Vivian has been clear on her views about her father – and doesn’t want to be like him.

Saturday was not the first time rumours of Trump’s demise have spread widely online.

It only took a handful of explosions – and the kind of budget that could bankroll a small nation – but on the 10th attempt, Elon Musk’s Starship finally launched.

SpaceX’s rocket – the billionaire’s big bet on colonising Mars – departed from south Texas at around 7.30pm local time on Tuesday, after a long year of crashes.

The giant 403-foot-tall system launched into orbit before deploying eight dummy satellites.

Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side-to-side.

Ignoring the mishaps, Musk posted on X: ‘Great work by the SpaceX team!!’

Much is riding on its success, particularly after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on the launch pad in June.

Musk has previously said every Starship test flight costs between $50 million to $100 million (£37 million to £74 million), making a small dent into his fortune.

NASA picked Starship to put its first astronauts on the moon’s surface since the Apollo program.

And Musk sees Starship, designed to be fully reusable, as core to fulfilling his goal of routinely ferrying humans to Mars.

The CEO said on Monday on a SpaceX live strea: ‘There are thousands of engineering challenges that remain, for both the ship and the booster, but maybe the single biggest one is the reusable orbital heat shield.’

The mission concluded with a steady, engine-guided vertical landing on the Indian Ocean’s surface, west of Australia.

The Starship then toppled over before exploding into a giant fireball, an expected demise likely triggered by its flight termination system.

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Each launch attempt is believed to cost between $50 million and $100 million.

Ghislaine Maxwell was grilled at length about Jeffrey Epstein’s links to Donald Trump, Prince Andrew and other high-profile men.

The Tesla founder may have fallen behind Wallace & Gromit in this generation’s space race.

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He did admit that Grok 4 might ‘lack common sense’, but said it might create new technology as soon as this year.

The chatbot also called itself ‘MechaHitler’.

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Elon Musk’s announcement comes in the wake of his public falling out with Donald Trump.

‘@realDonaldTrump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world.’

‘@realDonaldTrump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world.’

‘No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE.’

‘No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE.’

Another setback for Musk’s dream to send humans to Mars

President Donald Trump signed legislation that represents a blow to both Elon Musk and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

‘I’ve been keeping an eye on this, and I guess it’s time for me to speak up.’

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Muskwith his son X-A-Xii join Donald Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House

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The US president also warned the billionaire, who helped propel him back to the White House, there would be ‘serious consequences’ if he starts funding Democrat candidates.

President Donald Trump said he had a ‘great relationship’ with Elon Musk but ‘I don’t know if we will anymore’.

At a rally during Trump’s campaign, Musk even joked: ‘I’m not just MAGA, I’m dark MAGA.’

President Donald Trump reportedly said Elon Musk wants to speak with him but he is not ready.

The honeymoon is, as literally anyone could’ve predicted, over.

Elon Musk attends news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House (Picture: AP)

Elon Musk has been offered political asylum in Russia after his public feud with Donald Trump. 

Dmitry Novikov, the first de…