Starship Flight 15 launch, ship catch & CNN's first reactions

In an unprecedented maneuver, the Starship spacecraft came sweeping down to a pinpoint landing within the arms of SpaceX’s Mechazilla launch tower.

This marks the first time in the history of rocketry that the upper stage of a rocket has returned home from orbit to a safe, upright landing — potentially paving the way for it to be used again.

SpaceX attempted to guide the Super Heavy rocket booster back to a pinpoint landing at its South Texas launch tower, called Mechazilla, but the maneuver was ultimately unsuccessful. The company redirected the booster to splash down in the Gulf.

0:00 SpaceX Starship Flight 15 launch
1:17 Stage separation
2:04 Booster offshore divert
3:12 Second engine cutoff
3:39 Starship catch & CNN's first reactions
5:39 CNN Space & Science writer reacts to the catch

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