Musk’s SpaceX makes history, catches giant Starship booster

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Boca Chica (US), Updated At : 11:10 AM Oct 14, 2024 IST

SpaceX’s Starship lifts off during its fifth flight test in Texas. REUTERS

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SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms. Towering almost 400 ft, the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed, either soon after liftoff or while ditching into the sea. The last one in June was the most successful yet, completing its flight without exploding.

This time, SpaceX founder Elon Musk upped the challenge and risk. The company brought the first-stage booster back to land at the pad from which it had soared seven minutes earlier. “The tower has caught the rocket!!” Musk said via X.

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