Starship Flight Six: A Leap Toward Mars

SpaceX's Starship Flight Six stands ready at Starbase, Texas, for another historic

test flight. Engines ignite with thunderous power, lifting the world's most powerful rocket

into the morning sky. The Super Heavy booster separates, beginning its journey

back as Starship continues toward orbit. Today, the booster targets a soft splashdown

in the Gulf after a technical diversion. A controlled descent concludes with a

spectacular vertical splashdown, proving the booster's precision and resilience. In the vacuum of space,

Starship successfully performs its first ever in-space Raptor engine relight. Atmospheric reentry begins,

testing new heat shield configurations as the ship glows under extreme heat. For the first