SpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catch
Verified: 13 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 3 of them from the United States.
SpaceX Starship made a triumphant return to Earth, caught midair by giant mechanical ‘chopsticks’.
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
3 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Ars Technica, Phys.org, UPI · 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, 12:29 AM UTC+24 hSpaceX rocket 'caught' at launchpadsmh.com.au ↗
- Nov 15, 12:30 AM UTC+24 hSpaceX catches Starship spacecraft after booster failureinvesting.com ↗
- Nov 15, 1:03 AM UTC+25 hSpaceX returned its Starship rocket on Saturday—but there's a catcharstechnica.com ↗
- Nov 15, 1:54 AM UTC+26 h· you’re reading thisSpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catchaljazeera.com ↗
[Claude] Both other reports describe the same Starship midair catch and return, with no conflicting facts about the event.
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