Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX conducts a flight test with the giant Starship rocket. The various parts of the rocket should land back on the ground so that they can be used again.
14:59•Updated 15:09
The US company SpaceX is today conducting a flight test of the Starship giant rocket in Texas.
The Super Heavy Booster part of the giant Starship rocket was supposed to land directly back on the rocket’s landing site. The Starship rocket itself is supposed to land in the Indian Ocean in a specific area.
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket landings are significant because they aim to increase the reusability of rockets and their parts.