test flight
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A SpaceX rocket has made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island after touching down in the Indian Ocean following a test flight from Texas on 24 July.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
SpaceX has completed a test flight of its Starship megarocket, followed by a successful soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean an hour after launch.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
SpaceX's Starship on Friday sailed through its first test flight since the company went public.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
SpaceX had scheduled the test flight to happen last week, but it was scrubbed shortly before liftoff after problems with the booster engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Apollo 9 was the first test flight of the lunar module, in earth orbit, and Apollo 10 was to be a dress rehearsal in lunar orbit, involving a rendezvous but not a landing.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
