Yesterday, the booster exploded at sea. In the early hours of this morning, Starship returned from orbit and was caught by the mechanical arms on the spot 😱
▫️The upper stage circled Earth 14 times and flew for about 22 hours, then swooped down through the clouds, flipped over, and slipped into the “chopstick” arms of the launch tower in Texas
▫️This was the first time a Starship returning from space has been caught
▫️Musk later posted a video inspecting the spacecraft and congratulated the “incredible team”
▫️They didn’t manage to recover both stages at once, but key systems like the heat shield appear to have worked normally
The booster wasn’t caught, but the upper stage still made it home 😂
Can they catch both next time? 👇
#星舰 #SpaceX #Musk
▫️The upper stage circled Earth 14 times and flew for about 22 hours, then swooped down through the clouds, flipped over, and slipped into the “chopstick” arms of the launch tower in Texas
▫️This was the first time a Starship returning from space has been caught
▫️Musk later posted a video inspecting the spacecraft and congratulated the “incredible team”
▫️They didn’t manage to recover both stages at once, but key systems like the heat shield appear to have worked normally
The booster wasn’t caught, but the upper stage still made it home 😂
Can they catch both next time? 👇
#星舰 #SpaceX #Musk
