SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms.

SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket, successfully catches returning booster with mechanical arms in boldest test flight yet.

SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.

SpaceX is targeting Sunday for the launch

SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.

MILAN: SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the firs...

While Starship continued its journey towards a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, all eyes turned to the returning booster.

Starship Super Heavy launch: The mission’s primary objectives include launching the Starship-Super Heavy combination, guiding the Starship upper stage for a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, and attempting the daring booster catch.

NASA is also keenly awaiting a modified version of Starship to act as a lander vehicle

The 400-foot reusable rocket blasted off at sunrise from close to the Mexico border before successfully landing on metal 'chopsticks' for the first time.

SpaceX's next test flight of its Starship megarocket this Sunday could mark a world first: catching the returning first-stage booster using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms -- a crucial step in the company's quest for rapid reusability.

SpaceX's next test flight of its Starship megarocket this Sunday could mark a world first: catching the returning first-stage booster using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms -- a crucial step in the company's quest for rapid reusability.

Among the objectives for the test flight was the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster by the launch and catch infrastructure at Starbase in Texas, known as Mechzilla.

This test flight aims to push the boundaries of rocket technology with an ambitious maneuver never before attempted.

The SpaceX team successfully returned the booster part of the Starship rocket to the launchpad.

The catching of the booster was not guaranteed. Both it and the launch tower had to be in good, stable conditions but the manoeuvre is considered a major breakthrough as, previously, early stages of rocket launch vehicles were regarded as expendable.

SpaceX's next test flight of its Starship megarocket this Sunday could mark a world first: catching the returning first-stage booster using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms -- a crucial step in the company's quest for rapid reusability.

In a maneuver never before attempted, the 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster executed a series of precise burns to align itself with the launch tower.

SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.

SpaceX's Starship test flight this Sunday achieved a world first: using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms – referred to as "Mechazilla" by SpaceX founder Elon Musk – to catch the returning first-stage…

SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship rocket on its boldest test flight yet, catching it with mechanical arms back at the pad.

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