Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship makes spectacular splash-down after successful test flight — and a new milestone

Incredible photos showed Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship making a spectacular “belly flop” splash-down in the Indian Ocean Sunday morning following a successful test flight.

Elon Musk jubilant as SpaceX Starship makes flawless flight, splash-down — and a first-ever ‘Mechazilla’ booster recovery

The Starship — which is designed to carry astronauts back to the moon by 2026 — successfully launched Sunday  and then separated from its Falcon Super Heavy rocket booster.

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The booster was then steered back to Earth and caught by the “Mechazilla arms” at SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas.

The Starship fell into the ocean after a short flight halfway around the Earth.

Musk heralded the mission — the fifth test of the rocket — as a success, achieving both parts of its mission.

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