SpaceX successfully caught its Starship rocket booster with mechanical arms during a test flight.

SpaceX achieved a landmark milestone by successfully catching its Starship rocket booster with mechanical arms during a test flight. The nearly 400-foot rocket launched from Texas and returned to the launch pad, where the arms, dubbed "chopsticks," secured the booster. This accomplishment enhances SpaceX's plans for future lunar and Mars missions, as well as NASA's goal of landing astronauts on the moon. Elon Musk hailed the event as "science fiction without the fiction part."

October 13, 2024
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