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SpaceX Starship landing livestream: Watch the catch attempt live

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SpaceX is going to attempt a controlled upright landing for its Starship craft, and you can watch live.

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SpaceX’s Starship returned from orbit and was caught by mechanical arms at its Texas launchpad, the first such recovery of the vehicle. The first-stage booster did not return as planned: CBS News and PBS NewsHour reported it exploded after liftoff, while The Defiant said it diverted to an offshore splashdown.

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  1. The DefiantSpaceX Catches Starship Returning From Orbit for First TimeThe upper-stage recovery brings SpaceX closer to reusing both parts of its launch system. Super Heavy, however, diverted to an offshore splashdown.
  2. CNNSpaceX Starship historic landing
  3. The VergeWatch SpaceX successfully execute the first ‘chopstick’ catch of StarshipAfter 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
  4. NPRSpaceX successfully catches Starship and makes historyThe company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two metal arms attached to the launch tower could secure it.
  5. Hacker NewsSpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
  6. New York Times(subscription required)Highlights From the Starship LandingThe Starship spacecraft safely landed back at the Starbase launch facility, a major step in SpaceX’s quest to build fully reusable rockets.
  7. GizmodoUPDATED: SpaceX Successfully Salvages Its Attempt to Catch a StarshipThe booster catch was spectacularly aborted. The upper stage catch was successful.
  8. MashableSpaceX Starship landing livestream: Watch the catch attempt liveSpaceX is going to attempt a controlled upright landing for its Starship craft, and you can watch live.
  9. PBS NewsHourSpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster malfunction thwarts double catch attemptSpaceX'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.
  10. Scientific American(subscription required)Can SpaceX catch its Starship?The 15th spaceflight of SpaceX’s giant launch vehicle aimed for something unprecedented: snatching both rocket stages from midair after a journey to orbit. The test proved partially successful, but ended in a historic first.