SpaceX test flight brings mixed results as Trump watches from Texas
SpaceXʼs newest Starship test shows progress with first-time space engine start‚ despite booster landing issues. The spacecraft completed its mission while **Donald Trump** and **Elon Musk** watched from ground control
The latest high-stakes Starship test at Boca Chica brought mixed outcomes on Nov-20th‚ when the super-heavy booster didnt make its planned return to the launch tower. Instead‚ mission control re-routed it towards ocean waters where it met an explosive end (as seen in Everyday Astronautʼs live-stream)
Donald Trump‚ who takes office in just over a month and Elon Musk watched the test from ground control; despite the booster situation SpaceX called the hour-long flight a win. The upper-stage Starship did something new-and-exciting: it fired up its engines in orbit — a feat that hadnʼt worked in past tries
This represents major progress toward orbital flight ‚ who will step down when Trump starts his term
The mission marked test number six in the program thats aimed at future moon-landings. SpaceX has big-picture goals too:
- Getting people to Mars
- Making rockets fully re-usable
- Supporting NASAʼs moon program
- Testing new landing methods
Last monthʼs test showed how the new catch-system works‚ which was a key step for the re-usable design; todays flight proves theyʼre moving forward with space-testing even when things dont go as planned
