SpaceX’s Starship completes a test flight with a landing in the Indian Ocean after launching from Texas. Multiple outlets report that the vehicle returns to the ocean on the mission, described as successful, following lift-off and a controlled splashdown. The flight is presented as the rocket’s latest in a series of trials and is counted as its 13th test flight by Deutsche Welle and its 14th by France 24. Both accounts link the timing to corporate milestones, saying the mission is the first successful test flight since SpaceX went public in June under Elon Musk. After launch, Starship descends and lands gently in the Indian Ocean, marking the successful outcome of the flight in the reports. The outlets do not provide additional technical results beyond the splashdown and its relation to the post-IPO period, but both characterize the mission as a success and a continuation of SpaceX’s ongoing testing program.
SpaceX Starship splashes down in Indian Ocean after successful test flight
SpaceX’s Starship completes a test flight with a landing in the Indian Ocean after launching from Texas. Multiple outlets report that the vehicle returns to the ocean on the mission, described as succ...
- SpaceX’s Starship launches from Texas and splashes down in the Indian Ocean.
- The flight is reported as successful, with a controlled landing.
- Both reports say it is the first such success since SpaceX went public in June.
- The mission is described as Starship’s 13th or 14th test flight, depending on the outlet’s count.
US aerospace company SpaceX carried out a successful test flight of its14-storey Starship rocket Friday, blasting off from Texas to land gently in the waters of the Indian Ocean. It's the first such success since US tech billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX went public in June.
2 hours agoStarship splashed down in the Indian Ocean to complete its 13th test flight and its first since Elon Musk's SpaceX went public in June.
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