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Next SpaceX Starship Launch With Tower Booster Catch In 4-6 Weeks

By Brian Wang

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Jun 19, 2024
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Elon Musk says SpaceX is targeting a Starship launch with a Mechazilla tower booster catch in about 4-6 weeks. He says late July.

The fourth (previous) launch had a simulated booster tower catch where the booster hovered over water.

The Mechazilla tower arms are about the size of the drone ship used to land and recover Falcon 9 boosters.

If the boosters ar…

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