SpaceX’s Starship mega rocket blasts off on its most complex test flight yet
SpaceX on Thursday used a giant mechanical arm for the second time to return a Starship rocket to its pad minutes after liftoff. At the same time, an empty spacecraft launched from Texas and, like previous test flights, flew over the Gulf of Mexico, almost circling the globe. SpaceX spokesman Dan Fott said mission managers […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Mechazilla triumph signals a new space-race era for America
Elon Musk took a well-deserved victory lap on SpaceX's latest amazing feat, when the company's “Mechazilla” rocket catcher made a perfect landing on the all-important Starship booster, and the U.S. It took an overwhelming lead in the space race. This is a thrilling return to form for America's once distinctive advantage in large-scale hardware and […]