SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test
Oct 13 (Reuters) - SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket's towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company's push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle.
Mechazilla, a giant metal arm, successfully caught SpaceX's descending rocket booster during fifth test launch.
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SpaceX catches giant Starship booster with 'Chopsticks' on historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video)SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket for the fifth time ever today (Oct. 13), on a dramatic test flight that featured ...
This is the fifth test flight of the vehicle, which could carry people to the moon and Mars. The company may attempt an ...
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SpaceX has pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket. Elon Musk's company caught the returning ...
The risky maneuver is a step toward SpaceX’s goal of full reusability for Starship, which is the world’s most powerful rocket ...
SpaceX launched Starship for its fifth flight test at about 8:25AM ET from its South Texas launch site. The company succeeded ...
SpaceX has posted dramatic close-up images of the Starship's Super Heavy booster captured during Sunday's historic test ...
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