SpaceX will try to catch both stages of its megarocket for the first time. Here's when and where to tune in.

| Published: November 13, 2026

Ship 42 stands on the pad at Starbase, Texas, ahead of Starship Flight 15. SpaceX will try to catch both of the rocket’s stages with its launch tower on Starship Flight 15. Credit: SpaceX, via X

SpaceX is set to launch its 15th test flight of Starship on Friday, Nov. 13. For the first time, the company will try to catch both stages of the rocket — the Super Heavy booster and the upper stage, which SpaceX calls “Ship” — with the arms of its launch tower. If it works, Starship will become the first orbital rocket ever recovered in full.

When is the launch?

SpaceX is targeting a 75-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. EST (4:45 p.m. CST) Friday from Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, pending regulatory approval.…