SpaceX's Starship nears end of 15th test flight and return-landing attempt


Starship 42, atop the Super Heavy v3 Booster 22, lifts off on its 15th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, US, November 13, 2026. SpaceX plans to return and capture the booster and Starship after the launch. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

STARBASE, Texas, Nov 14 (Reuters) - ⁠SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft cruised around the globe on Saturday nearing the end of its ⁠15th test flight and what the company hoped would be an unprecedented pinpoint return ‌landing at the exact spot in Texas from which it launched.

Starship's uncrewed upper stage is poised to re-enter Earth's atmosphere after nearly a day in orbit and steer back toward its launch tower, then make an engine-controlled final descent into the embrace ​of giant mechanical arms designed to catch the vehicle as ⁠it hovers over the launchpad.

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