SpaceX targets first launch-site catch of Starship’s upper stage
- SpaceX caught Starship’s upper stage for the first time.
- The Ship spent about 22 hours in orbit.
- A booster problem prevented the planned double catch.
SpaceX has caught Starship’s upper stage, known as the Ship, with the launch tower’s arms in South Texas for the first time. The milestone advances the company’s effort to recover and reuse both parts of the rocket, although the planned double catch was not completed. On Starship’s 15th…