SpaceX is still shooting for Mars next year with its giant Starship vehicle, despite some recent explosive hiccups with the megarocket.That was one of the takeaways from a new update that Elon Musk just gave about SpaceX's plans to help humanity settle the Red Planet — an ambitious goal that has driven the billionaire for decades.

Ultimately, though, Starship's ninth test flight became its third in a row to end in fiery failure.