SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle's upper stage.

SpaceX Starship and its Super Heavy booster launching. Watch view of the liftoff in slow motion from a launch tower camera.

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The Super Heavy booster of SpaceX's seventh Starship megarocket comes in for a launch-tower catch shortly after lifting off on a test flight on Jan. 16, 2025. | Credit: SpaceX Flight 7 was ...