Elon Musks Space X Starship makes first successful landing on its fifth attempt

SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday, the first time it has succeeded in doing so in five attempts. The test flight represents a major win for the hardcharging company, which eventually wants to carry crew inside Starship for missions to Mars. Starship landing nominal tweeted founder Elon Musk triumphantly, after the last four tries ended in big explosions. Nominal means normal in the context of spaceflight. Read more: Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK s bestselling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. , Space, ElonMusk, Sta