SpaceX says the first orbital Starship launch will carry advanced Starlink satellites bound for space. Elon Musk says the upcoming flight will attempt to catch both the booster and the ship.

the first orbital Starship launch carrying advanced Starlink satellites bound for space.
If both are successful, it will mark the first time that all parts of an orbital rocket return to Earth intact.
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