Starship prototype makes safe landing

SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas on Wednesday, after four previous landing attempts ended in explosions. The Starship SN15 blasted off from the SpaceX launch site in Texas and reached its planned altitude of 10 kms (6 miles), then hovered momentarily before flying nose-down under aerodynamic control back toward Earth. “Starship landing nominal!” billionaire tech mogul, owner of SpaceX, said on Twitter.