Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️"SpaceX gets approval for Starship launch amid standoff with FAA" by @CNN / @jackiewattles - FAA approves #SpaceX #Starship Integrated Flight Test 5 #IFT5, planned Sun Oct 13 7am US/Central from Boca Chica TX. https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/12/science/faa-spacex-starship-test-flight-5/index.html #StarshipIFT5 #NewSpace #business
#SpaceX #Starship #IFT5 attempt to catch landing SuperHeavy Booster with tower's robot "chopstick" arms: even fans are (or should be) skeptical. Will it work as intended shortcut to avoid heavy landing gear? 🤔 (image Wikipedia/Jenny Hautmann) #StarshipIFT5🚀 #NewSpace #business
"SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in dramatic landing during fifth flight test" by @CNBC / @michaelsheetz - #SpaceX #IFT5 launch: #Starship in orbit, #SuperHeavy booster caught by tower "chopstick" arms https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/13/spacex-starship-rocket-launch-flight-5-booster-catch-attempt.html #StarshipIFT5🚀 #NewSpace #business
Even after the "chopstick" arms caught #SuperHeavy booster, a fire continued at the bottom. While cheers erupted on live feed, I continued to watch with concern. It wasn't over until the fires were out. But now it appears they are out. #SpaceX #StarshipIFT5🚀 #NewSpace #business
"In an engineering feat, mechanical #SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad" by @AssociatedPress / Marcia Dunn - First intact recovery of 1st stage #SuperHeavy booster, caught by tower "chopstick" arms https://apnews.com/article/spacex-starship-rocket-launch-7af865e987bb4a2aad38759e06013626 #StarshipIFT5🚀 #NewSpace #business
SpaceX launches mega Starship rocket in successful test flight
SpaceX has pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket. Elon Musk's company caught the returning booster back at the Texas launch pad with mechanical arms Sunday, shortly after liftoff. Towering almost 400 feet, the empty Starship blasted off from the southern tip of Texas. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed. This latest demo successfully brought the first-stage booster back to land seven minutes after liftoff. The launch tower has monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, that caught the descending 232-foot booster. The spacecraft it launched splashed into the Indian Ocean, precisely as planned.
"#SpaceX’s Mechazilla Catches a Starship Booster on First Try" by @universetoday / @alanboyle - Both #IFT5 flight test goals achieved: #SuperHeavy booster caught by chopsticks and #Starship on-target splashdown https://www.universetoday.com/168874/spacexs-mechazilla-catches-starship-booster/ #StarshipIFT5🚀 #NewSpace #business
Video by @ScottManleyHimself goes through #SpaceX #Starship #IFT5 flight video discussing details observed in it - what worked, what needs work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysx4t7ICO58 #StarshipIFT5🚀 #NewSpace #business
How SpaceX Landed A Rocket... Without Landing Legs. Catching a Giant Rocket With Giant Chopsticks
"After seeing hundreds of launches, SpaceX’s rocket catch was a new thrill" by @arstechnica / @StephenClark1 - His personal account: for a moment it appeared #SpaceX #Starship #IFT5 1st stage was coming toward him. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/after-seeing-hundreds-of-launches-spacexs-rocket-catch-was-a-new-thrill/ #StarshipIFT5🚀 #NewSpace #business
"SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - #SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell's remarks at a financial conference said to expect accelerated launch rate soon for #Starship. It's at a turning point from testing to operations. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/spacex-president-predicts-rapid-increase-in-starship-launch-rate/ #StarshipIFT6🚀 #NewSpace #business
"SpaceX completes sixth Starship flight, splashes down both booster and spacecraft" by CNBC (mirror bot @cnbc_rss ) / @michaelsheetz - #SpaceX #Starship 2nd stage launched and re-entered to splashdown in Indian Ocean, successfully testing engine restart in flight. 1st stage #SuperHeavy booster computer aborted approach to be caught at pad, and exploded on splashdown. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/19/watch-spacex-launch-starship-sixth-test-flight.html #StarshipIFT6🚀 #NewSpace
