This is the first time that the world's most powerful rocket, the Super Heavy, has been lifted into the air by a launch tower.
It's an impressive feat of engineering, and one that will bring the inaugural Starship test flight closer.
The booster 7 rocket stage made its way to the company's testing facility in Texas on Thursday.
The company's launch tower was able to lift the Booster high up into the air, spin it around, and put it on the launch pad.
A key part of the space company's plan is the maneuver. The goal is to have the spaceship launch three times a day in 2020.
It's not clear when the company's first-ever orbital test launch will take place, but given that many of the pieces are starting to come together, it shouldn't be too long now.
Musk said last week that the ship would be ready to fly in a month.
He said that there would be a second stack ready to fly in August.
Will the nearly 400 foot Super Heavy and Starship stack be able to successfully rocket into space, or will everything go up in smoke?
The stakes are much higher than they have ever been.
There are leaked documents showing NASA's moon landing plans.
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