SpaceX Eyes Starship Tower Catch After Flight 13
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- SpaceX's Starship completed Flight 13 with what space.com called the "softest splashdown" ever, after a successful test launch of next-generation Starlink satellites.
- SpaceX is eyeing a tower catch for its next Starship flight, per Ars Technica, following what the outlet described as an "auspicious" conclusion to Flight 13.
Why it matters: SpaceX is moving from ocean splashdowns — which space.com called the "softest" ever on Flight 13 — to a tower catch attempt on the next Starship flight, a recovery step the company is targeting after successfully deploying next-gen Starlink satellites.
