# SpaceX’s Starship lifts off on unprecedented test flight > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3732382 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 5 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 13, 2026, 5:52 PM · Read it: ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 12:45 PM: [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, 1:30 PM: [Starship Flight 15 Lifts Off, SpaceX Fails to Catch Booster]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) The Super Heavy booster splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico rather than returning to Starbase as planned. - Nov 13, 2026, 5:03 PM: [SpaceX launches first-of-its-kind Starship test flight]() — 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]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 6:36 PM: [SpaceX launches Starship in key test flight of massive rocket]() — 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.