SpaceX's Starship Soars in Spectacular 6th Launch Amidst Political Spotlight

SpaceX's sixth test flight of its Starship megarocket was a visual spectacle, witnessed not only by spectators on the ground but also by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured stunning images of the launch plume from space, while the Earth-imaging company Sen recorded high-resolution footage using 4K cameras on the ISS. The launch, which took place from SpaceX's Starbase in Texas, marked a successful continuation of Starship's testing, although the booster stage was safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico instead of being caught by the launch tower's arms.