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For the first time in history, SpaceX was able to capture its starship spacecraft with mechanical manipulators. Previously, only the first stage of the rocket, the super heavy booster, could be returned this way. Initially the mission was planned as a "double capture", but this time it was not possible to capture the carrier itself. Super Heavy went off its calculated course, so the automation canceled its return to the site and sent it to the Gulf of Mexico.
The starship spent about 22 hours in space, completed 14 orbits around the Earth and launched 26 Starlink satellites into orbit. The ship then returned to the launch site in Texas.