SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced during the company’s October 20 earnings call that Flight 15, targeted for early-to-mid November, will attempt the first tower catch of both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage using the launch tower’s mechanical chopstick arms. The Ship has never been caught before, as it returns from higher altitude and greater speed after orbital flight, requiring precise reentry, belly-flop steering, a vertical flip, and final descent between the arms. Prior booster catches on Flights 5, 7, and 8 plus recent ground interface tests with Ship 42 and heat-shield data from Flight 13 provide the foundation, though the maneuver remains unproven and depends on FAA clearance. Musk described success as “more likely than not,” positioning the November window as the key near-term catalyst for full orbital-class recovery.