SpaceX catches Starship upper stage mid-air at Texas tower in a first for mega-rockets
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On Saturday at Starbase, Texas, mechanical arms on the Mechazilla tower caught Starship’s upper stage in mid-air after 22.5 hours and 14 Earth orbits. The 124-metre rocket is the world’s largest; engineers called it a first capture of an upper stage and a step toward fully reusable vehicles for Moon and Mars flights.
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