# SpaceX’s Starship soars into orbit after booster explosion foils unprecedented maneuver > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3950492 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 5 outlets covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Nov 13, 2026, 10:12 PM · Read it: SpaceX has lost out on its attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launchpad after a booster explosion Friday, though the spacecraft successfully reached orbit. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 11:30 AM: [SpaceX’s Starship soars into orbit after booster explosion prevents an unprecedented double catch]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - 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, 5:52 PM: [SpaceX’s Starship lifts off on unprecedented test flight]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 6:20 PM: [SpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster malfunction thwarts double catch attempt]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) 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. - Nov 13, 2026, 10:12 PM: [SpaceX’s Starship soars into orbit after booster explosion foils unprecedented maneuver]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) SpaceX has lost out on its attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launchpad after a booster explosion Friday, though the spacecraft successfully reached orbit.