Nearly a month ago, SpaceX’s Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean following its most recent test flight, but that wasn’t the end of the rocket’s journey. Instead, SpaceX launched a grueling mission to retrieve it, hauling it through rough waters for a closer look at the massive vehicle.
After 24 days at sea, the 171-foot-tall (52 meters) spacecraft is finally in calm waters just offshore of Christmas Island in Australia and is awaiting inspection. “A team of SpaceX engineers is on their way to conduct additional analysis on the vehicle in calmer waters before attempting to return it to Starbase,” the company announced on X.
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