# Watch: SpaceX catches Starship in midair as it returns to launch tower

https://mins.news/en/item/144226

- euronews, 2026-11-15 10:05 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/15/watch-spacex-catches-starship-in-midair-on-return-to-launch-tower

> After a 22-hour journey, SpaceX’s Starship was successfully caught by giant mechanical arms at its Texas launch tower. It was the first successful midair capture of a Starship returning from space.

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