SpaceX plans to launch its Starship rocket on Friday in a flight that aims to catch the rocket, according to two news outlets. The New York Times reported that the maneuver planned for Friday is a "key step" toward SpaceX's goal of making rockets fully reusable. The Times story was written by Kenneth Chang. Its summary describes the maneuver as planned and does not describe a completed result.
ABC News reported that SpaceX is aiming for what its headline called the first double catch of Starship. The ABC summary described the mission as its "boldest test yet," a 22-hour flight in which Starship is launching into orbit and aims to recapture the entire rocket at the Texas pad. The ABC listing does not include a byline.
The two accounts differ in emphasis. The Times framed the attempt in terms of SpaceX's goal of making rockets fully reusable, while ABC News framed it around a double catch in its headline. The Times summary does not mention the flight length, the orbit, or the number of catches. The ABC summary does not mention the reusability goal. The ABC summary uses the present tense, describing Starship as launching, while the Times summary describes the maneuver as planned for Friday.
Neither set of material describes the result of the flight, so this account does not say whether the rocket was caught or whether the planned catch was completed. ABC News is the only source that names the Texas pad, and neither source names a city for the launch. Readers who want the complete reporting can read the full stories through the links above.
Sources: The New York Times: SpaceX Aims for Starship Launch on Friday. Here’s What to Know.; ABC News: SpaceX aims for first double catch of Starship in its most ambitious test flight yet.