SpaceX Starship and its Super Heavy booster launched on April 20, 2023. See a view of the liftoff in slow motion from a launch tower camera. [Watch entire launch and explosive ending](https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-first-space-launch) Footage courtesy SpaceX | mash mix by Space.com's [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)