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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2024 October 23   
      
        Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!   
      
                            Credit & Copyright: SpaceX   
      
      Explanation: What if a rocket could return to its launch tower -- and   
      be caught? This happened for the first time 10 days ago, after a SpaceX   
      Starship rocket blasted off from its pad in Boca Chica, Texas, USA.   
      Starship then split, as planned, with its upper stage landing in the   
      Pacific Ocean. The big difference was the lower stage, Super Heavy   
      Booster 12, was caught by its launch tower about 7 minutes later.   
      Catching a rocket for reuse is a new and innovative way to help reduce   
      the cost of rocket flight by making rockets more easily reusable.   
      Starship rockets may be used by NASA in the future to send spacecraft   
      to Earth orbit, the Moon, and even other planets.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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