Elon Musk finally achieved Starship's first successful flight to orbit early Thursday morning. Musk was seen in the launch control room at both previous launches, making his latest absence unusual. AdvertisementElon Musk was nowhere to be seen as SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket finally flew into orbit, cruised above Earth, and plummeted back through the atmosphere on Thursday. Elon Musk sat in the control room watching the first orbital launch of Starship, which exploded about four minutes after liftoff. Starship will make life multiplanetary pic.twitter.com/Ul7ksiAHBZ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 14, 2024By all accounts, this successful launch was a dream come true for Musk.

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Persons: Elon Musk, wasn't, Musk, —, Kimbal Musk, Elon, multiplanetary, Ul7ksiAHBZ — Elon Organizations: SpaceX, Service, X, SpaceX's South Texas launchpad, Twitter Locations: SpaceX's South Texas, New Jersey