SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship rocket on its boldest test flight yet, catching it with mechanical arms back at the pad.
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SpaceX's mega rocket booster returns to the launch pad to be captured during a test flight Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica,, Texas. Noah Jansko watches as the sun sets behind SpaceX's mega rocket Starship, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lifts off from Starbase for a test flight Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica,, Texas. Towering almost 400 feet , the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border.
It was up to the flight director to decide, in real time with a manual control, whether to attempt the landing. SpaceX said both the booster and launch tower had to be in good, stable condition. Otherwise, it was going to end up in the gulf like the previous ones. Everything was judged to be ready for the catch.
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SpaceX practices for epic Starship booster catch attempt (photos)Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
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