https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spacex-brings-recovered-starship-home-to-texas-after-ocean-saga-corpus-christi-caller-timesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spacex-brings-recovered-starship-home-to-texas-after-ocean-saga-corpus-christi-caller-timeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spacex-brings-recovered-starship-home-to-texas-after-ocean-saga-corpus-christi-caller-times#u122575Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:21:34 +0000SpaceX's Starship, designated Ship 40, has returned to its Texas base after a 75-day recovery mission from the Indian Ocean. The upper stage was used in Starship's 13th flight test in July and was recovered near Australia. It was hauled into the Port of Brownsville in Texas, marking the first time a Starship upper stage has made its way back to its launch site.Why it mattersThis achievement marks a significant milestone for SpaceX's Starship program, demonstrating the company's ability to recover and return its massive rocket components from long-distance locations. The suc