SpaceX wants to catch a skyscraper falling out of the sky. The company plans to launch its next Starship as soon as this month and, for the first time, try to catch the returning upper stage with the giant robotic arms on its launch tower. SpaceX listed in June, raising $86bn at a $1.77tn valuation, and reported second-quarter revenue of $7.8bn, up 92% on the year. A rocket that catches and reflies itself, upper stage included, is the difference between space travel as a stunt and space travel as a business. If the arms close around the Ship this month, SpaceX will have done something no one else has even attempted, on live television, as a listed company.