SpaceX is preparing to attempt the first catch of both stages of its Starship launch system on the vehicle’s 15th flight, according to reporting published on November 13, 2026. The attempt would be a first in spaceflight history.
The planned Starship Flight 15 follows 14 full-stack flights of the vehicle. The available information does not describe the recovery method or the mission profile, and it gives no launch date, launch window or flight objectives beyond the dual-catch attempt.
What is known so far
The central claim is that SpaceX intends to try something no other launch provider has done. The company has not been quoted in the material available here, and no technical details of the catch attempt have been confirmed. Those details, along with any regulatory approvals or the final flight plan, remain to be reported.
Whether the attempt succeeds will determine how close SpaceX is to reusing both stages of Starship. The outcome of Flight 15 will be the clearest test of that goal.
Source: www.nasaspaceflight.com
