SpaceX Catches a Starship Upper Stage for the First Time

On 14 November at 16:20 US Central (15 November, 05:20 Beijing), Starship’s upper stage returned from orbit and was caught by the launch tower’s chopstick arms — the first time a returning ship has been recovered at the pad rather than splashed down. Booster B22 aborted its own catch attempt after a low-fuel warning and splashed in the Gulf of Mexico, so the “double catch” remains unproven.