SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Starship 15 launched Friday afternoon off South Padre Island, and on Saturday afternoon, SpaceX hopes to do something it has never been able to do before - guide Starship back to the launchpad.

The company previously attempted this at the tower on Friday, but it ended with a loud explosion in the Gulf after SpaceX failed to catch the booster.

According to SpaceX, the Super Heavy booster auto-aborted the crash attempt due to a guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) issue.