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SpaceX pulls off first-ever spaceship ‘catch’ as Starship spacecraft returns from orbit | Video

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 15 Nov, 03:02 IST, latest 15 Nov, 17:21 IST

The Earth, photographed from Apollo 17
Representational image · The Earth, photographed from Apollo 17 · NASA/Apollo 17 crew; taken by either Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

What we know

16 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from South China Morning Post at 15 Nov, 03:02 IST; the latest is from Odisha Bytes at 15 Nov, 17:21 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by16 news organisations
First report15 Nov, 03:02 IST
Latest report15 Nov, 17:21 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Saturday successfully carried out the first-ever recovery of a spaceship, with its Starship vessel returning safely to its launch pad after a day in orbit. The spaceship emerged from a cloudy sky after a cross-continent descent, smoothly…
The successful recovery of the SpaceX Starship marks the first recovery of a spaceship.
SpaceX brought back its Starship rocket's second stage for a first-ever midair capture at its launch pad, capping a record-setting, 22.5-hour orbital flight test.
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.
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…
The initial attempt failed and was called off, with the booster redirected toward the ocean, where it erupted into flames just above the water's surface.

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