ScienceSpaceX engineers sent to Christmas Island to recover Starship part floating offshore
SpaceX engineers are heading to remote Christmas Island to recover an upper-stage Starship vehicle that re-entered over the Indian Ocean and is now floating offshore. Islanders hope the global attention will bring more tourists, while authorities have established an exclusion zone during the recovery effort.
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SpaceX engineers sent to Christmas Island to recover Starship part floating offshore
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