Starship rocket booster caught by tower pic.twitter.com/aOQmSkt6YE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:25pm on 13 Oct 2024,Sunday Science
SpaceX successfully caught its Starship Super Heavy booster for the first time during its fifth test flight, a significant achievement in space exploration. After reaching speeds over 17,000 mph, the booster was gently guided back to the Texas launchpad, where it was captured by mechanical arms, marking a leap towards reusable rocket technology. Elon Musk hailed the event as a "big step towards making life multi-planetary." Additionally, Starship completed a successful splashdown in the Indian Ocean, fulfilling both key objectives of the test.
