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Starship Flight 15 Will Try to Catch Both Stages
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Fusion42 · 9 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
SpaceX plans to attempt a first-ever double catch of both Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage on Flight 15, carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. Elon Musk responded to concerns on the Anthropic compute contract's 90-day exit clause amidst potential Texas data center moratorium.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space, and 6 sources have reported it between 7 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026.
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Your orbital launch work needs to prepare for new reusability benchmarks. SpaceX’s double catch attempt ups the stakes for tech that handles higher heat and stress from orbital returns.
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6 sources · first reported 7 Nov 2026 · latest 13 Nov 2026
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