- SpaceX pulled off a major salvage — recovering the Starship from the Indian Ocean and shipping it back to Texas after images showed it afloat near Christmas Island.
- It was the first Starship to survive its hourlong, space‑skimming flight intact, giving engineers valuable data for rapid development.
- The rocket is central to Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions and NASA’s lunar plans (Artemis); the missions are getting high-profile attention, including presidential praise and medals for the Artemis II crew.
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