SpaceX catches Starship booster in fifth flight test

Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully 'caught' a rocket booster used for a test flight. Photo: AP PHOTO

In its fifth Starship test flight, SpaceX returned the rocket's towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company's push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle.

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