{
  "id": 19997058,
  "title": "SpaceX says Starship Flight 15 booster aborted 'chopsticks' landing catch after launch due to guidance issue (video)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spacex-says-starship-flight-15-booster-aborted-chopsticks-landing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-14T14:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-says-starship-flight-15-booster-aborted-chopsticks-landing-catch-after-launch-due-to-guidance-issue-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, November 13, SpaceX's Starship megarocket faced an issue during its Flight 15 test launch. The rocket intended to recover both the Super Heavy first stage and the upper stage Ship for a historic full recovery. However, the Super Heavy booster veered off course and exploded offshore due to a guidance issue, triggering an automatic abort. Although the Super Heavy stage was recovered as planned, the upper stage failed to make it back safely. SpaceX has been working on perfecting the Starship's guidance and navigation control system to ensure the vehicle's safe return to Earth.",
  "summary": "SpaceX has an idea why its latest Starship megarocket test flight missed the first of two planned landings on Friday (Nov. 13) during the Starship Flight 15 test.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}