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P52Missed

SpaceX would catch the Starship upper stage with the launch tower arms in early 2025.

Said on
Oct 15, 2024
Deadline
Early 2025

Verbatim

“Hopefully early next year, we will catch the ship too.”

Why it is marked missed

Missed. As of September 29, 2026, USA Today listed an upper stage that can return to the launch site as a capability SpaceX still needs to demonstrate.