SpaceX's sixth Starship test flight splashed down in the Indian Ocean following today's highly-anticipated test mission. 

The booster earlier plunged into the Gulf of Mexico soon after the launch.

President-elect Donald Trump joined Elon Musk to watch the test - and wrote a supportive post about Musk and the team on his Truth Social network.

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the pair have been inseparable after the US election - when Musk was made a key adviser to Trump.

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