SpaceX is celebrating after its Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, made a successful landing.
The rocket blasting off The 400 feet empty spaceship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. But unlike its four predecessors, whose returning boosters ended up being destroyed, either soon after liftoff or while ditching into the sea, this time it landed safely. The launch tower’s monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, caught the 232-foot booster.
‘Are you kidding me?’ SpaceX’s Dan Huot observed with excitement from near the launch site. ‘I am shaking right now.’ Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.
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