India, Nov. 15 -- SpaceX's Starship has made history by returning to Earth and being caught midair by the gigantic mechanical arms of its launch tower, marking a major milestone in the company's efforts to develop fully reusable rockets.

In a first-of-its-kind manoeuvre, Starship made a controlled, upright landing at its launch site in Starbase, Texas, on November 14, with the help of the massive mechanical arms of SpaceX's launch tower, nicknamed 'Mechazilla'.

Reacting to the achievement, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X: "Congratulations to an incredible team at SpaceX!!!"

Starship lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas on Friday, November 13, as part of its 15th flight. It returned to the same launch site on Saturday, No...