One of the goals of this ambitious test flight was to catch Starship's giant first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, back at Starbase's launch tower, using the structure's "chopstick" arms. SpaceX ...

But SpaceX still managed to make significant progress on Flight 7. In October, SpaceX made history by snaring the Super Heavy ...

SpaceX successfully caught its Super Heavy booster for the second time. During Starship’s 7th test flight from Boca Chica, ...

SpaceX pulled off its “chopsticks” catch of a Super Heavy rocket booster but lost the Starship spacecraft on Thursday during ...

While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught ...

SpaceX sent up its first test flight of the year for its Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas catching the booster for ...

SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly ...

The uncrewed Starship spacecraft was apparently destroyed during its first flight launch of 2025 that blasted off from south Texas.

Flight 7 Recap SpaceX launched Starship Flight 7 on Jan 16 in another afternoon launch. The initial ascent with Booster 14 ...

The 33-engine booster nestled softly into the tower's arms about seven minutes after liftoff today, showcasing the time-saving recovery strategy that SpaceX intends to use for both Super Heavy and ...

The Super Heavy booster of SpaceX's seventh Starship megarocket comes in for a launch-tower catch shortly after lifting off on a test flight on Jan. 16, 2025. | Credit: SpaceX Flight 7 was ...