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Updated 14/11/2026, 22:43:07 UTC

SpaceX is drawing attention across 4 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

Science & HealthBBC Science2026-11-143 outlets

SpaceX successfully catches top of huge Starship rocket for first time

Starship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.

WorldBBC News2026-11-142 outlets

'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth

SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".

BusinessCNBC2026-11-14

SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic first

Starship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.

TechnologyThe Verge2026-11-14

Watch SpaceX successfully execute the first ‘chopstick’ catch of Starship

After aborting a planned catch of Starship Flight 15's booster, SpaceX successfully captured Starship with its "Mechazilla" launch and catch tower for the first time. The company has performed 'chopstick' catches of its boosters before, but this is the first time the maneuver has successfully been executed on the Starship vehicle itself. SpaceX CEO Elon […]

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