Key Achievements
- SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket from Boca Chica, Texas.
- The most significant accomplishment of this flight was the successful return and capture of the Super Heavy booster at the launch pad.
Launch and Booster Recovery
- Starship lifted off at dawn and flew over the Gulf of Mexico.
- About seven minutes after launch, the Super Heavy booster returned to the launch pad.
- Massive metal arms known as ”chopsticks“ on the launch tower caught the 230-foot-tall booster.
References
SpaceX, Perplexity
