This will be the fifth launch of Starship, and could be a particularly incredible show: SpaceX plans to catch the 21-storey booster at the launch pad shortly after liftoff.

This image provided by SpaceX shows SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket upon its return during a test flight, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, over Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX via AP ...

At the flight director’s command, the first-stage booster flew back to the launch pad where it had blasted off seven minutes earlier. The launch tower’s monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks ...

SpaceX will attempt something never done before - catching Starship’s Super Heavy booster with the launch tower’s massive robotic arms. If successful, this could change spaceflight forever ...

Image | 2177456428 Caption: Visitors look at the SpaceX Starship as it sits on a launch pad at Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday, ahead of the spacecraft's latest test flight.

SpaceX has aborted an attempt to catch its Starship rocket using a “chopsticks” system. With SpaceX boss Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump watching on, Starship’s Super Heavy booster was ...

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship prepares for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) EG By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press ...

SpaceX intends to captures Starship's Super Heavy booster with mechanical arms known as "chopsticks." See an animation of a catch and recent footage from tests.