India, Nov. 15 -- Despite a booster explosion on Friday, SpaceX achieved a major milestone on Saturday by successfully catching Starship's upper stage, or spacecraft, as it returned intact from orbit.

The spacecraft was captured using a pair of mechanical arms, nicknamed "chopsticks," mounted on the launch tower at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas, CNBC reported.

The successful recovery marked a significant moment for the company's ambitious Starship program. During Test Flight 15, its most ambitious trial yet, SpaceX attempted for the first time to catch both the rocket's booster and upper stage using the tower's mechanical arms.

The initial attempt failed and was called off, with the booster redirected toward the ocean, where it e...