SpaceX launches rocket and mechanical arms catch returning booster at launch pad

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off from Texas (Eric Gay/AP)

SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship rocket on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms.

Towering almost 400 feet, the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border.