SpaceX successfully lands Super Heavy booster for the first time (video).

SpaceX has successfully landed the Super Heavy booster on the launch pad for the first time after launching Starship. This was reported on the company's Twitter.

According to SpaceX, during the latest test flight, the Super Heavy booster was successfully returned to the village of Boca Chica on the border with Mexico, where it was caught by the launch tower using special sticks.

Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster! pic.twitter.com/6R5YatSVJX

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2024

During a press conference, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the company's plans to launch the first unmanned missions to Mars in two years. The main goal of these missions is to test the possibility of successful and safe landing of spacecraft on Mars' surface. If successful, the company plans to send the first manned missions to Mars four years after that.

Elon Musk noted that humanity must master interstellar travel, otherwise it faces extinction in the future due to the Sun's expansion or a collision with an asteroid. He emphasized the need to create a spacefaring civilization that can survive and build a new future for humanity.