The successful recovery of the SpaceX Starship marks the first recovery of a spaceship.

Elon Musk's SpaceX was poised Friday to carry out its latest test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, with plans for a groundbreaking "catch" of the spaceship following a day in orbit.For the 15th Starship test flight Friday, SpaceX aims to recover both stages of the massive 124-meter (407-foot) launch vehicle.

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Friday aborted the recovery of the booster for the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, but insisted it could yet "catch" the spaceship, which would be a first.But the Starship project has been plagued by years-long delays as SpaceX grapples with novel engineering challenges -- even as NASA is counting on the spaceship to serve as a lunar lander for its Artemis program.