SpaceX Tests Starship with 22-Hour Orbital Flight, Booster Catch Aborted
hitechexpert.topSpaceX conducted its 15th test flight of the Starship super heavy-lift rocket on November 13, 2026, launching from its Starbase facility in Texas.
The mission was highly ambitious, aiming for a 22-hour flight of the Starship upper stage and the first-ever attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster using the launch tower’s mechanical ‘chopsticks.’ However, the booster catch was aborted, and the booster was safely ditched in the Gulf of Mexico.
