SpaceX to retrieve Starship upper stage off Christmas Island after ocean splashdown
TL;DR
SpaceX is sending engineers to Christmas Island to retrieve the Starship upper stage that re-entered and splashed down in the Indian Ocean after a July test; the debris is being towed to calmer waters for analysis, with authorities maintaining an exclusion zone and officials noting potential for future reuse of rocket stages.
- SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it The Guardian
- On 7 August, Elon Musk said Ship 40's ocean recovery was “not looking good.” Eleven days later, on 18 August, it was towed intact to waters off Christmas Island — the first Starship upper stage ever recovered intact after returning from space. Space Daily
- Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea Ars Technica
- SpaceX recovers Starship spacecraft Elon Musk once feared lost to sea USA Today
- Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal Space
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