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One big liftoff for mankind: Starship makes successful splashdown

One big liftoff for mankind: Starship makes successful splashdown

The primary objectives were to achieve orbit for the first time with Starship and to recover both the booster and ship for potential reuse. "SpaceX has implemented hardware changes to mitigate filter blockage and increase engine restart reliability for landing," explained John Insprucker, SpaceX's Principal Integration Engineer. Additional roll control thrusters have also been added to Starship to improve attitude control during reentry.