在中止了原定捕获“星舰”第 15 次飞行助推器的计划后，SpaceX 首次利用其“筷子塔”发射兼捕获塔成功捕获了“星舰”飞船本体。该公司此前曾多次对助推器实施“筷子”捕获，但这是该机动首次在“星舰”飞船上成功实施。
After aborting a planned catch of Starship Flight 15's booster, SpaceX successfully captured Starship with its "Mechazilla" launch and catch tower for the first time. The company has performed 'chopstick' catches of its boosters before, but this is the first time the maneuver has successfully been executed on the Starship vehicle itself.
SpaceX 首席执行官埃隆·马斯克在公司第三季度财报电话会上表示：“这些首飞不保证成功，但我可以说下一次飞行成功的可能性更大。”虽然未能回收整个发射载具，算不上完全成功，但它仍……
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said during the company's third-quarter earnings call that "success is not guaranteed on these first flights, but I'd say it's more likely than not that this succeeds next flight." While not a complete success, in that the company was unable to recover the entire launch vehicle, it sti …