Elon Musk’s SpaceX conducted the sixth test launch of its Starship rocket, with US President-elect Donald Trump joining Musk in Texas to watch the flight. The launch was a success, but the company was unable to pull off a repeat of its fifth test, where giant robotic arms caught the rocket’s booster as it fell back to the launch pad, preventing damage and for reuse made possible. Instead, SpaceX opted for a fiery splash in the Gulf of Mexico
