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.

Moments after liftoff, the Super Heavy booster separated from Starship in a hot-staging sequence. The massive booster then began its planned descent toward the Gulf of Mexico.