Why SpaceX wants to catch Starship instead of giving it landing legs

SpaceX has used landing legs for most of its spacecraft in the past, but the newest model will use another mechanism. Here's ...
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Animation of SpaceX 'chopsticks' to catch Starship's Super Heavy booster

This compilation shows both an animation of how SpaceX's 'chopsticks' system will work to catch a Starship booster, as well ...
Scientific American

SpaceX’s Starship lifts off in make-or-break orbital test flight

The world’s largest rocket successfully entered orbit for the first time—a milestone for SpaceX and a relief for future NASA ...
Ars Technica

SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight

SpaceX launched the first test flight of its upgraded Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster Friday, with mostly positive results. The powerful rocket, propelled by 33 methane-fueled main engines, ...
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SpaceX’s Oldest Falcon 9 Booster Completes 35th Flight; Orbital Starship Debut Approaches

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed at a SpaceX facility on August 04, 2026 in Hawthorne, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites lifted ...
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Starship Flight 14 Delay Exposes SpaceX Ship-Catch Prep for Flight 15 Already Underway

Visitors tour the launch site of the SpaceX Starship rocket on January 14, 2025, near Boca Chica, Texas. The Starship Flight 7 test is scheduled to launch on January 15. SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty ...
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SpaceX Readies For Starship Flight 14 Next Week, Musk Plans Ship Catch

SpaceX officially has a launch date for its highly-anticipated Starship test flight 14, the Federal Aviation Administration's schedule shows. CEO Elon Musk while speaking at a conference on Monday ...