SpaceX launched its sixth test flight of its powerful Starship and Super Heavy rocket from its Texas facility Starbase on Tuesday, but called off an attempt to catch the booster back on land like it did on the previous launch,

SpaceX launched its sixth test of its massive Starship from South Texas on Tuesday to evaluate critical upgrades from its fifth successful test flight, as plans for another booster "catch and reuse" were scrapped.

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company's rocket facilities.