SpaceX
- SpaceX's Starship rocket completed its first full flight and ocean splashdown.
- Surviving the ultrahot, high-stress plummet through Earth's atmosphere is a huge milestone.
- Starship is closer to realizing Elon Musk's dream of slashing spaceflight costs and settling Mars.
SpaceX's ambitious mega-rocket, Starship, just proved that it can not only fly into space but also survive the extreme plummet back to Earth mostly intact.