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SpaceX catches its Starship rocket back at the launch pad, but the spacecraft is destroyed
“At the time of launch, the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines may be audible while firing ... a return to launch site and tower catch on the pad at Starbase.” A sonic boom is described as a brief, ...
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SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft's ...
SpaceX notches Tuesday launch doubleheader from Cape Canaveral featuring fog, sonic booms
Tuesday's second SpaceX rocket lifted off at 6:13 p.m. from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, then deployed two Maxar Space ...
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New Glenn rocket is at the launch pad waiting for calm seas to land
COCOA BEACH, Fla.—As it so often does in the final days before the debut of a new rocket, it all comes down to weather. Accordingly, Blue Origin is only awaiting clear skies and fair seas for ...
Blue Origin rocket flies 30 payloads into space -- and back
The capsule, carrying 30 science payloads, landed in the desert 10 minutes after liftoff, slowed by parachutes and a final ...
Sonic booms: SpaceX launch recap of Maxar 3 Worldview Legion mission from NASA's KSC
Space Team live updates from this evening's SpaceX Maxar 3 rocket launch -- with sonic booms -- from NASA's Kennedy Space ...
Yahoo27d
On a long-dormant pad in Florida, a rocket that could challenge SpaceX’s dominance is poised to launch
On a Florida launchpad that has been dormant for almost two decades, a new, roughly 320-foot (98-meter) rocket — developed by Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin — is poised for its maiden flight. The ...
Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved positioning system
Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system ...
New York Post22d
SpaceX catches its colossal Starship rocket at launch pad — but spacecraft is destroyed
Before the ship loss, the company successfully demonstrated how its massive mechanical arms dubbed “chopsticks” caught the rocket booster at the launch pad for the second time ever.
WSET22d
SpaceX catches Starship rocket back at launch pad, but spacecraft destroyed
The descending booster hovered over the launch pad before being gripped by a pair of mechanical arms dubbed chopsticks. The 400-foot (123-meter) rocket thundered away in late afternoon from Boca ...