Starship Flight 5 Achieves World First!

Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully captured the Super Heavy booster mid-air using "Mechazilla."

SpaceX Breakthrough in Reusable Rockets

[{"selector":"#anim-cf6c27b5-1150-4589-a79b-698db4ce3c7a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5bb16ed-936e-4444-8adc-b85411946c8e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.76699%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b64b292c-804c-4bad-ab4a-76a422fbc8ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bc4c9196-aa86-4cc0-823f-0958b29eeb54","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.85714%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65081ef6-9b71-43eb-8e9a-de18c7f7e398 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The booster, returning from space, was caught by giant mechanical arms after its test flight.

Precision Landing: Indian Ocean Success

[{"selector":"#anim-b9d69095-3c13-43ee-b131-78e1860d388b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cc1ad2ee-c919-4af0-868c-fb810c52757e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e66c0e4c-d1b1-4a5d-9e49-6d2f1b4c85b1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(92.23301%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-73a6e4f1-4aa1-4fec-9531-336d682ab82a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21395953-27c1-4728-b544-eba9351313ab","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(108.85714%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Starship’s second stage landed perfectly in the Indian Ocean, surpassing expectations.

Musk: ‘A Day for the History Books

[{"selector":"#anim-082c171e-ecab-4dcd-b144-63ca5bbc836b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bec271e6-99a2-4929-9134-fea13cf1fdd6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This test brings Musk’s dream of fully reusable rockets closer to reality.

Next Step: Mars?

[{"selector":"#anim-5e0080b3-4168-421f-a161-54f0e1ff0c86 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94968571-6537-4a5d-8640-a57d4ad56079","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.85714%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87ff65db-dd3f-4122-8e85-088f7f933b56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1640938a-4f28-4b77-a43f-df18d79cdea9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4493e29-f0ee-4aa2-b930-cff69b0651ce","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.57142%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-00594900-cea0-4eed-95e8-1bf72496bf52","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bf97680-0c0f-43ba-841e-34c70e6aa115","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] SpaceX continues pushing boundaries, with future missions set for deeper space exploration.