A recent SpaceX test flight of the ‘Starship’ rocket, attended by former US President Donald Trump and CEO Elon Musk, marked significant progress despite some setbacks. The rocket achieved nearly 200 kilometers in altitude and over 25,000 kilometers per hour before landing in the Indian Ocean. Originally, the lower rocket stage was expected to return to the Texas launch site, but this was aborted and it landed in the Gulf of Mexico instead. The ‘Starship’ aims to transport over 100 tons and is part of NASA’s plans to send astronauts to the Moon.