SpaceX's Mechazilla Catches a Starship Booster on First Try

For the first time ever, SpaceX has followed through on a Starship test launch by bringing back the Super Heavy booster for an on-target catch in the arms of its “Mechazilla” launch-tower cradle in Texas. “This is a day for the engineering history books,” SpaceX launch commentator Kate Tice said. Today’s successful catch marks a …