Despite loss of many tiles and a damaged flap, Starship made it all the way to a soft landing in the ocean! SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X, the social media platform he owns. Today was a great day for humanity's future as a spacefaring civilization! he added.
The spacecraft remained sufficiently intact to transmit data to its targeted splashdown site in the Indian Ocean. The success of the mission marks a critical milestone in the company's plan to develop a reusable rocket that NASA and Musk are counting on to get humanity to the moon and then Mars.
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