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.
and powerful Falcon Heavy vehicles. But the touchdown in the animation is different: It's a midair catch performed by the"chopstick" arms of the huge launch tower at Starbase, SpaceX's site in South Texas.
Still from an animation showing a SpaceX Starship Super Heavy booster being caught by the"chopstick" arms of its launch tower after a liftoff.And that is indeed what SpaceX plans to do on launches of the 400-foot-tall Starship, the biggest and most powerfulever built. Bringing Super Heavy back down directly on the launch mount will allow SpaceX to refurbish and relaunch the vehicle much more efficiently, Musk has said.Get the Space.
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