Starship Flight 11 to orbit mission took off from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas. The Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage successfully completed a series of test objectives, including a descent and landing burn to support the company’s goal of achieving fully re-entry orbital flights.

Starship in space: Mission Overview

Super Heavy booster with Raptor engines powered up for a boostback burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Starship continued into orbit and performed its own heat shield and aero control surface testing during reentry. The upper stage then ignited its landing burn, touching down upright in the Indian Ocean. Starship remained intact after the landing performance. This is the first time a Starship has landed intact after orbital flight.

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