Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully caught its Super Heavy Booster for a second time after the launch of its Starship megarocket — the largest rocket in the world — on Thursday.
The launch for Starship’s 7th test flight at its Starbase in south Texas took place in clear conditions. Just seven-and-a-half minutes after launching Starship into orbit, the Heavy Booster, which is 232 feet tall, returned to the launch pad and was caught by two massive metal arms that Musk calls “chopsticks.” The feat marks the second time SpaceX has caught its rocket with the chopsticks after making history with the new engineering achievement in October.
“We caught the rocket!!” Musk posted on X.
We caught the rocket!! 🚀
pic.twitter.com/gVv34W9l2n pic.twitter.com/o0vA3XXi8L— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2025
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