After setbacks during the last three launches of Starship, Elon Musk’s rocket company splashed down in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday night.

SpaceX achieved a successful tenth Starship flight on August 26, 2025, from Starbase, Texas, marking progress in reusable launch vehicle development.

SpaceX's Starship completed its tenth test flight on Tuesday. The mega rocket launched from South Texas. It deployed eight dummy satellites into space. Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean after an hour.

The uncrewed, experimental rocket took off around 6:30 p.m. Central time from a launchpad in South Texas and successfully separated with the spacecraft minutes later. The booster then powered down over the Gulf of Mexico, where it splashed into the water; SpaceX did not try for the dramatic reusable landing it achieved last year.

The billionaire and his private space company are looking for a successful mission after the previous three test flights this year failed to meet objectives.

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The SpaceX Starship rocket, the world’s most powerful rocket, took its 10th flight test from Starbase, Texas, on Tuesday.

SpaceX's 403-foot Starship rocket was set to launch on Sunday for its 10th test flight, but tech issues got in the way.