Mechazilla Booster Catch Attempt on the Next SpaceX Starship Flight

By Brian Wang

Elon says the next SpaceX Starship flight will likely attempt a Mechazilla launch tower catch of the booster.

If successful this would mean saving 33 of the 39 engines for a Starship Superheavy. This would mean getting to the reusability level of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

There will be no FAA delay to get this licensed for the next launch. This like…