights and its not yet clear how long that might take.The Starship should separate from the Super Heavy moments later and continue the climb to space.

but will fall tail first into the Gulf of Mexico instead.A file photo of an earlier version of SpaceXs 397-foot-tall Super Heavy-Starship rocket on the companys Boca Chica.A successful flight test would mark a major milestone for both SpaceX and for NASA.

SpaceX The (launch) license applies to all phases of the proposed operation.standing 397 feet tall and tipping the scales at more than 11 million pounds when fully fueled.

Since then its been reinforced and equipped with a powerful water deluge system to help deaden the acoustic shock of engine ignition.

The Starship upper stage being maneuvered into place atop its Super Heavy booster Wednesday afternoon.Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about NASA robots? Let us know via science@newsweek.

The robot has to figure out what the road is and try to follow it.there will still be another 12 years of space travel before it reaches Saturn and its moons.

and other worlds in our solar system.5 light-hours away from Eartha light-hour is how far light travels in one hour.