SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket ... - CBS News
Oct 14, 2024 · In one of the most dramatic, high-risk space flights to date, SpaceX launched a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship rocket on an unpiloted test flight Sunday and then used giant "mechazilla"...
SpaceX's Starship booster was '1 second away' from aborting epic …
Oct 28, 2024 · Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, came back to Earth about seven minutes after liftoff, nestling next to its launch tower, which secured the rocket with its "chopstick"...
SpaceX catches giant Starship booster with 'Chopsticks' on historic ...
Oct 13, 2024 · The mission aimed to break new ground for Starship, and for spaceflight in general: SpaceX planned to return Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, directly to its launch...
SpaceX launches fifth Starship, catches Super Heavy booster
Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX launched its fifth Starship vehicle Oct. 13, successfully making an unprecedented “catch” of its Super Heavy booster back at the launch site.
SpaceX Starship launches: Flight 6 mission updates | Space
Oct 11, 2024 · SpaceX is now targeting Nov. 18 for its next Starship launch, which will loft the sixth test flight of the world's largest rocket. Flight 6 of SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy booster is...
SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket launches on "epic" test ... - CBS News
Jun 6, 2024 · SpaceX launched the world's most powerful rocket on its fourth flight Thursday, successfully putting the company's Starship upper stage into space and then bringing it back down through the heat of...
In a first, Starship megarocket booster caught by SpaceX's …
Oct 13, 2024 · Huge mechanical arms nicknamed 'chopsticks' grab on to Starship's Super Heavy Booster as it returns to the launch pad near Boca Chica, Texas in a major success for SpaceX and its quest for...
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in dramatic landing ... - NBC News
Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. The achievement marks a major milestone...
SpaceX successfully catches Super Heavy booster after launching ...
Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster successfully returned to the pad after liftoff to be caught by the launch tower’s mechanical arms in an incredible feat Sunday morning. The milestone came...
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing
Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX pulled off a feat of technical wizardry on Sunday, not only flying a 233-foot rocket booster back to its launch site, but also catching it out of the air with two giant mechanical arms.