SpaceX has successfully captured a starship for the first time with mechanical grips on the launch tower after returning from space, Reuters reports.
During the 22-hour flight, the ship completed 14 orbits around the Earth, launched 26 Starlink satellites into orbit, and returned to the spaceport in Texas.
Previously, Elon Musk's company managed to return only the first stage of the rocket in this way - the super heavy booster. In the current test, his return was unsuccessful.