Starship rocket booster caught by tower pic.twitter.com/aOQmSkt6YE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:12am on 14 Oct 2024,Monday Science
SpaceX achieved a major breakthrough by catching its 232-foot Super Heavy booster with giant robotic arms, called "chopsticks," following the successful launch of its reusable Starship spacecraft from Boca Chica, Texas. The booster re-ignited three engines to slow its descent before being caught by the arms mounted on a steel tower. SpaceX owner Elon Musk hailed the achievement as a historic engineering moment. The Starship second stage continued its journey into space, landing in the Indian Ocean after completing its fifth test flight.
