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SpaceX Catches Booster But Loses Ship in Starship Test Flight


's seventh flight test of its massive Starship launch system brought good news as well as not-so-great news. The good news? The Super Heavy booster successfully flew itself back to the Texas launch site and was caught above the ground by the launch tower's chopstick-style mechanical arms.

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