Nailed it! Elon Musk's SpaceX blasts its Starship SN15 rocket six miles into the sky before returning it safely to the pad - a month after the last prototype exploded after landing Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its Starship Serial Number 15 Wednesday for its first high altitude flight test The rocket took off on Wednesday from SpaceX's testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas after a day of delays SN15 rocket hit the six-mile mark, preformed a 'belly flop' maneuver and made a safe and successful landing All of the previous Starship prototypes had exploded when attempting to touchdown on the landing pad