SpaceX's biggest Starship win yet brings Moon missions one step closer

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight achieved intact ocean splashdown, deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites, and recovered telemetry post-reentry for the first time. The mission demonstrated critical reusability milestones—heat shield performance, structural integrity, and payload deployment—removing technical risk from lunar and Mars mission architecture.

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