SpaceX Starship flight 6 successfully splashes down in Indian Ocean captured by buoy camera
space.com — November 25, 2024, 06:01 PM UTC
On November 19, SpaceX's sixth test flight of the Starship megarocket ended with a successful splashdown in the Indian Ocean. A buoy camera captured the event, showing the spacecraft's controlled descent after launching from Texas. This flight differed from the previous one, as it took off in the afternoon and splashed down in daylight. The earlier flight occurred at night, which limited visibility during reentry. While the plan was to catch the Super Heavy booster with the launch tower's "chopsticks," a communication issue prevented this. The booster instead splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceX aims to catch both stages in future flights to streamline operations.