SpaceX's seventh flight test of its massive Starship launch system brought both thrilling advancements and unexpected challenges. Notably, the Super Heavy booster successfully returned to the launch site and was caught by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms, while the upper stage, known as Ship 33, experienced a critical failure during its ascent.

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[–] Nighed 14 points 1 day ago

Between spaceX and Blue Origin they managed a full mission!

(Blue origin got to orbit, but lost their booster, spaceX caught the booster, but lost the starship)