CNBC reports SpaceX launched Starship Flight 15 on 13 November 2026 from Boca Chica, Texas — its first attempt to catch both the booster and upper stage — but the booster, diverted to splash in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded, while the upper stage went on toward an orbit of fourteen laps. Hours after FAA authorization the agency issued a nationwide ground stop over air traffic control problems, and the article also notes fresh criticism of Starshield restrictions in Ukraine and SpaceX's quoted goal of "Starlink becoming 51% of the internet."