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

The Guardian UK Wednesday 19 August 2026, 06:24 UTC By Petra Stock 1 min read
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Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage touristsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEngineers 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...

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists

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.

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