SpaceX to attempt first Starship spacecraft recovery on land in 15th flight
- On Friday, November 13, 2026, SpaceX launched Starship Flight 15 from Starbase, Texas, attempting the first-ever dual-stage recovery of both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage using the Mechazilla launch tower's mechanical arms.
- Following three successful Super Heavy booster catches, this mission marks the first attempt to recover the Starship upper stage, a critical test for SpaceX's goal of developing a fully reusable launch system to lower flight costs.
- The 22-hour mission includes Starship orbiting Earth 14 times while deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. SpaceX engineers monitored vehicle health throughout to ensure safe reentry and tower catch execution.
- SpaceX VP of Launch Kiko Dontchev emphasized that recovering both stages is essential for operational reusability and validates infrastructure for the company's target of roughly 10,000 Starship launches annually by 2030.
- Starship is central to NASA's Artemis III lunar lander mission in 2027, with Artemis IV slated to return humans to the lunar surface as soon as 2028. Full reusability remains key to founder Elon Musk's goal of multiplanetary colonization.
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SpaceX’s Starship soars into orbit after double catch thwarted by booster's water landing
SpaceX has lost out on its attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launch pad. The first-stage booster was diverted into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after Friday's liftoff. But the spacecraft still soared into orbit with…
SpaceX’s Starship soars into orbit after booster malfunction thwarts double catch attempt
SpaceX'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 spacecraft still soared into orbit in its boldest test yet.
Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test
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Washington, Nov 13 (EFE).- SpaceX successfully launched its 15th Starship test mission this Friday, although it had to divert the Super Heavy rocket to Gulf waters of Mexico instead of trying to retrieve it with the mechanical arms of its launch tower in Starbase, South Texas. The company [...] The SpaceX entrance launches its 15th Starship mission and diverts the propellant to the sea was first published in HolaNews.
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