SpaceX Catches the Starship to end Flight 15

First reported by Phys.org at Fri 4:11 AM · 17 outlets in all

1. NPR8mSpaceX 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.
2. Hacker News28mSpaceX Catches the Starship to end Flight 15
3. CNBC36mSpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic firstStarship Test Flight 15 marks the first time Elon Musk's company has tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.
4. Engadget56mSpaceX successfully catches Starship after launch for the first timeWhile the company has pulled off this trick a few times with Super Heavy boosters, it was a first for the Ship.
5. Gizmodo4hWatch SpaceX Try to Salvage Its Attempt to Catch a StarshipThe booster catch was spectacularly aborted. An upper stage catch attempt is still pending.
6. Mashable6hSpaceX 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.
7. Phys.org10hSpaceX's Starship set for return to Earth after booster catch abortedSpaceX said its Starship spacecraft was "healthy" as it orbited the Earth and on track to return Saturday to its Texas launch site, where Elon Musk's company was planning to "catch" the vehicle for the first time.
8. Yahoo News12hSetback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch testThe Starship rocket launched successfully on Friday [Getty Images] SpaceX will decide later whether to try to catch the top part of its huge Starship rocket as it returns to Earth.The company had hoped to catch both the bottom and upper stages of the rocket using mechanical arms - nicknamed chopsticks - on its launch tower.But the first catch of the rocket's booster was aborted a few minutes after the launch, and instead the booster diverted to the ocean, bursting into flames just above the sea.The top part, known as the Ship, is due to return to Earth at about 15:15 local time (21:15 GMT) on…
9. Ars Technica21hStarship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on SaturdayOne way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday.
10. PBS NewsHour21hSpaceX'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.
11. CNN21hSpaceX’s Starship lifts off on unprecedented test flight
12. Financial Times(subscription required)22hSpaceX aborts attempt to catch Starship booster rocketElon Musk suffers setback in efforts to develop a completely reusable megarocket system
13. CBS News22hSpaceX launches first-of-its-kind Starship test flightThe SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship was designed from the ground up to be fully reusable in a bid to lower launch costs.
14. BBC25hSecond catch attempt as SpaceX Starship rocket heads back to EarthThe attempt follows an unsuccessful effort to catch of the rocket’s booster which instead came down in the ocean.
15. Scientific American(subscription required)27hCan 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.
16. AP28hSpaceX’s Starship soars into orbit after booster explosion prevents an unprecedented double catch
17. New York Times(subscription required)31hSpaceX’s Latest Starship Launch Skips Attempt to Catch the BoosterSpaceX could still try to catch the rocket’s upper stage tomorrow. Progress toward a fully reusable rocket remains mixed.