In a first, SpaceX 'catches' megarocket booster after test flight

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In a first, SpaceX 'catches' megarocket booster after test flight  SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability. "Folks, this is a day for the engineering history books," a SpaceX spokesperson said in a voiceover on the company's livestream, after the booster was safely in the tower's grasp and company staffers had erupted in cheers.   SpaceX/AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #spacex

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00:003...2...1...

00:10We have liftoff.

00:23Ship engines start up. Airspace engines cut off.

00:26Stage separation.

00:27Stage separation. Hot stage separation confirmed.

00:40Booster coming in hot for booster touch.

00:44We're going to ignite 13 of those Raptor engines.

00:49Landing burn.

00:5113 ignited.

00:54We're now down to 3 Raptor engines.

00:57Booster ready for takeoff.

01:14This is absolutely insane!

01:17For the first time at the launch tower!

01:21What an incredible view!

01:24Oh, wow!

01:27This view must have been insane!

01:31We are still going wild over here, over there.

01:35Folks, this is a day for the engineering history books.

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