However, it's not yet clear how much of the vehicle survived re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere. Still, the test flight notched several crucial milestones. SpaceX showed that both the Starship ...

as it made its way toward the Indian Ocean for a return to Earth, setting up for a key demonstration of its reusable design. On Thursday, Starship appeared to have overcome those past technical ...

But the launch of Europa Clipper on October 14th was eclipsed, spectacularly, by the test flight the previous day of the Starship being ... the people left behind on Earth. Efforts to set up ...

SpaceX's Starship rocket has returned to Earth on its fourth test flight, landing in the Indian Ocean "Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting fourth flight ...

and green the start of the spaceship’s blazing hot plunge through Earth’s atmosphere. As Starship’s descent was slowed by violent atmospheric friction, bits of metal and its hexagonal heat ...