New Delhi, May 28 -- SpaceX successfully launched its colossal Starship rocket once again on Tuesday evening, pushing forward with its most ambitious test flight to date. The mission included the deployment of mock satellites and targeted a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

The towering 403-foot (123-metre) Starship lifted off from Starbase, SpaceX's launch facility located at the southernmost tip of Texas. This latest launch marked the ninth demonstration of the company's next-generation spacecraft.

In a significant milestone, the test featured a reused booster for the first time. The booster separated mid-flight and proceeded towards a planned splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike previous missions, there were "no attempts to recover...