SpaceX's Big Plan to Catch Starship's Upper Stage after Flight 12, New Level Tech!

SpaceX's Big Plan to Catch Starship's Upper Stage after Flight 12, New Level Tech!
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SpaceX's Big Plan to Catch Starship's Upper Stage after Flight 12, New Level Tech!
Starship Flight 13 is already becoming one of the most anticipated missions in SpaceX history. After the dramatic ending of Flight 12, many fans are now asking the same question: is SpaceX finally ready to attempt a Starship catch with Mechazilla?
In this video, we break down the final moments of Ship 39’s descent, including the unstable landing burn, the unexpected pirouette before splashdown, and the aerodynamic “skip” maneuver that helped Starship recover its trajectory after losing a Raptor Vacuum engine during ascent. We also analyze why some experts believe Flight 13 could still be too early for a tower catch attempt — despite the mission’s impressive overall performance.
SpaceX's Big Plan to Catch Starship's Upper Stage after Flight 12, New Level Tech!
The footage you’re watching right now may be the strongest argument both for and against a Starship catch attempt in Flight 13.
In the final seconds of Flight 12, Ship 39 completed one of the most insane landing sequences ever captured: the flip, the landing burn, and then that surreal pirouette just before splashdown.
At first glance, the mission looked incredibly promising. Despite losing an engine and flying an off-nominal trajectory, Starship still managed to reach its target zone in the Indian Ocean. For many people, that immediately raised hopes that SpaceX could attempt a Mechazilla catch as early as Flight 13.
But the closer analysts looked at the footage and flight data, the more complicated the situation became.
You know, last August, Elon Musk posted on X:
“Starship catch is probably flight 13 to 15, depending on how well V3 flights go.”
SpaceX's Big Plan to Catch Starship's Upper Stage after Flight 12, New Level Tech!

Topics covered in this video:
Why Ship 39 became unstable during landing
The impact of the lost Raptor Vacuum engine
How Starship used atmospheric skipping to stay on target
Why is a ship catch far more difficult than a booster catch
Whether Flight 13 is likely to attempt a Mechazilla recovery
Do you think SpaceX should risk a Starship catch on Flight 13, or take more time to refine the system? Share your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to like and subscribe for more deep-dive spaceflight analysis.

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