Starship Test Flight 7 Loses Ship But Catches Booster

Starship Test Flight 7 Loses Ship But Catches Booster

Above: Starship achieves hot-stage separation in space during its 7th test flight. Credit: SpaceX Starship’s 7th test flight on Jan. 16 was fraught with both success and failure. The launch began as planned, with the mega-rocket lifting off from Starbase in Texas just...
Starship Sticks the Landing During Ambitious Test Flight

Starship Sticks the Landing During Ambitious Test Flight

The Starship booster rocket, Super Heavy, returns to the ground via two robotic “chopstick” arms on the launch tower. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has succeeded in its most ambitious test flight of Starship yet, sticking the launch and landing of the...