SpaceX is about to try something new: instead of letting its Starship rocket's upper stage splash down in the ocean, it will use giant mechanical arms at its Texas site to catch it after about 14 orbits.
This marks a big step toward Elon Musk's goal of making rockets fully reusable and could change how we get to space.
NASA invested $3.2 billion in Starship
Starship is huge (407 feet tall!) and built for trips to the Moon, Mars. NASA has already invested $3.2 billion in this tech for future Artemis missions.
If this catch works, SpaceX could launch Starships every week by the first half of 2027, speeding up satellite launches and opening doors for even bigger space adventures.