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SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 Chalks Up Historic 'Softest Splashdown' Ever

29 July 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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29 July 2026

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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight successfully concluded with a controlled soft splashdown, marking a significant milestone in the development of the reusable launch vehicle.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Space Tech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

The core risk in any business plan requiring heavy space launch just fell significantly. Your cost-per-kilogram assumptions for getting to orbit are no longer theoretical; it's time to model them as an operational fact.

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1 source · 29 Jul 2026

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