The Falcon 9 rocket turned twilight into day as it leaped off the launch pad — its payload destined for the moon on a mission that will search for the right ingredients for future human explorers.

The chopsticks closed around the slowly descending booster, locking onto structural capture fixtures on both sides of the rocket. The dramatic launch pad capture, SpaceX's third, is a key element ...

The latest SpaceX launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built ... while its super-heavy booster returns to the launch pad where it will be grabbed by a gigantic pair of robotic arms.