SpaceX Launches Starship Rocket with Plans to Catch Both Stages
SpaceX has launched its Starship megarocket on a mission that includes plans for retrieval. The company intends to catch both portions of the vehicle for the first time.
SpaceX's Starship megarocket lifted off from Texas on a mission aimed at testing vehicle recovery for reuse. During the flight, the company seeks to catch both parts of the massive rocket for the first time.
The Starship Flight 15 mission launched on a Friday afternoon from Starbase, Texas. Plans for the mission involve the spacecraft circling Earth approximately 14 times over an estimated 22-hour duration.
Following the planned orbital journey, the company expects to catch the craft at its Texas launch site as part of its ongoing efforts toward rocket reuse.
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What the sources say
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Ars Technica · 23 h ago
Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday
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CNBC · 1 d ago
SpaceX launches Starship in key test flight of massive rocket
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The Guardian · 1 d agoSpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuse
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BBC News · 1 d agoSpaceX to attempt double catch of huge Starship rocket