In a dramatic test flight, SpaceX used massive mechanical arms to capture the descending Super Heavy booster while the upper stage continued its journey into space.
SpaceX launched its massive Super Heavy-Starship rocket on Sunday, successfully using giant “mechazilla” mechanical arms to catch the descending first stage, while the upper stage continued its journey into space.
Three minutes and 40 seconds after liftoff, the Super Heavy booster separated, flipped, and reignited 13 Raptors to head back toward the Texas coast, while the Starship upper stage continued its ascent into space powered by six Raptor engines.
The two-stage Super Heavy-Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket in the world, boasting twice the liftoff thrust of NASA’s iconic Saturn V and nearly double the power of the agency’s new Space Launch System moon rocket.
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