The SpaceX Starship spacecraft successfully completed its first test flight after going public.

The SpaceX Starship spacecraft successfully completed its first test flight on Friday after going public, managing to land intact in the Indian Ocean.

Elon Musk announced on X that the ship is floating and transmitting telemetry, sparking excitement among SpaceX employees. The flight aimed to verify the ship's redesigns and deploy 20 Starlink V3 satellites, essential for expanding satellite internet service.

Although the booster landing was more challenging than anticipated, SpaceX implemented hardware and software changes to address previous issues. This flight comes after a previous canceled attempt and is crucial for SpaceX's contract with NASA, which aims to develop a version of Starship for lunar landing.

The company's ambitious projects include expanding satellite internet services and developing artificial intelligence-based data centers in space.