SpaceX successfully recovered its recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean near Christmas Island and is now transporting it back to Texas over several months.
The vessel is headed to Texas
Aug 29, 2026
01:51 pm
What's the storySpaceX has successfully salvaged its latest Starship from the Indian Ocean, marking a major milestone in the company's history.
The recovery was carried out near Christmas Island and involved towing the upper stage of the 171-foot-tall (52m) spacecraft onto a massive semi-submersible ship.
SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean
SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean
SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean
Elon Musk's SpaceX has recovered the Starship rocket in the Indian Ocean and is taking it back to its company headquarters in…
It'll take several months for the Starship upper stage to make its way back to Texas.
SpaceX is trying to bring a Starship upper stage back to shore for post-flight inspection, but it's not going so well.
