Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesA new video released ahead of SpaceX's next Starship launch shows just how perfectly the rocket booster nailed its first landing.vehicle for the fifth time Oct. 13, sending the megarocket on its most successful test flight so far.
SpaceX's SN10 Starship, which launched on a 6-mile high"hop test" in 2021, successfully touched down back at Starbase, only to explode. Starship's first integrated test flight ended with the entire vehicle's self destruction as it tumbled high in Earth's atmosphere. And while SpaceX has implemented new improvements into Starship as its development has progressed, successfully catching the Super Heavy booster on the first attempt was not guaranteed.
The U.S. space agency awarded SpaceX the first Human Landing Services contract to use Starship as the lunar lander for NASA's Artemis 3 mission. The Artemis Program aims to return astronauts to the surface of the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, and NASA is counting on Starship to transport its astronauts safely down for lunar landing.