SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch, orbiter makes on target splashdown

Boca Chica, United States (AFP) Nov 20, 2024

SpaceX flew its latest test flight of its Starship megarocket on Tuesday, with President-elect Donald Trump joining Elon Musk to witness the spectacle firsthand in the latest sign of their ever closer ties. But the Republican leader was deprived of the chance to see the descending first stage caught in the launch tower's "chopstick" arms, an engineering marvel demonstrated by the company las