[Meatloaf] Impressive New Rocket-Booster Recovery Tech from Space-X

[Jeff Hayas]

The rocket-booster parked itself into a docking-gizmo.!  Impressive
engineering.

SpaceX rocket booster successfully 'caught' on first attempt during flight
test

"Seven minutes into the flight test and after separating from the
Starship’s vehicle, the rocket booster was successfully caught for the
first time ever in “Mechazilla,”* a mechanism with chopstick-like arms on a
tower on the launch pad.*"


*The News Article on NPR*
<https://www.npr.org/2024/10/13/nx-s1-5151788/spacex-starship-booster-caught-first-launch>

*Video of Landing/Recovery*
<https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1845442658397049011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1845442658397049011%7Ctwgr%5E4b84a18b94c0ce42752161da95d4d64808abd0e3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2024%2F10%2F13%2Fnx-s1-5151788%2Fspacex-starship-booster-caught-first-launch>
  ( on X, of course.)
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