SpaceX catches Starship at launch tower for first time
Verified: 20 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 4 of them from the United States.
SpaceX caught its Starship spacecraft at its launch tower, the first time the company has recovered the upper stage of a rocket after a flight.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Ars Technica, Phys.org, Yahoo News and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 14, 12:02 AM UTCFirst reportSpaceX's Starship enters Earth's orbit, but booster catch abortednst.com.my ↗
- Nov 14, 12:32 AM UTC+30 minSpaceX launches Starship into orbit, aborts booster catch attemptupi.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 12:32 AM UTC · +30 min
- Nov 14, 6:05 AM UTC+6 hSpaceX's Starship enters Earth's orbit, but booster catch abortedchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 15, 1:03 AM UTC+25 h· you’re reading thisSpaceX catches Starship at launch tower for first timeupi.com (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 1:54 AM UTC+26 hSpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catchaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 2:27 AM UTC+26 hSpaceX catches Starship for first time after return from orbitnst.com.my (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 2:54 AM UTC+27 hBaby, She's Back! SpaceX Catches a Starship From Orbit for First Timeuniversetoday.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe the same first-ever Starship tower catch, with no conflicting facts stated.
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