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Back through the fire.

Both stages reached controlled ocean splashdowns, establishing a foundation for recovery tests.

LAUNCH / SEATTLE TIME06 JUN 202405:50 PDT
MISSION HIGHLIGHT2Controlled splashdowns
HARDWARES29 / B11Ship / Super Heavy

Intent meets reality.

OBJECTIVEPLANRESULT
Booster returnLanding burnSoft Gulf splashdown
Ship entryControlled reentrySurvived entry
Ship returnFlip and burnSoft Indian Ocean splashdown

What worked

Both vehicles completed their return profiles. Ship maintained flap control through the heating phase.

Lessons & anomalies

The brief mission report does not provide a full anomaly inventory. A successful splashdown is not proof that every system performed nominally.

Mission sequence
  1. Hot staging
  2. Booster splashdown at T+7:24
  3. Ship controlled reentry
  4. Ship splashdown around T+66 min
Vehicle tests & milestones
S29 / SHIP
  • Cryogenic proof · reported
  • Cryogenic proof · reported
  • Engine firing · reported
  • Engine firing · reported
Build completion: not verified
B11 / BOOSTER
  • Cryogenic proof · reported
  • Cryogenic proof · reported
  • Engine firing · reported
Build completion: not verified