SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
1 min readPhoto caption: The Super Heavy booster, more than 20 stories tall, rights itself over the launch pad in Texas, moments before two mechanical arms grabbed it in mid-air. Photo credit: Stephen Clark / Ars Technica. Article by Stephen Clark. Ars Technica – October 13, 2024.
BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas—SpaceX accomplished a groundbreaking engineering feat Sunday when it launched the fifth test flight of its gigantic Starship rocket and then caught the booster back at the launch pad in Texas with mechanical arms seven minutes later. This achievement is the first of its kind, and […]
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