The Super Heavy rocket’s successful landing back at the launch tower highlighted SpaceX's advancements in rocket booster recovery, crucial for the future of crewed missions.
SpaceX’s launch tower, nicknamed Mechazilla, features mechanical arms called 'chopsticks' that need pinpoint accuracy to catch the Super Heavy rocket midair after launch.
Achieving this successful recovery required meeting over a thousand criteria, with failure potentially resulting in the loss of the rocket and the entire launch tower.
The advancements in recovery technology are pivotal for NASA's Artemis program, which relies on SpaceX's capabilities for the Artemis 3 crewed moon mission.
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