SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
Summary
SpaceX has successfully recovered its Starship rocket from the Indian Ocean about a month after its launch. The company is now transporting the rocket back to Texas, where it was built, to study data and continue its development.Key Facts
- Starship launched from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas on July 24, 2026.
- This was the 13th full test flight of Starship and the first one to survive the flight and stay intact.
- The rocket was found near Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
- SpaceX called this recovery their biggest salvage operation so far.
- Transporting Starship back to Texas will take several months using a semisubmersible ship.
- SpaceX plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to Mars and the Moon.
- NASA plans to use Starship and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Moon lander to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028.
- President Donald Trump recently visited NASA and praised space exploration efforts.
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