autoevolution 1 Apr 2021, 5:45 UTC · by 3 photos In the larger context of what Elon Musk is hoping to achieve with SpaceX, this is just a silly little side-note, of course. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has made no secret of his hopes to pave the way for the colonization of Mars by making space flights more accessible, more frequent, and less costly with the Starship rocket. Currently, Starship prototypes are being tested at Boca Chica in Texas in the hope they will be able to land, do a flip maneuver, and then land vertically. SN11 launched the other day, and unlike predecessor SN10, it exploded right before or during the landing.