Lead development · 11/14/2026, 10:15:52 PM UTC
SpaceX successfully catches top of huge Starship rocket for first time
The rocket stage was caught mid air using huge mechanical arms nicknamed “chopsticks”.
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SpaceX successfully catches top of huge Starship rocket for first time
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Elon Musk's SpaceX aborts booster recovery due to technical issues
Elon Musk's SpaceX is in the midst of a 15th test-flight of its Starship rocket. The company was hoping to pull off the first-ever "double catch" - with both the booster and the ship itself coming safely back down to earth. Instead, an unspecified problem forced the company to abort recovery of the booster, which wa…