- SpaceX recovered the Starship launched July 24 from the Indian Ocean near Christmas Island and is transporting it to Texas over several months.
- The flight was the 13th test of a full-up Starship and the first in which the vehicle survived the hourlong space-skimming mission and remained intact in the water.
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“SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean.”