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Starship Flight 15 to attempt first catch of both rocket stages

After 14 full-stack flights, SpaceX is preparing Starship Flight 15 for an unprecedented recovery attempt: catching both stages of an orbital-class rocket. The effort marks a new milestone in the vehicle’s flight-test program and launch-system recovery ambitions.

Discovered 2026-11-12T20:55:33.349778-08:00 | 2026-11-12T20:55:33.349778-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

Flight 15 will test whether SpaceX can catch both stages of an orbital-class rocket, a recovery feat not previously achieved in spaceflight history.
The attempt follows 14 full-stack flights, making the outcome a significant milestone in Starship’s iterative flight-test program.

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