SpaceX catches Starship after orbit in historic first as booster explodes over Gulf Starship achieved a first: its upper stage returned from orbit and was caught upright by the Mechazilla tower in Texas. But the Super Heavy booster aborted ↗
Starship achieved a first: its upper stage returned from orbit and was caught upright by the Mechazilla tower in Texas. But the Super Heavy booster aborted and exploded over the Gulf after early engine cutoff.
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