The start took place on June 6
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk continues to sum up the historic launch of the giant Starship rocket, which made everyone nervous at the final stage.
Recall that after the launch, the upper stage (Super Heavy) returned to Earth and splashed down in the ocean, as planned, completely extinguishing its speed. Now we've been shown what it looked like from the surface of the water.
Starship booster makes soft landing in water, next landing will be caught by the tower arms https://t.co/soB7l1Gdsi
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 8, 2024
When the Starship entered the atmosphere, one of the flaps began to collapse literally before our eyes. This episode also received a separate video, in which, on behalf of Starship, it is stated that this rocket never gives up.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 9, 2024
6 June SpaceX successfully launched the giant Starship rocket, which became the company's fourth attempt to launch a spacecraft into orbit and return it.