United StatesSpaceX's Starship Flight 13 successfully completed a test flight and landed in the Indian Ocean with an intact heat shield, marking a significant advancement in the company's efforts to return humans to the Moon. Unlike previous flights, which ended in explosions upon impact, this landing involved the rocket flipping into a vertical position and gently touching down before floating on the water. SpaceX's communications manager described this as the 'softest splashdown' achieved with the Starship. The flight was part of testing the V3 version of the rocket and included the deployment of Starlink V3 satellites. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested that future tests could involve catching the rocket mid-air using a tower. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman praised the success, emphasizing the potential of Starship to revolutionize space exploration and lunar missions.
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