Saturday, November 14, 2026

Baby, She's Back! SpaceX Catches a Starship From Orbit for First Time

The Starship rocket's second stage, known as Ship 42, hangs from a set of giant mechanical arms on the launch tower at SpaceX's Starbase launch pad in Texas. (Credit: SpaceX via X)

SpaceX brought back its Starship rocket's second stage for a first-ever midair capture at its launch pad, capping a record-setting, 22.5-hour orbital flight test.



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