# SpaceX launches first-of-its-kind Starship test flight

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6 outlets covering · First listed: CBS News, Nov 13, 2026, 5:03 PM · Read it: <https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launches-starship-flight-rocket/>

The SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship was designed from the ground up to be fully reusable in a bid to lower launch costs.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 4:11 AM: [SpaceX Starship test to attempt first-ever spaceship 'catch'](<https://phys.org/news/2026-11-spacex-starship-spaceship.html>) — Phys.org (Science news)
  Elon Musk's SpaceX was poised Friday to carry out its latest test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, with plans for a groundbreaking "catch" of the spaceship following a day in orbit.
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:30 AM: [SpaceX’s Latest Starship Launch Skips Attempt to Catch the Booster](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/science/spacex-launch-starship-rocket-catch.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  SpaceX could still try to catch the rocket’s upper stage tomorrow. Progress toward a fully reusable rocket remains mixed.
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:45 PM: [Can SpaceX catch its Starship?](<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-spacex-catch-its-starship/>) — Scientific American (Magazine, United States)
  The 15th spaceflight of SpaceX’s giant launch vehicle aimed for something unprecedented: snatching both rocket stages from midair after a journey to orbit. So far, it’s proved only partially successful.
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:03 PM: [SpaceX launches first-of-its-kind Starship test flight](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launches-starship-flight-rocket/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  The SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship was designed from the ground up to be fully reusable in a bid to lower launch costs.
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:52 PM: [SpaceX’s Starship lifts off on unprecedented test flight](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxNbnJ6RTlBcXZPQzI2OHBDajlFa3NsZFVUcHVfZHJEZWFFLVNseURDcjZEOXhzaUpNeUxDazh0am1UWk9JcmRXbTZJcG4xeU5yTFhKY2ZWeEVWRTJQcmlZcHp5Nm9iMnY1YXNub1B6MndTNFR3bEF1WUFjR2Z2SUozVUdRVmxKNklwYktybUIyZ0Z1cVAwSUE?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 13, 2026, 6:36 PM: [SpaceX launches Starship in key test flight of massive rocket](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/13/spacex-launches-starship-in-key-test-flight-of-massive-rocket.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  The test flight is SpaceX's first attempt to ​catch both the Super Heavy booster and upper stage spacecraft of the rocket at its launch site in Starbase, Texas.