SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
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SpaceX achieved a groundbreaking feat by launching and catching its massive Starship rocket booster mid-air using mechanical arms. This milestone is crucial for SpaceX's vision of reusable rockets enabling lunar and Mars missions, with the 398-foot-tall Starship generating twice the thrust of NASA's Saturn V rocket and successfully completing key flight objectives.
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