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SpaceX Starship flight 15 is set to return to Starbase
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 is expected to return to Starbase on Saturday, the aerospace company announced Saturday morning. The ship launched at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon with a 22-hour flight planned to orbit Earth about 14 times.
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SpaceX aims for first double catch of Starship in its most ambitious test flight yet
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SpaceX’s Starship soars into orbit after booster explosion prevents an unprecedented double catch
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SpaceX Starship flight 15 is set to return to Starbase
by Duncan Idaho at CDN - SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship Flight 15 as soon as Friday from Starbase, Texas, and try to catch both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage back at the launch tower.
STARBASE, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 13: Ship 42 is stacked on booster 42 in preparation for SpaceX Starship Flight 15 launch on November 13, 2026 in Starbase, Texas. The mission marks Starship’s 15th test flight.
Elon Musk's SpaceX was poised Friday to carry out its latest test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, with plans for a groundbreaking "catch" of the spaceship following a day in orbit.
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket thundered off the launchpad on a flight test that aims to bring both sections of the vehicle safely back to Earth at Elon Musk’s Texas base.
A booster malfunction has thwarted SpaceX’s attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launch pad. The first-stage booster malfunctioned several minutes after Friday's liftoff and ended up in the Gulf of Mexico.
SpaceX has lost out on its attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launch pad. The first-stage booster was diverted into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after Friday's liftoff and exploded. But the spacecraft still soared into orbit, delivering 26 Starlink satellites.
SpaceX has lost out on its attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launch pad. The first-stage booster was diverted into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after Friday's liftoff. But the spacecraft still soared into orbit with 26 Starlink satellites for delivery.
SpaceX’s attempt to recover its entire Starship rocket back at its Texas launch pad has been thwarted. The first-stage booster malfunctioned just minutes into the flight Friday and ended up in the Gulf of Mexico. The spacecraft continued toward orbit.
SpaceX is launching Starship into orbit on Friday in its boldest test yet: a 22-hour flight that aims to recapture the entire rocket in a move meant to accelerate moon and Mars travel. If all goes well, the massive booster will return to its Texas pad six minutes after blasting off and the bullet-sh…
The 15th spaceflight of SpaceX’s giant launch vehicle aims for something unprecedented: snatching both rocket stages from midair after a journey to orbit
SpaceX is launching Starship to orbit on Friday in its boldest test yet: a 22-hour flight that aims to recapture the entire rocket in a move meant to accelerate moon and Mars travel.
SpaceX has a good few minutes of launch Tower is go for booster catch. IF SPACEX succeeds on every mission objective on Starship flight 15, this will be one of the most important moments in human history. Watch Starship Flight 15 https://t.
SpaceX sent its Starship on a flight that was meant to feature a first-ever retrieval of both rocket stages, but a launch-pad catch of the first-stage booster had to be canceled due to safety concerns.
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Friday aborted the recovery of the booster for the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, but insisted it could yet "catch" the spaceship, which would be a first.
SpaceX’s attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the launch pad was thwarted when the booster fell into the Gulf of Mexico in flames Friday, but the spacecraft still soared into orbit in its boldest test yet.
SpaceX’s attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the launch pad was thwarted when the booster fell into the Gulf of Mexico and exploded Friday, but the spacecraft still soared into orbit in its boldest test yet.
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