SpaceX has successfully caught the top part of its huge Starship rocket on its return to Earth for the first time. A commentator asked "Can you believe it?" as large crowds cheered at the launch site in Texas.

The company had hoped to catch both the bottom and upper stages of the rocket using mechanical arms, nicknamed chopsticks, on its launch tower. However, the first catch of the rocket's booster was aborted a few minutes after the launch on Friday. The booster was diverted to the ocean, where it burst into flames just above the sea.S1

The top part, known as the Ship, returned to Earth a few minutes behind schedule at around 15:27 local time (21:27 GMT) on Saturday and was successfully caught. The catch marks the completion of Flight 15 of the Starship programme.S1S2