More Space Companies Betting their Future on Reusability Written 12 November 2024
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SpaceX Starship’s booster lands following a fifth flight test. | Credit: @SpaceX
Space News reports, “On the fifth integrated test flight of Starship, launched Oct. 13 from the company’s Boca Chica, Texas, site, the Super Heavy booster aimed to fly back to the launch tower, where massive mechanical arms — dubbed ‘chopsticks’ — would grapple it. So many things could go wrong that most expected failure, much like SpaceX’s early attempts to land Falcon 9 boosters a decade ago. Inside the company, though, there was confidence.”
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