Entry Systems Modeling (ESM) - NASA

Just 60 words on Instagram: "The 50-metre-tall spacecraft launched from Starbase, Texas, at 6:23 p.m. CT, completing a 66-minute suborbital trajectory before achieving a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The mission demonstrated critical capabilities, including mid-flight engine reignition, satellite deployment simulation, and atmospheric re-entry procedures essential for future lunar and Mars missions. [SpaceX, Starbase, Spacecraft, Suborbital Flight, Indian Ocean, Controlled Splashdow