STARSHIP’S ORBITAL BREAKTHROUGH
SpaceX’s Starship idea began in 2016 with a promise to build a giant, fully reusable rocket for the Moon, Mars and a self-sustaining human presence beyond Earth. Its first 13 flights were experimental and suborbital: they tested launch, staging, engine performance, re-entry, splashdown and, most importantly, the first tower catch of a Super Heavy booster. Flight 14, launched