Starship returns to Earth; rocket splashes down north of Hawaii after three-hour flight

Spaceflight Now · September 28, 2026 · article

The Super Heavy first stage booster, generating some 16 million pounds of thrust — twice the power of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket — rapidly accelerated as it consumed propellant and lost weight, climbing out of the thick lower atmosphere along a southeasterly trajectory.— Spaceflight Now

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