In world first, SpaceX successfully catches spaceship returning to Earth with mechanical arms

Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully carries out the first-ever recovery of a spaceship, with its Starship vessel returning safely to its launch pad after a day in orbit.

The spaceship emerges from a cloudy sky after a cross-continent descent, smoothly slipping between the mechanical “chopstick arms” above Launch Pad 2.

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