Top Historic Moments on Instagram: "On the 13th of October 2024, SpaceX achieved the first successful catch of its Super Heavy booster during Starship Flight 5 at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The booster, after launching the Starship upper stage, returned precisely to the launch tower. Mechanical arms, dubbed "chopsticks," clamped onto the booster mid-air, securing it upright. The maneuver marked a milestone in reusable rocketry. Thousands watched the live stream, with cheers erupting at missi

Marshall Space Flight Center on Instagram: "Smooth ride ahead! 🚀 NASA engineers used cutting-edge supercomputers and wind tunnel testing to improve the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon. Supercomputers and wind tunnels converge at NASA's Ames Research Center—explore how this state-of-the-art capability delivers smarter, more cost-effective science. “This new technique lets us see wind tunnel data in much finer detail than ever befo