Spacex Starship Launch is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Since the first thread appeared at Nov 13, 16:32 UTC, we have counted 6 threads about it in 4 communities, led by r/space, r/news and r/technology. Together they have drawn about 11.5K upvotes and 1.6K comments. It is also a rising Google search (“spacex starship launch” in Google Trends for AU).
What the sources report
Here is how the outlets linked in these threads describe what happened, word for word.
- NBC News: SpaceX’s Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launchpad arms in a dramatic first
“Look at her! Baby, she’s back!” SpaceX commentator Dan Huot shouted. The mission’s first-stage booster didn’t return with Starship, however, exploding shortly after liftoff.
- Space.com: SpaceX Starship Flight 15 live updates: Starship lands from orbit for 1st time
SpaceX could make history with the world
- CNBC: SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic first
Starship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.
- BBC News: Watch: SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
- ABC (Australia): SpaceX rocket orbits Earth and returns to launch pad in world first
The successful return of the SpaceX rocket to its launch pad is a breakthrough in the company's decade-long effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.
- CNN: Live updates: SpaceX Starship soars in orbit, still aiming for ship catch in unprecedented test flight | CNN
SpaceX successfully recovered the upper portion of its massive Starship launch system, a feat that has never been attempted. Follow for the latest updates.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/space | 2 | 10,520 | 1,166 | Nov 13, 16:32 UTC |
| r/news | 1 | 640 | 186 | Nov 14, 21:31 UTC |
| r/technology | 2 | 280 | 208 | Nov 14, 21:35 UTC |
| r/worldnews | 1 | 31 | 63 | Nov 14, 22:38 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Starship 42 successfully CAUGHT by the Mechazilla chopsticks after a day in orbit — becoming the first time in history an orbital rocket has ever been fully recoveredr/space · 10,340 upvotes · 1,122 comments · Nov 14, 21:22 UTC · v.redd.it
- SpaceX catches Starship at Texas launch site after nearly a day in orbitr/news · 640 upvotes · 186 comments · Nov 14, 21:31 UTC · NBC News
- SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic firstr/technology · 163 upvotes · 99 comments · Nov 14, 22:01 UTC · CNBC
- SpaceX’s Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic firstr/technology · 117 upvotes · 109 comments · Nov 14, 21:35 UTC · AP News
- Giant Starship stacked for launch and 1st-ever double catch landingr/space · 180 upvotes · 44 comments · Nov 13, 16:32 UTC · space.com
- SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic firstr/worldnews · 31 upvotes · 63 comments · Nov 14, 22:38 UTC · CNBC
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/space: “Giant Starship stacked for launch and 1st-ever double catch landing”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/space (10,340 upvotes, 1,122 comments by our last count).
- First link to NBC News shared, in r/news.
- The story reaches r/technology: “SpaceX’s Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic first”
- The story reaches r/worldnews: “SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic first”
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.