Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges on Starship.

This was arguably SpaceX's most successful Starship test flight to date. The only flight with a similar claim occurred one year ago Monday, when the company caught the rocket's Super Heavy booster back at the launch pad after soaring to the uppermost fringes of the atmosphere.

SpaceX’s Starship Flight 11 took another big step toward future Moon and Mars missions, completing key flight and landing tests.