The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket came to a dramatic close, with the spacecraft managing to complete a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean despite operating without one of its engines.

SpaceX brought Starship down in a planned splashdown zone in the Indian Ocean, where it exploded on impact.

Overview of Starship's upgraded test flight, key milestones, engine issue, heat shield data and NASA Artemis programme implications.

Over at the launch site, the first wet dress rehearsal for the full Block 3 vehicle stack began with an actuation test of Ship 39’s forward and aft flaps.