SpaceX's rocket catch was a new thrill
Relive SpaceX's epic Starship launch (and rocket catch) in these jawdropping photos and video
The Starship upper stage — known as Starship, or simply Ship — did a suborbital space cruise for about an hour before splashing down in the Indian Ocean as planned. The newest photos from SpaceX were beamed to Earth via the company's Starlink internet satellites, showing the spacecraft at various phases of its mission.
In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
SpaceX has pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket. Elon Musk's company caught the returning booster back at the Texas launch pad with mechanical arms Sunday, shortly after liftoff.
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SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday, taking a major step forward in the vehicle's development.
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SpaceX successfully catches returning Starship rocket
The risky maneuver is a step toward SpaceX’s goal of full reusability for Starship, which is the world’s most powerful rocket, and is key to NASA’s plans to return to the moon.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket booster successfully returns to launch tower's arms
In SpaceX's fifth test flight of its Starship rocket, the company successfully returned the “Super Heavy” booster to the arms of the launch tower for the first time. The Starship rocket is designed to be fully reusable and a part of NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the moon.
In engineering feat, SpaceX ‘arms’ catch Starship rocket booster back at launch pad
At the flight director’s command, the first-stage booster flew back to the launch pad where it had blasted off seven minutes earlier. The launch tower’s monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, caught the descending 232-foot (71-meter) stainless steel booster and gripped it tightly, dangling it well above the ground.
After seeing hundreds of launches, SpaceX’s rocket catch was a new thrill
For a few moments, my viewing angle made it look like the rocket was coming right at me. BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas—I've taken some time to process what happened on the mudflats of South Texas a little more than a week ago and relived the scene in my mind countless times.
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in historic test launch
SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. It comes as SpaceX makes a big push to send people to the moon and Mars in the coming years.
Awe-inspiring footage shows SpaceX Starship heavy booster making a fiery landing
The technological advancements of today are truly remarkable, and SpaceX stands among the top innovators. This awe-inspiring clip, shared by Francisco, captures the SpaceX Starship heavy booster returning to the launch pad.
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