SpaceX first successfully caught a Starship booster at its fifth test launch in October, a feat that was seen as a historic engineering breakthrough for the world’s most powerful rocket.

SpaceX had only successfully recaptured a Super Heavy booster after launch once before, during the fifth fully integrated Starship test flight in October 2024. The maneuver sent an earsplitting ...

That engine flew during the fifth test flight last year. The Starship system is designed to be fully reusable and aims to become a new method of flying cargo and people beyond Earth. The rocket is ...

SpaceX launched Starship on Thursday for a seventh test ... about seven-and-a-half minutes after takeoff (the first time was in the fifth test launch). Shortly after the catch there was an issue ...