Watch: SpaceX makes history, successfully catches Super Heavy booster mid-air

In a pathbreaking achievement for space exploration, SpaceX has successfully caught its Super Heavy booster rocket mid-air following the fifth test flight of its Starship spacecraft.

In a maneuver never before attempted, the 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster executed a series of precise burns to align itself with the launch tower. As it descended, the massive structure known as "Mechazilla" came to life. Its robotic arms extended to embrace the incoming rocket.

At T+6 minutes and 37 seconds after liftoff, history was made as the chopstick arms successfully caught the Super Heavy booster, gently cradling it as the engines shut down.