SpaceX has validated Mechazilla chopstick catches on multiple Super Heavy boosters, building confidence in guidance, arm actuation, and post-catch umbilical reconnection. Recent tests at Pad 2 lifted Flight 15’s Ship 42 into catch position, exercised lateral translation and quick-disconnect alignment, and confirmed hardware tolerances against an actual upper-stage vehicle. Elon Musk stated after Flight 13 that landing precision was already catch-ready and set Flight 14 (NET September 22) as the final non-catch orbital test before attempting the ship catch on Flight 15, estimating first-try success odds at 50–60 percent. The higher reentry speeds and different aerodynamics of the ship versus booster remain key technical hurdles, but tower upgrades and parallel vehicle prep at Starbase position Flight 15 as the near-term catalyst for the first upper-stage tower catch.