U.S. · TECHNOLOGY · NOV 13, 8:18 PM ET
Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket’s double-catch test
Reported by 39 outlets in the past day, including BBC, CNBC, PBS News.
1What happened
Elon Musk’s company aborted an attempted catch of the rocket’s booster - instead it came down in the ocean. BBC ↗
2Also reported
The test flight is SpaceX’s first attempt to catch both the Super Heavy booster and upper stage spacecraft of the rocket at its launch site in Starbase, Texas. CNBC ↗
Sources
- Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test ↗BBC
- SpaceX launches Starship in key test flight of massive rocket ↗CNBC
- SpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster malfunction thwarts double catch attempt ↗PBS News
- SpaceX’s bid for Starship double catch thwarted, as booster ends up in ocean ↗South China Morning Post
- SpaceX launches Starship on ambitious 22-hour Flight 15 test, but aborts booster 'chopsticks' catch (video) ↗Space
- SpaceX launches 15th Starship flight; aborts booster recovery maneuver ↗NBC News