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SpaceX was able to launch its Starship vehicle then caught its Super Heavy booster rocket back on the launch pad. The rocket was able to be controlled back down to Earth, where it reignited its engines to slow itself down as it came in for landing. Two arms protruding from Starship’s launch tower then “caught” the booster, as cheers and applause erupted at mission control.