Living definition
What is SpaceX Starship Flight 5 — First Super Heavy Booster Catch?
Space Launch & Satellites Energy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-08-20
- Revision
- 2026-08-17.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
SpaceX Starship Flight 5 — First Super Heavy Booster Catch is a test flight of SpaceX's fully reusable launch system in which the first-stage booster returned to its launch tower and was caught by mechanical arms rather than landing on legs.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-08-20, verified readiness is 26 (claimed 50, reported 39, gap 24) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Track; not yet.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for SpaceX Starship Flight 5 — First Super Heavy Booster Catch.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-08-17.1
- Hash
- sha256:0c37108a182f510fc8cf4d1dfc3a30339f2b59e62654201edea2f530a268707e
- Approved
- 2026-08-17