The Starship rocket was recovered 24 days after its 13th test flight launch.

After approx. 24 days at sea, the SpaceX Recovery team successfully guided Starship to a location just off the coast of Christmas Island. 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… pic.twitter.com/h6YYWb0LT5

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 18, 2026

The rocket launched on July 24 from Starbase in Cameron County. It was located just off the coast of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.

According to a post on X, a team of SpaceX engineers are on their way to conduct additional analysis before attempting to return it to Starbase.