Elon Musk jubilant as SpaceX Starship makes flawless flight, splash-down — and a first-ever ‘Mechazilla’ booster recovery
Incredible photos showed Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship perform its breakthrough “belly flop” maneuver as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean Sunday morning. And that wasn’t even
SpaceX catches giant Starship booster with 'Chopsticks' on historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video)
SpaceX launched its 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship vehicle for the fifth time ever today (Oct. 13), sending the giant rocket aloft from its Starbase site in South Texas at 8:25 am. EDT (1225 GMT; 7:25 a.m. local Texas time).
SpaceX Pulls Off Midair Catch of Starship Rocket on First Try
What can your company learn from SpaceX’s remarkable engineering success? Think like a startup and move fast, get things wrong, try again, while ignoring the critics.
SpaceX Launches Starship Mega-Rocket and Catches Its Booster in Midair on First Try
At 8:25 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket and spacecraft lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas. At an altitude of 40 miles, the first stage booster, called Super Heavy, separated from the uncrewed Starship and its second stage rocket,
This Close-Up Video of SpaceX's Starship Booster Being Caught by a Tower Will Melt Your Puny Earthling Brains
The fifth orbital flight test of SpaceX's Starship was a resounding, astonishing success. Now, courtesy of new footage released by the aerospace company, we get to witness the launch of the world's most powerful rocket up close,
Watch: SpaceX catches rocket booster with giant metal arms in test flight
SpaceX's fifth Starship test flight successfully caught its Super Heavy booster using giant metal arms at its Texas launch site. The booster
Starship Booster Lands With Mechazilla Arms In Bold SpaceX Test
In a grand display of engineering prowess, SpaceX's Starship embarked on its boldest test flight yet on Sunday. For the first time, the massive Super Heavy booster returned to its Texas launch pad, performing a dramatic landing using giant metal arms,
SpaceX catches rocket booster in historic Starship test flight: 'Science fiction come true'
SpaceX made history on its latest Starship test flight. It wasn’t because of the rocket launch this time around. Instead, the booster stole the spotlight with its one-of-a-kind recovery. "There’s just nothing like it ever.
SpaceX's giant chopsticks move to catch Super Heavy rocket. Must-see video
The 230-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, part of the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, executed a precise return to its launch mount just seven minutes after liftoff.
'Absolutely fabulous': SpaceX successfully catches Starship booster
Geologist Ian Plimer discusses SpaceX's feat of engineering after they successfully caught their Starship's booster rocket with mechanical arms during an unmanned test flight.
Space X successfully catches Falcon Superheavy rocket booster in ‘Mechagodzilla claws’
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made an incredible advancement in capability Sunday morning when it launched its Starship rocket — and ...
SpaceX’s Dramatic Rocket Catch Brings Interplanetary Travel One Step Closer
By proving that its Super Heavy booster can return to Earth and land, SpaceX has moved closer to creating a reusable ...
Study: Asteroid known as Polyhymnia may contain 'superheavy' elements unknown to humans
The asteroid named 33 Polyhymnia is so dense that researchers theorize that it may be made up of elements not contained on ...
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster for first time ever as it returns to Earth after launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX has succeeded in catching the Super Heavy booster as it returned to the launchpad in Texas.
Why SpaceX's latest Starship launch was such a huge deal for space travel
Elon Musk stands victorious in his ambitious Starship plans now that SpaceX caught the Super Heavy booster with giant ...
In a first, Starship megarocket booster caught by SpaceX's 'chopsticks'
SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after ...
SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms
The successful capture of the returning Super Heavy rocket with giant mechanical arms is a key element in SpaceX's goal of ...
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Artemis’ Next Giant Leap: Orbital Refueling
Starship is unique in that it actually makes up the upper stage of its booster rocket, the Superheavy. So to reach Earth orbit, Starship will need to expend the vast majority of the propellants it ...
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New fusion reactions could lead to long-lasting superheavy nuclei with unique properties
A team of scientists has made significant progress in the ongoing quest to create new, long-lasting superheavy nuclei. These double magic nuclei, characterized by a precise number of protons and ...
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Welcome copernicium?
In the search for superheavy elements, element 112 was a stepping stone towards the 'islands of stability'. Sigurd Hofmann now relates the steps that led to its 'creation' and detection.