SpaceX Fails To Repeat Starship Booster Catch, As Trump Looks On

SpaceX’s Starship launched its sixth test flight in Texas, with President-elect Donald Trump joining Elon Musk to witness the event. Unlike last month’s successful catch, the Super Heavy booster made a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The launch demonstrated the fastest turnaround between test flights for the world’s most powerful rocket. The mission included testing new heat shield materials and carried a stuffed banana payload. The upper stage aimed for Indian Ocean splashdown.READ FULL