SpaceX’s Starship completes fourth test flight despite last-minute hitch

SpaceX’s giant Starship on Thursday successfully completed its fourth test flight despite a dramatic last-minute hitch when parts of the rocket’s flap began to crumble on re-entry.

The upper stage of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever launched, was able to execute a controlled re-entry to splash down in the Indian Ocean as planned.

The latest flight’s success marks a significant step forward for billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who aims to build a spacecraft capable of carrying humans and cargo to the Moon and beyond.