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That is simply astoundingly cool … SpaceX’s Starship megarocket — the world’s strongest rocket that can take NASA again to the moon — simply flew in reverse, basically, making an ideal touchdown again on the launch pad.
The largest rocket ever made blasted off Sunday morning from Southern Texas for Starship Flight 5, making an attempt to have each phases of the spacecraft — the Tremendous Heavy booster and Starship capsule — return safely again to Earth … and it was downright unimaginable to see.
Minutes after the profitable launch, spectators and SpaceX engineers cheered and watched in amazement because the Tremendous Heavy booster got here again down … and the launch pad’s “chopstick” arms caught it cleanly, holding it safely above the pad … in a single reusable piece.
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As if that wasn’t sufficient excellent news for Elon Musk … the Starship capsule — which was despatched into house by the Tremendous Heavy booster — additionally made a profitable managed descent, splashing down within the Indian Ocean about an hour after the preliminary launch.
Elon’s been a polarizing determine of late — largely as a result of his involvement in American politics — however, it is arduous to disclaim the genius of his firm’s innovations.
NASA plans to make use of the Starship spacecraft for its Artemis missions to the moon, presently scheduled to occur in 2026.
