BOCA CHICA VILLAGE, Texas — SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.

Today’s mission marks the company’s fastest turnaround yet, with SpaceX touting that new upgrades to the booster’s propulsion systems will result in another successful catch using the ...

On June 6, 2024, SpaceX had its fourth test flight, where Starship 29 and booster 11 blasted off just before 8 a.m. The rocket system met all its primary objectives, including the booster ...

SpaceX kicked ... 9 first-stage booster designated B1075. This was the 18th launch of B1075, which has supported 14 previous Starlink missions. SDA-0A | SARah-2 | Transporter-11 | 14 Starlink ...

11 (UPI) --SpaceX successful ... most of the attention was on the first-stage booster, which made its 23rd launch and recovery, tying a record with two other SpaceX boosters.

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)(Eric Gay / AP) SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.

SpaceX aborted a highly anticipated booster catch attempt Tuesday during the sixth test of Starship — the most powerful rocket ever built — just weeks after acing the stunning feat on the ...

Back up opportunities exist until 11:26 p.m. The launch will be the first for this SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage, commonly referred to as the booster. The mission is referred to as Starlink 12-15 ...

SpaceX was able to duplicate its prior feat of catching a booster that returned to Earth. But 8.5 minutes into flight, the Starship spacecraft itself was lost. “Starship experienced a rapid ...

SpaceX on Sunday successfully “caught” its “Super Heavy” booster on its first attempt during a flight test, a first for the company and its most powerful spacecraft. Starship lifted off ...

SpaceX rolled back to the launch pad a booster that was part of a scrubbed launch attempt last month for a redo that took off on an early morning mission from the Space Coast on Wednesday. A ...