The rocket eventually flew into space without exploding, but SpaceX lost it on its return

• SpaceX has successfully launched the world's tallest and most powerful rocket into space for the first time.

• But Starship lost communication with SpaceX during its return to the Indian Ocean.

• NASA wants Starship to land astronauts on the moon. Elon Musk wants it to build a city on Mars.

SpaceX's mega-rocket Starship finally thundered through the sky, past the stratosphere and into space on Thursday morning.

It was a spectacular conclusion to years of secret development, explosive test flights and regulatory hurdles. With the launch, SpaceX has proven that it can ...