SpaceX Starship

 SpaceX's Starship completed its sixth test flight on November 19, 2024. The test featured a fully stacked Starship (Ship 31) atop the Super Heavy Booster (Booster 13). The mission included several critical milestones, such as a successful stage separation and hot-staging maneuver. However, the planned "catch" of the Super Heavy booster using the ground-based launch tower was aborted due to automated safety protocols, leading the booster to safely splash down in the Gulf of Mexico. The Starship upper stage also achieved a controlled splashdown after reentry.

This test continues SpaceX’s efforts to refine its systems, aiming for future lunar and Mars missions. The vehicle is central to NASA’s Artemis program and SpaceX’s Mars colonization vision【6】.