Texas: SpaceX achieves first in-flight recovery of Starship spacecraft

SpaceX carried out the first in-flight recovery of a Starship spacecraft after its return to Earth, marking a historic milestone.

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The spacecraft had completed 14 orbits around Earth and deployed Starlink satellites before this feat.

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