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Spectacular footage captures Starship’s Super Heavy booster seconds before it splashes into the Gulf, capping SpaceX’s 11th test flight, which achieved all objectives. Launched from Starbase, the V2 vehicle showed improvements over Flight 10; Ship softly touched down in the Indian Ocean about an hour after liftoff, while the booster ended its mission roughly 6.5 minutes in. The flight also deployed Starlink mass simulator satellites, reignited Ship’s Raptors in space, and tested a new engine-burn initiation sequence for Super Heavy’s deceleration and landing—flying a reflown booster on its second mission and closing out V2’s run.

Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.