Space
SpaceX’s Giant Rocket Survives Dive to Earth on Fourth Test
- Starship lands in ocean as planned, despite some damage
- Reusable rockets are key for Musk’s satellite, moon goals
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket blasted off to space and plunged through Earth’s atmosphere for an ocean landing, notching a key objective on its fourth major test flight.
Appearing to shed pieces of debris as it hurtled through the atmosphere under the extreme heat, Starship finally landed in the Indian Ocean mostly intact on Thursday, a little more than an hour after it thundered off SpaceX’s launch pad on the southern tip of Texas.