# SpaceX Catches the Starship to end Flight 15 > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/4705139 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 18 outlets covering · First listed: Hacker News, Nov 14, 2026, 3:22 PM · Read it: ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 8:30 AM: [SpaceX’s Latest Starship Launch Skips Attempt to Catch the Booster]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) SpaceX could still try to catch the rocket’s upper stage tomorrow. Progress toward a fully reusable rocket remains mixed. - 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. The test proved partially successful, but ended in a historic first. - Nov 13, 2026, 2:12 PM: [Second catch attempt as SpaceX Starship rocket heads back to Earth]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center) The attempt follows an unsuccessful effort to catch of the rocket’s booster which instead came down in the ocean. - Nov 13, 2026, 5:03 PM: [SpaceX launches first-of-its-kind Starship test flight]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) The SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship was designed from the ground up to be fully reusable in a bid to lower launch costs. - 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, 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, 6:49 PM: [Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday]() — Ars Technica (Digital news, United States) One way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday. - Nov 14, 2026, 5:18 AM: [SpaceX's Starship set for return to Earth after booster catch aborted]() — Phys.org (Science news) SpaceX 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. - 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: [Watch SpaceX Try to Salvage Its Attempt to Catch a Starship]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) The booster catch was spectacularly aborted. An upper stage catch attempt is still pending. - Nov 14, 2026, 2:54 PM: [SpaceX successfully catches Starship after launch for the first time]() — Engadget (Digital news, United States) While the company has pulled off this trick a few times with Super Heavy boosters, it was a first for the Ship. - Nov 14, 2026, 3:14 PM: [SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic first]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center) Starship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket. - Nov 14, 2026, 3:22 PM: [SpaceX Catches the Starship to end Flight 15]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 14, 2026, 3:32 PM: [SpaceX catches Starship at launch pad 22 hours after liftoff in a dramatic first]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) - 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