Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:06pm on 14 Nov 2026,Saturday Science
SpaceX has successfully caught the upper stage of its Starship rocket using mechanical arms, nicknamed “chopsticks”, on its launch tower. The historic recovery took place as the spacecraft returned to Earth following its latest test flight. The company described the achievement as “picture perfect”. The success came after an earlier attempt to catch the rocket’s Super Heavy booster was aborted, forcing it to divert towards the ocean, where it exploded. The upper stage, known as the Ship, was captured intact, marking a major milestone in SpaceX’s effort to develop a fully reusable rocket and reduce the cost of space travel.
