SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, as Elon Musks's company looks to push development of the mammoth vehicle further, including with a crucial test for how it will deploy satellites.

SpaceX caught the Starship rocket's Super Heavy booster for a second time, after it launched the upper stage into space on Thursday during a seventh test

Starship's previous six test flights occurred in April and November of 2023 and March, June, October and November of last year. SpaceX aimed to conduct a chopsticks catch of Super Heavy on Flight 6 as well, but a communication issue with the launch tower nixed that try, and the booster diverted for a Gulf of Mexico splashdown.