where it was caught by the "chopstick" arms of the launch tower. And SpaceX aims to do the same with Starship's 165-foot-tall (50 meters) upper-stage spacecraft — known as Starship, or simply ...

Chinese launch firm Cosmoleap has secured more than 100 million yuan for the development of its Yueqian reusable rocket and a recovery system inspired by SpaceX. Cosmoleap announced ...

SpaceX redesigned Starship’s heat shield for this test after Starship lost fragments of its shielding during reentry in June. The company used new heat shielding tiles and added an extra backup ...

Approximately seven minutes post-liftoff the Super Heavy booster started hovering in the proximity of the Mechazilla launch tower and was then perfectly caught by the tower's chopstick arms.

Sixth test flight of the largest rocket to ever fly will feature another attempt at catching the Super Heavy booster and ...

YouTuber Scott Manley has been experimenting with similar launch and return rocket-catching methods, although even they have to admit that the footage of a clean catch was the result of reversing ...

"Following a successful liftoff, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn, and coast, the Super Heavy booster performed its landing burn and was caught by the chopstick arms of the launch and ...

SpaceX's Super Heavy booster lands during SpaceX Starship's fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, US, Oct 13, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] A new giant step toward making rockets completely reusable ...

“I was gutted that I couldn’t go and so this gave me the motivation to create Chopstick Sally.” To create Chopstick Sally, Ms Doherty poses for photos in different outfits which her husband take ...

Chopstick Sally at an event (handout/PA) In a bid to spread the word about her books and explore the country, she came up with the idea of creating a miniature version of herself which would ...

An author who is housebound and largely bedbound has been using a miniature cardboard cutout version of herself on chopsticks as a way to “feel more included” in society. Sally Doherty, who ...