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SpaceX executes ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship spacecraft explosion temporarily diverts flights
The company steered the Super Heavy booster squarely into the “chopsticks,” the metal arms of “Mechazilla,” which is SpaceX’s name for the launch tower that also serves as a structural ...
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SpaceX repeats stunning ‘chopsticks’ catch, but Starship explodes in test flight
Hours after Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket ...
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SpaceX executes second-ever ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship spacecraft is lost
The company steered the Super Heavy booster squarely into the “chopsticks,” the metal arms of “Mechazilla,” which is SpaceX’s name for the launch tower that also serves as a structural ...
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'Mechazilla has caught the booster': For just second time, SpaceX 'catches' rocket at launch tower
It was guided back to Earth, where it was caught by so-called chopsticks on the launch ... Another wore a version of a shirt popularized by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, which says “Occupy Mars.” ...
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SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket blows up in ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ during test flight
SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket blew up in midflight during a crucial test of Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions after its booster was successfully caught by its “chopsticks” system. “Starship ...