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SpaceX rocket orbits Earth then returns to launch pad in breakthrough for Musk
A SpaceX rocket has returned to its launch pad in Texas.
After orbiting Earth a dozen times, it returned and was secured to the launching pad by mechanical arms in a world-first.
It is the next step in Elon Musk's effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.
A SpaceX rocket has returned to Earth after its longest flight in orbit yet to the facilities it was launched from, marking the first-ever recovery of a spaceship and in a key milestone for rocket reusability.
SpaceX Starship 42 launched from the company's Texas facilities on Friday, local time.
After deploying 26 Starlink satellites in orbit, it fired one of its engines to begin an atmospheric plunge.
'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
SpaceX has successfully caught the top part of its huge Starship rocket on its return to Earth for the first time.
"Can you believe it?," a commentator said as large crowds cheered at the launch site in Texas.
The company had hoped to catch both the bottom and upper stages of the rocket using mechanical arms – nicknamed chopsticks – on its launch tower.
But the first catch of the rocket's booster was aborted a few minutes after the launch on Friday. The booster was diverted to the ocean, bursting into flames just above the sea.
The top part, known as the Ship, returned to Earth a few minutes behind schedule at around 15:27 local time (21:27 GMT) on Saturday and was successfuly caught.
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Live updates: SpaceX Starship soars in orbit, still aiming for ship catch in unprecedented test flight
⢠SpaceXâs 171-foot-tall Starship spacecraft, the upper or second stage of its massive Starship launch system, successfully pulled off an unprecedented landing maneuver back at the companyâs Mechazilla launch tower in South Texas. Such a feat has never been attempted in the history of rocketry.
⢠SpaceX launched this 22-hour mission at 5:47 p.m. ET on Friday during a nationwide ground stop issued by the FAA. Rockets rely on different tracking and navigation equipment than aircraft.
⢠A few minutes after yesterdayâs launch, SpaceX attempted to guide the Super Heavy rocket booster, the bottom portion of the launch system, back to a pinpoint landing at the same launch tower, but the maneuver was ultimately unsuccessful. The company redirected the booster to splash down in the Gulf.
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