SpaceX Achieves Milestone with Starship's First Successful Splashdown
The fourth test flight marks a crucial step for the reusable rocket system aimed at future Mars missions.
- Starship completed its first full flight, surviving re-entry and landing in the Indian Ocean.
- The Super Heavy booster stage also achieved a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
- SpaceX aims to build one Starship rocket per day at its new Starfactory facility.
- NASA plans to use a modified Starship for its Artemis Moon missions.
- Boeing's Starliner also succeeded in docking with the ISS, despite minor technical issues.