It was a one-step-forward, one-step-back kind of day for SpaceX. The Mechazilla tower once again caught the incoming Starship booster in dramatic ... stage as a human landing system for future ...
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket ... But the first-stage booster was destroyed, missing its targeted landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic.
In this screen grab taken from the SpaceX broadcast the Starship's Super Heavy Booster is being grabbed as it returns to the launch pad at Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2025.
As the Super Heavy rocket booster — the bottommost section, or first stage, of the Starship system — burned through most of its fuel, SpaceX guided the Super Heavy back to a pinpoint landing ...
SpaceX has made an incredible catch of its Super Heavy Booster during the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, but has lost the vehicle. Launched at 5:37 p.m. ET today, Thursday January 16, ...
SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship mega rocket on its seventh test flight Thursday, successfully "catching" the first stage booster back ... one unpiloted lunar landing test flight ...
Chopsticks” catch: Despite the mishap, SpaceX did successfully guide the Super Heavy booster back to a landing at the launch site — making a pinpoint, mid-air touchdown between two extended ...
SpaceX launched a ... catching the booster at the launchpad for potential reuse, deploying the dummy satellites in space, and a targeted water landing. It wasn't immediately known what caused ...
SpaceX’s latest Starship rocket test flight Thursday saw the spacecraft break apart during its ascent, just moments after a dramatic, successful booster catch at the launchpad. SpaceX confirmed ...
SpaceX plans to once again attempt to return the rocket booster and catch it at the launch pad, which would cause sonic booms in the area around the landing zone. The maneuver, which has been ...