Successful Starship Launch and Booster Recovery Event

Starship's historic flight concluded with a successful ocean splashdown, marking a milestone in engineering achievements.

### Historic Milestone: Successful Starship Booster Recovery and Splashdown
* 🚀 The launch sequence began with the **countdown**, leading to a **successful ignition of the vehicle's engines**, followed by **applause from the crowd**.
* 🔥 As the mission progressed, the booster engines began a **shutdown sequence**, retaining **three engines for continued thrust**, while the ship's engines ignited in a **spectacular display**.
* 🌌 "We can confirm the ship is **under its own power**," showcasing **six out of six Raptors lit**, with the booster returning for a **catch at the launch tower**.
* 📡 Just five minutes post-launch, the booster was confirmed to be **on its way back**, marking a **significant milestone** in the mission.
* 🛬 The booster made a controlled descent, igniting **13 Raptor engines to slow down**, culminating in the **successful catch of the super-heavy booster on its first attempt**.
* 📸 Two camera views provided an impressive perspective of the ship's controlled re-entry, with the objective to **demonstrate improved control** compared to previous flights.
* 🌊 At T+ 1 hour and 9 seconds, the Starship began its **splashdown procedure** in the Indian Ocean, targeting a **soft landing northwest of Australia**.
* 🌅 "What an incredible end to Starship's journey," as the vehicle successfully **touched down on the ocean surface**, marking a **historic achievement in engineering**.

3 2 1 [Applause] 1 we have left [Applause] on vehicle's pitching [Applause] [Applause] downrange we press nominal all right so hot aging is going to be the next thing coming up first we're going to see the boosters engines start to shut down all but three we're going to do what's called most engines cut off instead of main engine cut off cuz three are going to keep going and then we're going to see the engines on ship ignite one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen in my entire life coming up on hot staging next ship engine start close engines cut off stage separation booster stage separation hot stage conf separation [Music] [Applause] confirmed ship under its own power I'm seeing six out of six Raptors lit hopefully I got a booster on the way back to me I'm going to send to to you guys in Hawthorne and we did hear that the tower is go for

catch. So, that was one of the big criteria we were looking for. Launched from just wow five minutes ago. Yeah, the booster Starship on Nal. I can confirm the command was sent for the booster to come back. That is incredible. Looking up right now, it's pretty much right overhead of us, and we can see it starting to come down. Three phases. We're going to lay up 13 engines, burn off all of that velocity. Oh, we can see it coming down through the plume. Booster coming in hot for booster catch. Going to ignite 13 of those Raptor engines, and this view is incredible right now. You can see how fast this vehicle is moving. On the left-hand landing burn ignited. We're now down to three Raptor engines. We can see those chopsticks now in here. Shut Milla has. This is absolutely insane. On the first-ever attempt, we have successfully caught the super-heavy booster back at the launch tower. This is a day for the engineering history books. We just caught a

booster. We're going to start looking real soon at when we can catch a ship. The view on your left is a camera that's positioned near the nose of the starship, looking basically toward the flap. The view on the right is looking perpendicular to the flap, so we're looking basically bird's eye view onto the flap on the left-hand side, and then a worm's eye view from the side with that view on the right. We're making a controlled re-entry. This is one of the primary objectives for Starship today, is to demonstrate another controlled re-entry, even more controlled than what we saw on flight 4. And so far, that is looking good. Starship now at T+ 1 hour and 9 seconds into its flight today, re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, currently about 45 km above the surface of the Earth. Now 44. We are targeting a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, about, you know, Northwest of Australia after engines ignite. If we are unable to see that.

illumination ourselves. Landing burn startup. What a cool view of the reflection of that Landing bur. You can see the water just behind the ship. [Applause] [Music] sh is an incredible view. I think it is safe to say we have a ship in the water. Touchdown that ocean surface. What an incredible end to starship's Journey. A live view from a buoy that we had out at the Landing Zone.

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The vehicle's launch involved a unique hot staging process, with three engines continuing to run while the others shut down.

The ship's engines ignited beautifully, and the booster successfully returned, igniting its engines for a landing burn.

In a historic first attempt, the super-heavy booster was successfully caught back at the launch tower.

Starship is preparing for a controlled re-entry, with cameras positioned to capture different angles of the flap.

The spacecraft is currently 45 km above the Earth's surface, aiming for a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia.

The mission's primary objective is to demonstrate an even more controlled re-entry than the previous flight.

The Starship's landing burn startup provided a stunning view of its reflection on the water.

The ship's touchdown on the ocean surface marked an incredible end to its journey.

A live view from a buoy at the landing zone captured the moment perfectly.