It was the grand finale that Elon Musk and his team hoped for – the first-ever capture of a Starship flying back from space. width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" name="viewport"/>‘Baby, she’s back!’ SpaceX’s Starship is caught midair in a dramatic first. SpaceX's Starship spacecraft returned from its mission with a successful midair recovery by mechanical arms. The spacecraft completed 14 orbits while deploying 26 satellites before returning to Earth.