Elon Musk's SpaceX stuns the world with historic Starship catch back at its launch site; watch stunning videos here

The colossal Super Heavy booster was successfully caught by the launch tower for the first time, marking a historic achievement for the agency. (Image: SpaceX)

SpaceX has unveiled stunning new footage capturing a historic moment. The colossal Super Heavy booster was successfully caught by the launch tower for the first time, marking a historic achievement for the agency. This event occurred during SpaceX's fifth test flight of the Starship rocket, showcasing the booster being safely returned to the launch tower.

Tower view of the first Super Heavy booster catch pic.twitter.com/Bgjeyuw7Hf
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The breathtaking footage reveals the moment from multiple angles, showing the Super Heavy booster being caught by the giant mechanical arms of the tower. This milestone highlights SpaceX’s progress in creating a fully reusable rocket system, key to future space missions.

Super Heavy landing burn and catch pic.twitter.com/wppBezuOet SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 14, 2024

This successful recovery is a significant step for SpaceX as it works towards supporting NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon. The fully reusable Starship rocket, central to these missions, demonstrated flawless execution during this crucial test. Engineers hailed the event as “a day for the history books.”

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The final phase of Super Heavy's landing burn used the three center Raptor engines to precisely steer into catch position pic.twitter.com/BxQbOmT4yk
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Despite concerns that the booster might veer off into the Gulf of Mexico, it landed perfectly back at the launch site. This achievement surpasses initial expectations, marking a new era in reusable rocket technology for SpaceX.

The final phase of Super Heavy's landing burn used the three center Raptor engines to precisely steer into catch position pic.twitter.com/BxQbOmT4yk SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 14, 2024