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SpaceX Starship is caught in midair by launch pad arms after orbit
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File:Launch of the Roman Space Telescope (NASA livestream).webm / NASA Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Keighley Rockcliffe A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. Random APOD Generator Yesterday's Image APOD: 2026 August 30 – M74: A Grand Design Spiral Tomorrow's Image / Launch of the Roman Space Telescope / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain / https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Launch_of_the_Roman_Space_Telescope_(NASA_livestream).webmSource pageAccording to Phys.org Space, SpaceX's Starship returned to Earth on Saturday and was caught in midair by giant mechanical arms at the place where its journey had begun 22 hours earlier.
Midair catch at the launch site
The report says the vehicle came back on Saturday and was seized by enormous mechanical arms while still in the air. The arms were at the same location from which the flight had set off 22 hours before.
The return did not finish with a standard landing on the ground. Instead, the arms held the vehicle.
About the company
SpaceX is a space company based in Hawthorne. It was founded in 2002.
Open questions
- Has the catch been confirmed by sources beyond Phys.org Space?