Watch: SpaceX's successful test flight and splashdown for Starship
The company, owned by Elon Musk, cited engine failure at liftoff during an aborted launch attempt last week. This was also the second flight for this version of Starship, called V3, and its first flight as a publicly traded company.Related topicsSpaceXSpaceX launchSpaceElon Musk
- ▪The company, owned by Elon Musk, cited engine failure at liftoff during an aborted launch attempt last week.
- ▪This was also the second flight for this version of Starship, called V3, and its first flight as a publicly traded company.Related topicsSpaceXSpaceX launchSpaceElon Musk
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Watch: SpaceX's successful test flight and splashdown for Starship<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: SpaceX conducts successful Starship rocket test flightPublished4 minutes agoSpaceX has completed a test flight of its Starship megarocket, followed by a successful soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean an hour after launch. It was the rocket's 13th test flight.
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