🚀 Last night, SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas, on its 10th test mission. For the first time, the giant vehicle carried eight dummy satellites into orbit, showcasing its payload potential!
After cruising through space for just over an hour, Starship reentered Earth's atmosphere and splashed down in the Indian Ocean precisely as planned. A buoy camera even caught a blazing fireball at impact, but SpaceX confirmed everything went smoothly. 🌊🎉
This milestone brings Starship one step closer to its next big roles: NASA has already locked in the spacecraft for future moon landings, and visionary CEO Elon Musk sees it as the key to reaching Mars. Could we be witnessing the dawn of a new era in space exploration? 🌌
What's next? Space fans will be watching as SpaceX refines Starship for crewed missions, deeper space tests, and groundbreaking interplanetary travel. Stay tuned! 👀✨
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SpaceX's Starship splashes down into Indian Ocean as planned
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