SpaceX achieves first successful touchdown of prototype Starship rocket

May 6, 2021 10:59 AM

SpaceX achieves first successful touchdown of prototype Starship rocket

SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas yesterday, after four previous landing attempts ended in explosions.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The feat marked a key milestone for the private rocket company of Elon Musk in its development of a resusable heavy-lift launch vehicle to eventually carry astronauts and large cargo payloads to the moon and Mars.&nbsp; The Sta...

SpaceX achieves first successful touchdown of prototype Starship rocket

May 6, 2021 10:59 AM

SpaceX achieves first successful touchdown of prototype Starship rocket

SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas yesterday, after four previous landing attempts ended in explosions.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The feat marked a key milestone for the private rocket company of Elon Musk in its development of a resusable heavy-lift launch vehicle to eventually carry astronauts and large cargo payloads to the moon and Mars.&nbsp; The Sta...