"An earlier SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy booster are moved to the launch pad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX successfully test launched its Starship rocket on Tuesday, overcoming past failures that had raised questions about the capabilitiesand planetary aspirationsof the pioneering space launch firm. "Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting tenth flight test of Starship!," the company announced on X (formerly twitter), following the successful conclusion of the controlled landing."
"The 6:30 CDT liftoff from Texas carried a massive Super Heavy booster to the edge of space, some 119 miles high, where it dropped off from Starship's upper stage spacecraft, somersaulted and fired two of its engines to soft land in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper stage continued into orbit, released eight test satellites and then braked to make its own splashdown in the Indian Ocean about an hour and 6 minutes after launch."
SpaceX successfully test launched its Starship system, flying a reusable Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to space. The Super Heavy booster reached about 119 miles, separated, somersaulted, and used two engines to soft-land in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper stage continued to orbit, deployed eight test satellites, and performed a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean about one hour and six minutes after launch. Starship stands over 400 feet tall and is designed to carry large cargo payloads to orbit and return for reuse. Successful Starship flights aim to reduce launch costs and support NASA lunar missions.
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