# SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket for the first time

https://mins.news/en/item/144177

- euronews, 2026-11-15 08:32 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/15/spacex-catches-part-of-its-starship-rocket-in-historic-first

> Crowds outside Starbase in Texas cheered as mechanical arms caught the spacecraft for the first time. SpaceX said the moment “changed everything.”

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