SpaceX plans to try first-ever catch of Starship rocket from orbit

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After a booster explosion on Friday, SpaceX plans to try to catch the upper stage, or spacecraft, portion of its massive Starship rocket from orbit on Saturday. The company will try to make the historic catch using its "chopsticks," mechanical arms attached to a launch tower at its Starbase, Texas, facility. The rocket lifted off from Starbase in South Texas at 4:47 p.m. local time, or 5:47 p.m. ET on Friday, and is expected to orbit the Earth 14 times before the catch attempt, which is expected around 3:20 p.m. local time in Texas, or 4:20 p.m. ET on Saturday. Test Flight 15, the most ambitious Starship test yet, marks the first time Musk's company attempted to catch both the rocket's booster and upper stage.