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SpaceX shows how it plans to catch Starship with the tower on Flight 15

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In its third-quarter earnings webcast, SpaceX showed an animation of about 80 seconds depicting how it plans to catch a Starship ship with the launch tower’s arms. Elon Musk confirmed that Flight 15, expected next month, will try to catch both the Super Heavy booster and the ship. Musk said the chance of success on the first attempt is “more likely than not.” Gwynne Shotwell said the FAA license for Flight 15 would include return to launch site and tower catch for both stages. The ship assigned to the flight, Ship 42, was lifted in September by the Pad 2 arms into a simulated catch position.…

🔎 Why it matters: Catching the Starship ship would close the reuse loop Musk described, and Flight 15 would be the first attempt to recover both stages with the tower. Ship 42, the assigned ship, had its engines removed before its static fire and was sent back for another cryogenic test.
📈 Upside: Shotwell said the FAA license for Flight 15 would include return to launch site and tower catch for both stages.
📉 Risk: Musk described the chance of success on the first attempt as “more likely than not,” and the ship has never been caught after returning from orbit at higher speed.
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