Baby, She's Back! SpaceX Catches a Starship From Orbit for First Time
By Alan Boyle - November 14, 2026 10:51 PM UTC | Missions SpaceX today brought back its Starship rocket's second stage for a first-ever midair capture at its launch pad, capping off a record-setting orbital flight test. The 171-foot-tall (52-meter-tall) space vehicle, known as Ship 42, settled between a giant…