SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it

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Engineers from SpaceX are on their way to Christmas Island, Australia, to retrieve part of the Starship spacecraft after a test flight that ended with the upper stage landing in the ocean. The event has attracted global attention, with locals hoping it will boost tourism to the remote island.

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are on their way to a remote Australian island to retrieve part of a Starship that dived into the Indian Ocean. The spacecraft – now floating off the coast of Christmas Island – was launched in Texas on 24 July, in the 13th test of the technology. After reaching orbit and releasing 20 non-functioning satellites, the upper stage of the rocket re-entered the atmosphere, landing in the ocean. Continue reading...