Mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
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.
Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed, either soon after liftoff or while ditching into the sea. The last one in June was the most successful yet, completing its flight without exploding.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/13/in-an-engineering-feat-mechanical-space-x-arms-catch-starship-rocket-booster-back-at-the-launch-pad
Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed, either soon after liftoff or while ditching into the sea. The last one in June was the most successful yet, completing its flight without exploding.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/13/in-an-engineering-feat-mechanical-space-x-arms-catch-starship-rocket-booster-back-at-the-launch-pad
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00:003, 2, 1.
00:11We have liftoff.
00:16Vehicle is pitching downrange.
00:22Raptor engines.
00:24This is one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen in my entire life.
00:31Coming up on hot stage. Separation confirmed.
00:38Booster coming in. See how fast this vehicle is moving on the left hand.
00:46Landing burn.
00:54Booster landing burn shut down.
01:02McAdill has caught the booster.
01:05At the launch tower.
01:07What an incredible view.
01:12I don't know about you, but we're losing our stuff.
01:24NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology