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SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
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SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
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SpaceX's giant rocket may leave NASA in the dustAs it races to develop its new massive rocket, the space launch company is preparing to retire NASA's main ride to the International Space Station.
The Daily Wire
SpaceX Aims For Historic First In Daring Starship Recovery AttemptSpaceX is preparing for a historic first with the launch and retrieval of the largest and most powerful rocket ever built. Starship Flight 15 is set to take…
Scientific American
Can SpaceX catch its Starship?The 15th spaceflight of SpaceX’s giant launch vehicle aimed for something unprecedented: snatching both rocket stages from midair after a journey to orbit. The…
CNET
SpaceX Attempts History Friday With the First-Ever Double CatchSpaceX is going to catch the Super Heavy rocket and the upper stage of the Starship booster, something never done before.
Space.com
SpaceX launches Starship on ambitious 22-hour Flight 15 test, but aborts booster 'chopsticks' catch (video)SpaceX's Starship megarocket reached orbit today (Nov. 13) during its 15th test flight, but the company scrapped a plan to catch the vehicle's massive booster…
Just the News
SpaceX catches rocket returning from orbit in historic featThe successful recovery marked the first time SpaceX caught a Starship upper stage returning from space using the massive mechanical arms, often called…
UPI
SpaceX launches Starship into orbit, aborts booster catch attemptSpaceX launched its Starship rocket into orbit but abandoned an attempt to catch its booster, falling short of a historic recovery of both stages.
PBS NewsHour
SpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster malfunction thwarts double catch attemptSpaceX's attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the launch pad was thwarted when the booster malfunctioned and ended up in the water Friday, but the…
Ars Technica
Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on SaturdayOne way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday.
The Guardian
SpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuseFlight 15 expected to orbit Earth about 14 times over 22 hours, before company catches it at Starbase, Texas SpaceX’s Starship megarocket blasted off from…
Space.com
'Now everything changes': SpaceX catches Starship upper stage for 1st time ever (video)SpaceX caught the upper stage of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever today (Nov. 14), a landmark achievement that could unlock the giant vehicle's…
Space.com
Why did Starship Flight 15 booster abort 'chopsticks' landing catch? SpaceX still investigating (video)SpaceX is looking into why its latest Starship megarocket test flight missed the first of two planned landings on Friday (Nov. 13) during the Starship Flight…
France 24
Elon Musk's SpaceX aborts booster recovery due to technical issuesElon 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 Daily Wire
SpaceX Catches Starship With Giant Launchpad Arms In Dramatic FirstSpaceX made history by catching the upper stage of the largest and most powerful rocket ever built as a pivotal step for the company in its aim to create the…
France 24
SpaceX's Starship completes first-ever mid-air catch after return from orbitSpaceX's Starship spacecraft made a successful return to Earth on Saturday, completing its first mid-air catch by giant robot arms in Texas, after an aborted…
Engadget
SpaceX successfully catches Starship after launch for the first timeWhile the company has pulled off this trick a few times with Super Heavy boosters, it was a first for the Ship.
South China Morning Post
SpaceX successfully carries out first-ever spaceship catchSpaceX’s Starship made a triumphant return to Earth on Saturday, caught in mid-air by giant mechanical arms where its journey began 22 hours earlier. It was…
DW
SpaceX carries out first-ever spaceship captureThe successful recovery of SpaceX's Starship marks a breakthrough in founder Elon Musk’s goal of developing a fully reusable rocket system.
CNA
SpaceX Starship returns to landing pad from orbit, acing test for reusable rocketsNPR
SpaceX successfully catches Starship and makes historyThe company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two metal arms attached to the launch tower…
The Verge
Watch SpaceX successfully execute the first ‘chopstick’ catch of StarshipAfter aborting a planned catch of Starship Flight 15's booster, SpaceX successfully captured Starship with its "Mechazilla" launch and catch tower for the…
Arab News
SpaceX’s Starship captured by launch pad armsSpaceX’s Starship successfully returned from orbit, captured by launch pad arms in Texas. However, its first-stage booster exploded shortly after launch.
PBS NewsHour
SpaceX's Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic firstIt was the grand finale that Elon Musk and his team hoped for — the first-ever capture of a Starship flying back from space. But with the first-stage booster…
BBC News World
'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to EarthSpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
BBC News US & Canada
SpaceX successfully catches top of huge Starship rocket for first timeThe rocket stage was caught mid air using huge mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
The Guardian World
SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for companyAlthough booster exploded, company caught upper stage for first time in campaign to make megarocket reusable SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas…
CBS News
SpaceX pulls off first Starship recovery from orbit in spectacular fashionIt was the first recovery of a Starship from orbit, a major milestone for a rocket SpaceX founder Elon Musk says will dramatically lower launch costs.
CNBC
SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic firstStarship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.
BBC News
SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to EarthSpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
Le Monde
SpaceX pulls off first-ever spaceship 'catch''That was the Holy Grail of space flight,' SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said of the first-ever recovery of a spaceship as it returned to its launch site following…