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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Science
Uwa Ede-Osifo

SHOCKING: Spacexs starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for company - What They Never Told You

A rocket at the top of a tower, with flames shooting out below it.
SpaceX's Starship returns to its launch pad and is caught by launch pad arms, following a test flight from Starbase in Texas, on Saturday. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas launch tower on Saturday, a milestone in the company’s efforts to make the craft suitable for human spaceflight.

The 171ft (52-meter) bullet-shaped upper stage descended into the clutch of the tower’s mechanical arms, ending a 22hr mission where the craft orbited Earth 14 times.

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