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.

Editor's note: A version of this story first appeared on Flying. The post SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explodes midair, but Super Heavy booster catch successful appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.

SpaceX caught the Starship rocket’s Super Heavy booster for a second time ... The company pulled off the first booster “catch” — which involves articulated arms on the launch tower ...

The crowd cheers as Starbase's 'Mechazilla' successfully catches the Super Heavy booster. It's only the second time the Mechazilla's 'chopsticks' arms have made the catch. The last test flight ...

SpaceX has made an incredible catch of its Super Heavy Booster during the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, but has lost the vehicle. Launched at 5:37 p.m. ET today, Thursday January 16, ...

is the key to making Super Heavy — and eventually Starship itself — reusable. On Thursday, the company did it again. A booster catch attempt was aborted on the previous mission due to ...