SpaceX Starship Booster Caught by Launch Gantry During Landing Written 14 October 2024
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SpaceX engineers succeed in catching a Super Heavy booster on their first attempt. | Credit: @SpaceX; (Frame grab)
Aviation Week reports, “A SpaceX Super Heavy booster flew itself back to its Boca Chica Beach, Texas, launchpad where it was caught by a pair of mechanical arms on the gantry 7 min. after liftoff, nailing one of the primary goals of the fifth Starship-Super Heavy integrated flight test (IFT-5).”
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