The other makes small model rockets for hobbyists ... the first stage blasted its way back and was caught by the giant metal arms of the launch tower, in a system SpaceX dubs Mechazilla.

If you’ve been following [Joe Barnard]’s rocketry projects for the past few years, you’ll know that one of his primary goals has been to propulsively land a model rocket like SpaceX.

When you’re building advanced rockets as BPS.Space are, an unreliable launchpad is the something you really don’t want to be struggling with. [Joe Barnard] is working on a model rocket that ...

Take Estes Rockets, based in Penrose, Colorado. The company got its start during the space race in the 1950s. It’s now the country’s biggest manufacturer of model rockets for hobbyists.

The first part of the plan succeeded several minutes after launch when the first stage blasted its way back and was caught by the giant metal arms ... known for its model rockets for hobbyists.