SpaceX achieved a historic feat on Sunday by successfully landing its Starship booster back at the launch pad after an ambitious test flight. This marks a significant milestone for the company as it aims to develop a fully reusable spacecraft.
The moon rises over SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepares for a test launch on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas.paceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms.
This time, SpaceX founder and CEO 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 launch tower sported monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, that caught the descending 232-foot booster.
“This is a day for the engineering history books,” added SpaceX's Kate Tice from SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
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