This will do some demonstration landings on the water for the booster and they'll try to reentry for the second stage which is called the starship.
If you've never seen the early test of the starship and the way it comes in flat and then at the last second it rotates to land vertically you really should look at those YouTube videos.
First successful flip landing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6ppby3JC8The testing program through to current design.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Vw2ZDe-G0This rocket will not be fully recovered. That's not the intention. They are trying to get to orbit and do some specific tests systems. And they will land the booster in the water where will sink but they're going to try to simulate a regular landing
When these are fully in production next year they're going to be taking off several times a day. SpaceX is going to build a fleet of about a thousand several will be in a constant 6-month journey to Mars and back. Several will be building a moon base. Many will be deploying more satellites and other things at what will become by far the cheapest launch rates ever in the history which should really transform our access to space.
More about the rocket they are testing from Elon
https://x.com/GailAlfarATX/status/1768027675439018149
Crackinjokes 0 points 1 month ago
Dude the falcon 9 rocket is launched two times a week now. It lands and relaunches all the time. This is just a bigger rocket with different engines use methane.