SpaceX catches Starship for first time, drawing praise in Washington

First reported by BBC at Fri 2:12 PM · 10 outlets in all

1. The Hill2hSpaceX catches Starship for first time, drawing praise in WashingtonSpaceX’s Starship aircraft successfully touched back down at a South Texas launch site Saturday afternoon — marking a historic milestone in the aerospace giant’s effort to build reusable rockets. The 170-foot-long spacecraft launched from Starbase, Texas, on Friday for its 15th flight, the Elon Musk-headed company wrote in a Saturday release. Once it got into orbit,…
2. The Defiant6hSpaceX 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.
3. CNN7hSpaceX Starship historic landing
4. The Verge9hWatch 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
5. NPR9hSpaceX 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.
6. Yahoo News9hSpaceX catches Starship at launch pad 22 hours after liftoff in a dramatic first
7. Hacker News9hSpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
8. CNBC9hSpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic firstStarship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.
9. Engadget9hSpaceX 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.
10. BBC34hSpaceX successfully catches top of huge Starship rocket for first timeThe rocket stage was caught mid air using huge mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".