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Recovered Starship booster arriving at Port of Brownsville

Original: Ship Forte is arriving at the Port of Brownsville with Starship 40 after it survived splashdown in the Indian Ocean. I h

SpaceX's recovery vessel is bringing Starship 40 into the Port of Brownsville, Texas, after the vehicle survived its splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The recovery gives engineers a rare chance to inspect a flown Starship in detail, and space watchers are hopeful the effort yields valuable data from the mission.

Why now: A recovered Starship that survived reentry and splashdown is a notable first for SpaceX's test program, drawing attention from space enthusiasts.

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• Ship Forte is arriving at the Port of Brownsville with Starship 40 after it survived splashdown in the Indian Ocean. I hope they get a ton of science out of this, given how much effort went into it. # space # spacex · chad@mstdn.ca · 3

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