After successfully launching its first commercial crew capsule, Crew Dragon, to the International Space Station (ISS), Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has completed heatshield tests for its much-awaited Starship rocket.

Starship is a big Falcon Rocket which is a privately-funded, fully-reusable launch vehicle and spacecraft system.

“Testing Starship heatshield hex tiles,” Musk tweeted on Sunday, along with a short video of white glowing hexagonal sheets that will eventually protect the craft from searing heat.

Replying to a user, he comfirmed that the tiles had passed the tests throughout full duration.

Musk explained that the hottest parts of the heatshield reached a maximum temperature of around 1,375 degrees Celsius.