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According to CNN, Musk's Starship's first stage "Super Heavy" booster completed a "historic landing" on the launch pad.
According to CCTV News, on the 13th local time, SpaceX's Starship conducted its fifth test flight in Texas. The company stated that the mechanical arms of the launch tower (these two metal arms are known as "chopsticks") successfully gripped the Super Heavy rocket returning to the ground.
On October 13th local time, SpaceX announced on its social media platform X that its new generation heavy lift carrier rocket, Starship, was successfully launched from Texas at 7:25 am Central Time and conducted its fifth test flight. The Space Exploration Technology Company announced that the first and second stages of the Starship rocket successfully separated, the first stage "Super Heavy" rocket booster successfully landed back on the rocket launch tower, and the second stage "Starship" spacecraft successfully landed in the Indian Ocean about an hour after launch as planned.
SpaceX live streaming footage
SpaceX claims that this test flight is the company's first attempt and successful landing and recovery of a rocket booster, which is caught by a launch tower called "Mechazilla" with a robotic arm. The success of this attempt will greatly reduce future space production costs.
It is reported that the "Starship" rocket has a total length of about 120 meters and a diameter of about 9 meters. It consists of two parts. The first stage is a "super heavy" rocket booster about 70 meters long, and the second stage is the "Starship" spacecraft. Both stages can be reused. The design goal of this rocket is to send people and cargo to Earth orbit, the moon, and even Mars.
On the evening of October 13th Beijing time, SpaceX posted on the social media platform X, saying, "We confirm the splash and congratulate the entire SpaceX team on completing the exciting fifth test launch of the Starship
Subsequently, Musk forwarded the article stating, "The second of the two goals has been achieved
According to CNBC, this achievement marks an important milestone for SpaceX towards its goal of making Starship a fully reusable rocket system.
The Starship has conducted four test launches before. During the first test launch in April 2023, the rocket exploded before the separation of the first and second stages. During the second test launch in November 2023, the first and second stages of the rocket successfully separated, but the booster and spacecraft subsequently exploded. During the third test launch in March 2024, the first and second stages of the rocket successfully separated, but the booster unexpectedly disintegrated after attempting to land and ignite, causing the spacecraft to lose contact during re-entry into the atmosphere. During the fourth test launch in June 2024, the first and second stages of the rocket successfully separated and fell into the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean as planned.
According to Interface News, Starship is the largest and most powerful carrier rocket in the world to date. According to SpaceX, the starship is equipped with multiple "Raptor" engines, with a total height of about 120 meters and a diameter of about 9 meters. The rocket consists of two parts, namely the first stage booster "Superheavy" and the second stage spacecraft "Starship".
The successful launch of the starship has revolutionary significance for human space history, as it is capable of sending over 100 tons of objects into orbit at once. Starship is also a fully reusable rocket that will greatly reduce the cost of space activities and help Musk achieve his' Mars dream '.
