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Star Trek actor William Shatner and his crewmates Chris Boshuizen, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries blast off to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket in Van Horn, Texas. IMAGES
Star Trek actor William Shatner and his crewmates Chris Boshuizen, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries arrive at the Blue Origin astronaut training center in Van Horn, Texas, ahead of their trip to the edge of space on the New Shepard rocket. IMAGES
Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket, launches for its fourth test flight, and is now attempting to fly halfway around the globe before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. The most powerful launch system ever built, vital to NASA's plans for returning astronauts to the Moon and for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's hopes of one day colonizing Mars, blasts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas at 7:50 am (1250 GMT). IMAGES
Despite cloudy skies, thousands of people flock to Niagara Falls in Canada to witness a rare total solar eclipse. IMAGES
SpaceX carries out the third test launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing Mars. Lift-off from the company's base in southeast Texas came around 8:25 am local time (1325 GMT) and was carried on a webcast viewed by more than 1.5 million people. IMAGES