Watch: SpaceX's Starship completes first-ever midair catch on return from orbit

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft returned from a 22-hour journey in orbit on Saturday and was caught by giant mechanical arms at the Texas launch tower from which it had taken off a day earlier, marking the first successful recovery of the spacecraft in midair.The dramatic landing was a major milestone in Elon Musk's effort to develop a fully reusable rocket system. However, SpaceX fell short of its goal of recovering both stages of the rocket after the Super Heavy booster exploded shortly after Friday's launch.The stainless steel spacecraft descended through clouds over SpaceX's Starbase facility, reignited its engines to turn upright and slowly lowered itself into the launch tower's mechanical arms, known as Mechazilla.Its engines shut down after the catch, leaving the charred spacecraft suspended above the ground.SpaceX shared a video of the historic landing, showing Starship descending towards the launch tower before being caught by its giant mechanical arms. The spacecraft was seen settling into the arms and remaining suspended above the ground after its engines shut down.Sharing the footage, SpaceX wrote: "Mechazilla catches Starship! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on this incredible achievement!""Can you believe it?" SpaceX commentator Dan Huot exclaimed during the broadcast. "Look at her! Baby, she's back!"Musk congratulated his team after the successful recovery, while SpaceX officials said the achievement demonstrated the potential for Starship's…