SpaceX, Starship and flight
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Follow SpaceX's third attempt to launch Flight 13 from South Texas after last week's engine abort and a weather scrub Thursday.
SpaceX aborted its attempt to launch the 13th test flight of its Starship megarocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever built — right before liftoff.
China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch, marking a breakthrough for its space program
With the Long March 10B launch, China is now the second nation after the US with reusable rocket booster technology.
China successfully recovers its first reusable rocket booster, marking a significant advancement in its space technology.
The experimental "net capture" system could make future launches cheaper as China's space program closes the gap.
SpaceX tallied another Starlink mission early Tuesday on the Space Coast where it was business as usual, but in Texas, the company continued to prep for the next launch of its powerful Starship and Super Heavy.