Starship’s first integrated test in April 2023 was so powerful it tore apart the concrete beneath its launch pad and hurled debris hundreds of metres — by Flight 13 in July 2026, its upper stage was travelling more than 16,000 kilometres from Texas before touching down so gently in the Indian Ocean that it remained intact and afloat.

Across 13 integrated tests, Starship moved from breaking its own launch pad to guiding an intact upper stage into a distant ocean landing zone. The post Starship’s first integrated test in April 2023 was so powerful it tore apart the concre…

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1. SpaceDaily 24 Aug
   Starship’s first integrated test in April 2023 was so powerful it tore apart the concrete beneath its launch pad and hurled debris hundreds of metres — by Flight 13 in July 2026, its upper stage was travelling more than 16,000 kilometres from Texas before touching down so gently in the Indian Ocean that it remained intact and afloat. ↗