SpaceX’s Historic Flight 5: Starship Booster Caught by 'Chopsticks' for the First Time Key Takeaways SpaceX successfully launched and landed its 400-foot-tall Starship rocket on October 13, 2024. The Super Heavy booster was caught mid-air by the "chopstick" arms on its launch tower, marking a major engineering milestone. This mission advances SpaceX's plan for rapid rocket reuse, a key step towards sustainable space travel. The upper stage Starship also performed a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, achieving its suborbital goals. The mission builds momentum for SpaceX's role in NASA’s Art...