SpaceX catches Starship's ship with the tower arms for the first time
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SpaceX just caught Starship's ship with the tower arms for the first time ๐
After about 22.5 hours and 14 orbits on Flight 15, the upper stage came back to Starbase and settled into the "chopsticks" at about 4:20 PM ET. The Super Heavy booster skipped its own catch on Friday after a low-fuel alarm and diverted to the Gulf.
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Mechazilla catches Starship! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on this incredible achievement!
SpaceX just caught Starship's upper stage with the launch tower's "chopsticks" arms for the first time. After about 22.5 hours and 14 orbits on Flight 15, the ship came back to Starbase and settled into the arms at about 4:20 PM ET. The Super Heavy booster skipped its own catch on Friday after a low-fuel alarm and diverted to the Gulf.
