STORY: Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its eleventh Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas on Monday (October 13).

It was a test mission to demonstrate the giant vehicle's reusable design for lofting satellites and eventually taking humans to the moon and Mars.

The launch's splashdown happened in the Gulf of Mexico. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January 2025 calling on U.S. institutions to refer to it as the Gulf of America.

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VIDEO SHOWS: SPACEX STARSHIP SPACECRAFT LIFTING INTO SKY/ BOOSTER SPLASHDOWN IN GULF OF MEXICO /

SHOWS: STARBASE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 13, 2025)(SPACEX - For editorial use only. No resales.)

1. VARIOUS OF SPACEX STARSHIP SPACECRAFT ON LAUNCH PAD

2. SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE

3. COUNTDOWN AND SPACECRAFT LIFTING OFF

4. VARIOUS OF SPACECRAFT IN SKY

5. STAGE SEPARATION

6. ENGINE SEEN FROM CAMERA FIXED ON SPACECRAFT

7. BOOSTER SEPARATING FROM SPACECRAFT

GULF OF MEXICO (OCTOBER 13, 2025)(SPACEX - For editorial use only. No resales.)

8. VARIOUS OF BOOSTER SPLASHDOWN IN SEA

STARBASE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 13, 2025)(SPACEX - For editorial use only. No resales.)

9. SPLIT SCREEN SHOWING TESLA EMPLOYEES CHEERING AND CHANTING