# SpaceX Starship landing livestream: Watch the catch attempt live > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/4468718 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 10 outlets covering · First listed: Mashable, Nov 14, 2026, 9:44 AM · Read it: SpaceX is going to attempt a controlled upright landing for its Starship craft, and you can watch live. AI summary (may contain mistakes): 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. ## 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. The test proved partially successful, but ended in a historic first. - 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 14, 2026, 9:44 AM: [SpaceX Starship landing livestream: Watch the catch attempt live]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) SpaceX is going to attempt a controlled upright landing for its Starship craft, and you can watch live. - Nov 14, 2026, 11:22 AM: [UPDATED: SpaceX Successfully Salvages Its Attempt to Catch a Starship]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) The booster catch was spectacularly aborted. The upper stage catch was successful. - Nov 14, 2026, 2:59 PM: [Highlights From the Starship Landing]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The Starship spacecraft safely landed back at the Starbase launch facility, a major step in SpaceX’s quest to build fully reusable rockets. - Nov 14, 2026, 3:22 PM: [SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 14, 2026, 3:42 PM: [SpaceX successfully catches Starship and makes history]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) The 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. - Nov 14, 2026, 3:44 PM: [Watch SpaceX successfully execute the first ‘chopstick’ catch of Starship]() — The Verge (Digital news, United States) After 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 - Nov 14, 2026, 5:08 PM: [SpaceX Starship historic landing]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 14, 2026, 6:17 PM: [SpaceX Catches Starship Returning From Orbit for First Time]() — The Defiant (Specialist) The upper-stage recovery brings SpaceX closer to reusing both parts of its launch system. Super Heavy, however, diverted to an offshore splashdown.