SpaceX catches orbit-returning Starship for first time, captured in stunning tracking shot
chaitu · x · 2026-11-15
Photographer John Kraus captured a tracking sequence at Starbase, Texas of Ship 42 — the Starship upper stage returning from orbit for the first time — as it flipped vertical, fired its engines and descended between the launch tower's mechanical arms during Flight 15, the first-ever tower catch of an orbital-class upper stage.
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