Elon Musk’s Starship ‘Mars rocket’ to launch next test mission in days as US rushes to beat China to Red Planet

SPACEX’S Starship is preparing for its seventh test flight next week, which will see the rocket attempt to deploy fake satellites in space.

It will be the first time the rocket has ejected payloads in orbit.

AFPIn a recent mission statement, SpaceX added that Super Heavy, the part of the rocket that gets Starship off the ground, will sport reused hardware for the first time[/caption] AFPLift off is scheduled for 13 January at 5pm EST / 10pm GMT from Starbase, in Boca Chica...