> ScienceSpaceX’s Starship spacecraft made a successful soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean on July 25 and remained afloat until July 28. After its deployment, the upper stage, Ship 40, entered the atmosphere and splashdowned without a hitch. Starship still floating in the ocean pic.twitter.com/eYm4OjDMf6 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 29, 2026During the liftoff from Starbase, the Super Heavy booster fired all 33 Raptor engines. After separating from the upper stage roughly two minutes into flight, the booster completed a boostback burn on 13 engines. See Also: SpaceX's 'Banana For Scale' Joke On Starship Is Going Viral; What Does The Sticker Mean?