SpaceX conducted its sixth Starship flight on Tuesday from its Starbase facility in Texas. The rocket reached space, traveled halfway around Earth, and splashed down in the Indian Ocean. The Super Heavy booster also splashed down, missing its catch attempt.

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• Sixth Starship flight launched from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas.
• Rocket reached space, reentered the atmosphere, and splashed down in the Indian Ocean.
• Super Heavy booster splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after missing its catch attempt.
• New capabilities tested: engine reignition in space and heatshield improvements.
• This was the first daylight splashdown in the Indian Ocean for Starship.
• Starship system designed for full reusability, critical for NASA’s Artemis moon mission.
• Fully stacked Starship is the tallest and most powerful rocket ever launched at 397 feet.
• Super Heavy booster’s 33 Raptor engines generate 16.7 million pounds of thrust.
• Rocket uses liquid oxygen and methane, requiring over 10 million pounds of propellant.
• Elon Musk hosted President-elect Donald Trump at the launch.