President-elect Donald Trump watched the SpaceX launch from the Lone Star State Tuesday afternoon alongside Elon Musk, and a group of senators, and his son, Donald Trump Jr.

SpaceX and the rest of the commercial space industry could have a lot to gain from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company's rocket facilities.