[US 'Starship' Conducts 12th Test Flight] According to Golden Finance, on May 23, at approximately 6:30 PM Eastern Time (6:30 AM Beijing Time on May 23), SpaceX's next-generation heavy-lift rocket, 'Starship,' was launched from Texas, conducting its 12th test flight. This test flight utilized the new-generation 'Starship' spacecraft and 'Super Heavy' booster, equipped with upgraded 'Raptor' engines, and for the first time, a redesigned launch pad was used. The primary objective of the test flight was to validate the performance of these new systems and components in a real flight environment. According to the plan, the rocket's first stage, the 'Super Heavy' booster, will perform a controlled splashdown in the waters near the Gulf of Mexico and will not return to the launch site for recovery. The second stage, the 'Starship' spacecraft, will splash down in the Indian Ocean after completing the test flight.