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Elon Musk's Space X makes history with incredible pinpoint Starship landing in Texas as NASA boss praises 'magic' feat

New York Times - Business and Daily Mail describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Astonishing footage emerged shortly after the feat on Saturday showing the Starship descending slowly over a launch pad and being caught between the two arms.
The headline split The left frames it as "SpaceX Makes History With Successful Rocket Catch in Texas". The right frames it as "Elon Musk's SpaceX makes history with incredible pinpoint Starship landing in Texas as NA...".
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Left / center-leftSpaceX Makes History With Successful Rocket Catch in Texas

New York Times - Business · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightElon Musk's SpaceX makes history with incredible pinpoint Starship landing in Texas as NASA boss praises 'magic' feat

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Daily MailNews report · Nov 15, 1:02 AM

Elon Musk's Space X makes history with incredible pinpoint Starship landing in Texas as NASA boss praises 'magic' feat

Astonishing footage emerged shortly after the feat on Saturday showing the Starship descending slowly over a launch pad and being caught between the two arms.

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New York Times - BusinessNews report · Nov 15, 12:36 AM

Space X Makes History With Successful Rocket Catch in Texas

The Starship spacecraft returned from orbit to the same spot where it lifted off, marking a key milestone in SpaceX’s vision of building fully reusable rockets.

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