SpaceX’s Starship Flight 10 Achieves Spectacular Splashdown After Surviving Stressful Reentry

SpaceX’s Starship Flight 10 Achieves Spectacular Splashdown After Surviving Stressful Reentry

View of Starship landing burn and splashdown on Flight 10, made possible by SpaceX’s recovery team. Starship made it through reentry with intentionally missing tiles, completed maneuvers to intentionally stress its flaps, had visible damage to its aft skirt and flaps, and still executed a flip and landing burn that placed it approximately 3 meters from its targeted splashdown point
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Starship's Historic Static Fire on Orbital Launch Mount Marks Major Milestone at Starbase

Starship's Historic Static Fire on Orbital Launch Mount Marks Major Milestone at Starbase

SpaceX successfully completed the first static fire test of its Starship rocket on the orbital launch mount at Starbase, Texas. This test is a key step toward Starship's orbital launch, confirming engine performance and clearing the path for future flights. The modified launch mount can support Starship's immense thrust. The success of this test brings SpaceX closer to achieving reusable, cost-effective space travel for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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