SpaceX caught the starship on the launch pad for the first time after an orbital flight.
During the day, the ship reportedly circled Earth 14 times, launching new Starlink satellites into orbit and returning to the Starbase spaceport in Texas.
Previously, only the super heavy booster, the first stage of the rocket, could be returned this way. Now, for the first time since its circumnavigation, the starship itself has been captured. This is a big step towards creating a completely reusable system, which in the future should lower the cost of launches and help implement NASA programs.