SpaceX's Super Heavy launch vehicle touched down at a specific location in the Gulf of Mexico with an accuracy of 0.005 metres. This is so impressive for a 70-meter rocket that even the company's competitors can't believe it!
SpaceX is finalizing preparations for the fifth launch of its Starship rocket on Sunday, after a successful flight last June. The company will attempt to catch the giant launch vehicle with the mechanical arms of the launch tower. It's an incredibly risky move, but SpaceX has reason to be optimistic.
At 120 metres, Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built. It consists of two stages: the Super Heavy booster (with 33 Raptor 2 engines and 70 meters) and the Starship spacecraft (with six engines and 50 meters).
Although it has not yet reached its full potential, the Starship system is designed to launch more than 100 tons into low Earth orbit and reach the Moon or Mars. Its full reuse will be essential to reduce launch costs and increase the frequency of spaceflight.
The largest and most powerful rocket ever built
On Starship's fourth flight, the super-heavy booster initially survived separation and a spin maneuver away from the spacecraft stage, reignited its engines and successfully simulated a landing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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SpaceX considered this landing simulation a success and announced that it would attempt during the fifth flight…
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