GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US HERE
ON A VERY BUSY TUESDAY NIGHT.
JUST MOMENTS AGO IN TEXAS,
PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP
WITH ELON MUSK FOR A TEST OF THE
SPACEX STARSHIP, DESIGNED TO ONE
DAY TAKE HUMANS TO THE MOON AND
TO MARS.
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP TRAVELED
TO TEXAS TO WITNESS THE LAUNCH
WITH MUSK, WHO HAS BEEN AT
TRUMP'S SIDE NEARLY EVERY DAY
SINCE TRUMP WON THE ELECTION.
THE SIGHT AS STARSHIP LIFTED OFF
ON TOP OF THAT MASSIVE BOOSTER.
WE HAVE SEEN THE TAKEOFF BEFORE.
AND THEN ALL EYES WATCHING TO
SEE THE BOOSTER SEPARATE AND
RETURN TO EARTH FOR THAT CATCH
MANEUVER.
WHEN FOUR MINUTES INTO THE TEST
FLIGHT, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO
DIVERT THE BOOSTER TO A
SPLASHDOWN IN THE GULF INSTEAD.
THE IMAGES JUST IN TONIGHT, AND
GIO BENITEZ LEADS US OFF.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT,
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP WITH ELON
MUSK IN TEXAS.
THERE FOR THE SIXTH TEST LAUNCH
OF THE SPACEX STARSHIP MEANT TO
EVENTUALLY TAKE HUMANS TO THE
MOON AND MARS.
THE COUNTDOWN --
>> THREE, TWO, ONE --
>> WE HAVE LIFTOFF.
>> Reporter: THE LAUNCH ITSELF
SUCCESSFUL.
THE BOOSTER EVEN DETACHING AS
IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
>> ENGINE STARTUP.
>> Reporter: BUT THEN, SPACEX
SEEING SOME ISSUE WITH THE
BOOSTER.
>> BOOSTER OFFSHORE DIVERT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS THAT
WE ARE NO-GO FOR THE CATCH.
>> Reporter: IT WAS SUPPOSED TO
LAND BACK IN TEXAS.
BUT TO SAVE IT FROM POTENTIALLY
DESTROYING THE SPACEX LAUNCH
FACILITY OR ENDANGERING LIVES ON
LAND THE BOOSTER SHIFTING COURSE
AND HEADING TO THE GULF INSTEAD
FOR A SPLASHDOWN.
AND DAVID, ELON HOPES TO SEND
STARSHIP TO MARS WITHOUT
PASSENGERS BY 2026.
OF COURSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO KEEP TESTING THIS BEFORE THEY
PUT ANY PEOPLE ON BOARD TO MAKE
SURE IT'S SAFE.