November 3, 2024
SpaceX’s Starship booster was ‘1 second away’ from aborting the epic launch tower catch

SpaceX’s Starship booster was ‘1 second away’ from aborting the epic launch tower catch

SpaceX’s historic rocket capture earlier this month was even more dramatic than it seemed.

That capture occurred on October 13, during the fifth test flight of SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket. Starship’s massive first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, returned to Earth about seven minutes after liftoff and settled next to the launch tower, which held the rocket with its “chopstick” arms.

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