Elon Musk's Starship rocket achieves record-breaking feat - BBC
Oct 13, 2024 · Elon Musk’s Starship rocket has completed a world first after part of it was captured on its return to the launch pad. The SpaceX vehicle's lower half manoeuvred back beside its launch...
SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket ... - CBS News
Oct 14, 2024 · Snagging the descending 23-story-tall Super Heavy booster with the mechazilla arms represented an unprecedented milestone in SpaceX's drive to develop fully reusable, quickly re-launchable...
SpaceX launches Starship rocket, but passes up catching it | AP News
Nov 20, 2024 · SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Wednesday via X that the booster catch was aborted due to lost communication with a launch tower computer. At the same time, the empty spacecraft launched from Texas atop Starship soared across the Gulf of Mexico on a near loop around the world similar to October’s test flight.
WATCH: SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster ... - Associated Press News
Oct 13, 2024 · The 400ft rocket blasted off at sunrise, completing its fight, and separated its first stage booster, which was caught back on the pad to applause from the team. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.”
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster for first time ever as it
Oct 13, 2024 · Elon Musk and SpaceX have grand designs that the Starship rocket system will one day take humans to the Moon, and then on to Mars, before returning to Earth.
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in dramatic landing ... - NBC News
Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. The achievement marks a major milestone...
Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully catches returning booster with ...
Oct 13, 2024 · Elon Musk's SpaceX achieved a world-first engineering feat, catching the returning booster of its Starship rocket with mechanical arms back at the launch pad.
Trump, Musk solidify bond with Texas trip for Starship rocket …
Nov 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — For two weeks, Donald Trump has welcomed Elon Musk into his world. On Tuesday, it was Musk’s turn to play host to the president-elect. Trump flew to South Texas to watch as Musk’s SpaceX launched a Starship rocket near the Mexican border.
SpaceX Launches Starship Mega-Rocket and Catches Its Booster …
Oct 15, 2024 · Elon Musk, SpaceX’s CEO and founder, announced on X. In response to another post about the achievement, he commented that the company had done “science fiction without the fiction part.”
Elon Musk's Starship goes 'farther than ever' - BBC
Mar 14, 2024 · US company SpaceX's Starship rocket made major progress in its third test flight on Thursday, completing many of its objectives. The two-stage vehicle produced a clean getaway from its Texas...