It wasn’t a total, unequivocal success. The booster was supposed to drop into the Gulf of Mexico. The main starship was supposed to land in the Pacific Ocean by Hawaii. The test didn’t quite go as planned, which is why they call them tests. When the Space X Starship blasted off at the Boca Chica launch pad, there was much jubilation. Even though the starship experience Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (RUD), the crew was still cheering.