In a first, SpaceX 'catches' megarocket booster after test flight

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In a first, SpaceX 'catches' megarocket booster after test flight

SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability. "Folks, this is a day for the engineering history books," a SpaceX spokesperson said in a voiceover on the company's livestream, after the booster was safely in the tower's grasp and company staffers had erupted in cheers.

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Transcript
00:003...2...1...
00:10We have liftoff.
00:23Ship engines start up. Airspace engines cut off.
00:26Stage separation.
00:27Stage separation. Hot stage separation confirmed.
00:40Booster coming in hot for booster touch.
00:44We're going to ignite 13 of those Raptor engines.
00:49Landing burn.
00:5113 ignited.
00:54We're now down to 3 Raptor engines.
00:57Booster ready for takeoff.
01:14This is absolutely insane!
01:17For the first time at the launch tower!
01:21What an incredible view!
01:24Oh, wow!
01:27This view must have been insane!
01:31We are still going wild over here, over there.
01:35Folks, this is a day for the engineering history books.

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