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SpaceX plans to catch both Starship stages on its first attempt
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Catch attempt planned at the launch site
The test flight is meant to see whether both parts of the rocket can be caught at the company's launch site in Starbase, Texas. The reporting describes it as SpaceX's first attempt to do so for the booster and the spacecraft.
About the company
SpaceX is a space company based in Hawthorne. It was founded in 2002. The details of the test flight come from a single outlet's report, and the facts available do not say how the attempt turned out.
Open questions
- Did the catch attempts succeed for both the booster and the upper stage?