“SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on Friday, deploying a clutch of mock satellites and executing a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean in a high-stakes debut of the newly upgraded vehicle as Elon Musk’s ​company prepares to go public.

The latest uncrewed launch of Starship – designed to enable more frequent Starlink satellite launches and to send future NASA missions to the moon – achieved a key milestone for the vehicle following months of testing delays.”

From Reuters.