SpaceX's Starship rocket has soft landing on Earth, despite loss of tiles

SpaceX's Starship rocket has returned to Earth on its fourth test flight, landing in the Indian Ocean
"Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting fourth flight test of Starship!" the company says
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says: "Despite loss of many tiles and a damaged flap, Starship made it all the way to a soft landing in the ocean!"
Earlier, the booster was brought back down to the Gulf, to hover just above the water
That’s a big step forward from previous test flights when the booster was destroyed in flight
This fourth test flight follows three earlier tests that had varying degrees of success
You can follow our live stream of the launch by pressing the Play button at the top of this...

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