Elon Musk hails ‘epic achievement’ as Starship returns to Earth

Elon Musk’s Starship has successfully returned to Earth for the first time, completing its fourth mission and several critical tests before splashing into the ocean.

Billionaire Elon Musk hailed the “epic achievement” as the rocket made it back into the planet’s atmosphere after its three previous test flights ended with a fiery explosion for the 400ft tall launcher.

Engineers at the rocket company used today’s test flight to demonstrate the two-stage spacecraft’s reusable technology by performing a “soft” landing at sea with its Superheavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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[luvinsanity]

Incredible to see it function despite all that heat damage!

[harryjones]

now if an astronaut forgets his wallet, it wont be a problem.

[snuffeldjuret]

1:17 a little odd cut to not show the actual soft landing in the water.

[Joker-ywhl]

Congratulations! The minds behind achievements like these always amaze me

[geraldg]

For 20yrs I've been seeing it's the fools that bet against Him and they end up all in the chapter in his book of the naysayers. Remember all the aerospace industry experts said this was impossible to achieve.

[tayoukachukwu]

Almost like a science-fiction movie. Wow. Incredible. Well done to Elon and the SpaceX team. Moving humanity forward and inspiring a new generation

[freemusicforyou]

Elon Musk and his teams are pushing boundaries and limits further away. Hats off.

[BlueJazzBoyNZ]

It's a Miracle that the Melting Flaps were still Effective

[shahfaisal]

What an achievement.
Congratulations Starship Team and Elon Musk.

[ghostdog]

I'm stunned.. It's just incredible what they are achieving.. OMG!

[Thisisaweirdthingmakeusdo]

Absolutely incredible achievement. Well done to everyone. They must be buzzing ❤

[Eagleslair]

Outstanding SPACEX. Musk is the real deal
On towards Mars

[miken]

It was a test, showed where they have a problem with the blow torch burning the fins, will get a design change.

[sdwone]

Well Done SpaceX team!!! Milestone unlocked!!! And thus far... No mishaps detected... Which should keep the FAA off your heels for once!
Heck... We could see another launch in a few weeks because SpaceX is already pressed on schedule for Artemis.

[kmdbu]

Congradulations to Jacob McKenzie for fixing the Raptor Engines

[sophiaisabelle]

Elon Musk has a microchip implant. For sure he's gonna be traveling to another galaxy after this.

[pierrew]

Pretty catastrophic editing guys congrats

[RickOShay]

Major milestone and achievement! Well done SpaceX. The next super heavy will hopefully be caught by the chopsticks. That will be an amazing sight to see.

[Felevr]

i cant see anything tho ? why theres no drone view ?

[beenjammin]

An incredible achievement in the history of the human race