November 19, 2024 at 6:12 PM SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket for the sixth time. SpaceX This is SpaceX's North Star. If the company succeeds, it could make spaceflight 10 times cheaper, and, ultimately, help humanity achieve multi-planetary status. SpaceX's next major goal is to prove it can consistently retrieve Super Heavy and also retrieve Starship — but that milestone remains for another day. For this test launch, Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean as expected about an hour and five minutes after launch. During its flight in space, Starship fired one of its Raptor engines for the first time, proving a capability it will need during future launches to return and touch down on land. SpaceX also chose to launch Starship in the afternoon this time instead of the early morning, so that it can better observe Starship's landing, The New York Times reported. Making a fully, rapidly reusable rocket system is key to Musk's dreams for Mars. SpaceX