Musk's huge Starship rocket avoids blowing up as fourth test ends in success

Space X's Starship has splashed down in the Indian Ocean after ditching its booster rocket - a success after previous attempts ended in spectacular explosions.

Elon Musk's company upgraded software and made other changes for this fourth attempt, which blasted off from Texas for a half lap around the planet.

Posting on X, SpaceX said: "Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting fourth flight test of Starship!"

Starship is the world's largest and most powerful rocket at nearly 400ft (121m) tall.

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