# Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/4207634 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 8 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo News, Nov 14, 2026, 3:09 AM · Read it: The lower stage of the rocket was diverted to the ocean as it burst into flames \[Reuters\] SpaceX has aborted its attempt to catch the bottom part of its huge Starship rocket during its latest test flight.The company had aimed to catch it using the mechanical arms - nicknamed chopsticks - on the launch tower as it returned to Earth, but instead it was diverted to the ocean, bursting into flames as it came down.The top part of the rocket is now continuing its journey to space and SpaceX will decide whether it will try to catch this rocket stage at about 15:15 local time (21:15 GMT) on… ## 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, 2:12 PM: [Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center) Elon Musk’s company aborted an attempted catch of the rocket’s booster - instead it came down in the ocean. - Nov 13, 2026, 5:43 PM: [SpaceX aborts attempt to catch Starship booster rocket]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center) Elon Musk suffers setback in efforts to develop a completely reusable megarocket system - 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, 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. - Nov 14, 2026, 12:34 AM: [SpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster explosion prevents an unprecedented double catch]() — Phys.org (Science news) SpaceX's attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the launch pad was thwarted when the booster fell into the Gulf of Mexico and exploded Friday, but the spacecraft still soared into orbit in its boldest test yet. - Nov 14, 2026, 3:09 AM: [Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) The lower stage of the rocket was diverted to the ocean as it burst into flames \[Reuters\] SpaceX has aborted its attempt to catch the bottom part of its huge Starship rocket during its latest test flight.The company had aimed to catch it using the mechanical arms - nicknamed chopsticks - on the launch tower as it returned to Earth, but instead it was diverted to the ocean, bursting into flames as it came down.The top part of the rocket is now continuing its journey to space and SpaceX will decide whether it will try to catch this rocket stage at about 15:15 local time (21:15 GMT) on…