SpaceX launches Starship megarocket's 11th test flight
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SpaceX’s luck appears to be turning, but NASA’s moon race is a looming concern. Here are six takeaways from Starship Flight 11.
SpaceX's Starship rocket achieved a significant milestone with its 11th full-scale test flight, successfully hovering and splashing down in the Gulf o
SpaceX's Starship rocket launched its 11th test flight on Monday, Oct. 13, and successfully splashed down in the Indian Ocean more than hour later.
SpaceX boss Elon Musk eventually hopes to use a fleet of Starship rockets to establish a permanent human colony on Mars, with the first human flights expected to take place as early as 2029, according to the tech billionaire. The latest Starship launch will be live streamed on SpaceX’s website, as well as on its official X page.
This was arguably SpaceX's most successful Starship test flight to date. The only flight with a similar claim occurred one year ago Monday, when the company caught the rocket's Super Heavy booster back at the launch pad after soaring to the uppermost fringes of the atmosphere.