In a fiery spectacle that could rival a Marvel movie climax, SpaceXโs Starship rocket completed its 10th test flight Tuesday night โ and stuck the landing (well, sort of). The massive spacecraft blasted off from South Texasโ Starbase, carrying eight dummy satellites to orbit before plunging back to Earth like a cosmic daredevil. ๐๐ฅ
After cruising through space for over an hour, Starship faced its biggest challenge: reentering Earthโs atmosphere. Cameras captured a dramatic fireball during its Indian Ocean splashdown, but SpaceX confirmed the mission achieved its goals. โOne step closer to making life multiplanetary,โ the company tweeted, channeling Elon Muskโs Mars colonization dreams.
NASAโs already booked Starship for future moon missions, but Muskโs eyes are set on the Red Planet. Could this be the rocket that finally takes humans to Mars? ๐๐ด
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SpaceX's Starship splashes down into Indian Ocean as planned
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