Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at Starship's first successful launch to orbit

• Elon Musk finally achieved Starship's first successful flight to orbit early Thursday morning.
• But despite achieving a major milestone for his company, the SpaceX CEO wasn't seen at the launch.
• Musk was seen in the launch control room at both previous launches, making his latest absence unusual. 

Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen as SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket finally flew into orbit, cruised above Earth, and plummeted back through the atmosphere on Thursday.