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May 06, 2021 SpaceX's prototype Starship rocket successfully landed at the Texas base on its fifth attempt, after impressive explosions had been recorded in the previous four. This test flight represented a big win for Elon Musk's space company, which tweeted "Nominal spaceship landing!". 'Nominal' means normal in the context of space flight. The video of this latest attempt was indirectly broadcast by SpaceX - and is still visible - on its official social channels. The execution was not entirely perfect: a small fire engulfed the base of the rocket shortly after landing. The host who told the indirect web event, John Insprucker, explained that this phenomenon "it's not unusual because methane is being used, "adding that the engineers are still struggling with some design issues. The flames were quickly extinguished with a fire hydrant.