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SpaceX's Starship Achieves Space, Hits New Milestones, Despite Reentry Loss
• Zero HedgeUpdate (1050ET):
Starship, the world's largest rocket, blasted off from southern Texas at 0925 ET. The spacecraft separated from its booster and coasted around the planet in space. However, during reentry, with an anticipated splashdown in the Indian Ocean, the signal with the spacecraft was lost.
Starship re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Views through the plasma pic.twitter.com/HEQX4eEHWH
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 14, 2024
Moments ago, SpaceX's Dan Huot said, "We are making the call now that we have lost (the) ship."
Huot continued: "No splashdown today, but again just it's incredible to see how much further we got this time around."
Musk posted on X, "Starship will make life multi-planetary."
Starship will make life multiplanetary pic.twitter.com/Ul7ksiAHBZ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 14, 2024