SpaceX will launch Starship for a seventh test flight on Wednesday, an experiment that will feature the spacecraft’s first payload deployment test, marking what could be the latest milestone for the Elon Musk-owned aerospace company as it develops reusable rockets.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX. The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 02:02 local time (07:02 GMT).

SpaceX readies its seventh test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever designed. The trial will test upgrades to the spacecraft and deploy mock satellites.