SpaceX planning to “catch’ its super-heavy boosters
Space is planning to recover its Super Heavy rocket booster by catching it with the launch tower.
In a tweet, the company’s CEO and founder Elon Musk said they are going to attempt to catch the Super Heavy Booster with the launch tower “arms”, using the grid fins as anchors.
The main benefit of this method, he added, will be the reduction of mass and cost by eliminating landing legs. It will also allow for immediate repositioning of the booster on to launch mount enabling it to be ready to fly again in “under an hour”.
In a tweet, the company’s CEO and founder Elon Musk said they are going to attempt to catch the Super Heavy Booster with the launch tower “arms”, using the grid fins as anchors.
The main benefit of this method, he added, will be the reduction of mass and cost by eliminating landing legs. It will also allow for immediate repositioning of the booster on to launch mount enabling it to be ready to fly again in “under an hour”.
Space is planning to recover its Super Heavy rocket booster by catching it with the launch tower.
Space is planning to recover its Super Heavy rocket booster by catching it with the launch tower.
In a tweet, the company's CEO and founder Elon Musk said they are going to attempt to catch the Super Heavy Booster with the launch tower "arms", using the grid fins as anchors.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The main benefit of this method, he added, will be the reduction of mass and cost by eliminating landing legs. It will also allow for immediate repositioning of the booster on to launch mount enabling it to be ready to fly again in "under an hour".