SpaceX has aborted its attempt to catch the bottom part of its huge Starship rocket during its latest test flight.

The company had aimed to catch it using the mechanical arms – nicknamed chopsticks – on the launch tower as it returned to Earth, but instead it was diverted to the ocean, bursting into flames as it came down.

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