China Just Caught a Rocket Booster for the First Time, Taking Aim at SpaceX

Earlier today, a Chinese rocket’s first stage slowly descended toward a floating platform and was gently caught by a ...
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FAA and NASA responded after SpaceX’s first booster catch

SpaceX’s Flight 5 booster catch is broken down through the tower capture sequence, FAA’s no-investigation response, NASA’s ...

China’s answer to SpaceX’s reusable rockets literally catches boosters in a net

China became the only other entity to recover an orbital rocket booster, but used a cable net on a ship instead of landing legs.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...
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SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight

SpaceX launched the first test flight of its upgraded Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster Friday, with mostly positive results. The powerful rocket, propelled by 33 methane-fueled main engines, ...
Scientific American

Watch SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 launch tonight

SpaceX is launching the latest version of its Starship megarocket for a test flight that—if all goes to plan—should look a ...

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX next test flight could mark a world first: 'Catch' a giant Starship rocket

SpaceX’s next Starship test this Sunday aims for a world first: catching the returning booster with 'chopstick' arms—a key ...

As Starship flight 13 nears launch, look back at every SpaceX test

As SpaceX prepares to launch its Starship megarocket on a mission it calls "flight 13," here's a look back at the previous 12 ...