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SpaceX's Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic first
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- 4 more outlets picked it up in the last 3 hours, most recently PBS NewsHour, Yahoo News, AP.
It was the grand finale that Elon Musk and his team hoped for — the first-ever capture of a Starship flying back from space. But with the first-stage booster exploding shortly after Friday's liftoff from Texas, the company fell short of its desired double catch.
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First reported by Scientific American at · 6 outlets in all
- PBS NewsHourSpaceX's Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic firstIt was the grand finale that Elon Musk and his team hoped for — the first-ever capture of a Starship flying back from space. But with the first-stage booster exploding shortly after Friday's liftoff from Texas, the company fell short of its desired double catch.
- Yahoo NewsSpaceX catches Starship at launch pad 22 hours after liftoff in a dramatic first
- APSpaceX’s Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic first
- EngadgetSpaceX successfully catches Starship after launch for the first timeWhile the company has pulled off this trick a few times with Super Heavy boosters, it was a first for the Ship.
- CBS NewsSpaceX launches first-of-its-kind Starship test flightThe SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship was designed from the ground up to be fully reusable in a bid to lower launch costs.
- Scientific American(subscription required)Can SpaceX catch its Starship?The 15th spaceflight of SpaceX’s giant launch vehicle aimed for something unprecedented: snatching both rocket stages from midair after a journey to orbit. The test proved partially successful, but ended in a historic first.