RECOVERY
THE MISSION ISN’T OVER AT LANDING.
Catches, landings and splashdowns—what happened to each vehicle after launch.
Photograph · Brandon M. Wynn
LANDINGS & OUTCOMES
Mission outcomes connected to what happened after flight.
Recovery is part of the mission story.
Where vehicles land, splash down, return to port or are recovered at sea.
Recovery events on record.
Ocean Splashdown
Starship Flight 13 — Booster 20 splashdown loss
Booster 20 completed its return sequence and attempted its landing burn but was lost at splashdown during Starship Flight 13.
Ocean Splashdown
Starship Flight 13 — Ship 40 soft splashdown
Ship 40 completed a successful soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean during Starship Flight 13.
Ocean Splashdown
Starship Flight 12 — Starship splashdown
Starship reentered, completed its landing flip and landing burn, and splashed down in the Indian Ocean during Starship Flight 12.
Ocean Splashdown
Starship Flight 12 — Super Heavy hard splashdown
Super Heavy completed only a partial boostback burn and experienced a hard splashdown after attempting its landing burn during Starship Flight 12.
Tower Catch
Starship Flight 8 — Super Heavy tower catch
Super Heavy returned to the Starbase launch site and was successfully caught by the launch tower during Starship Flight 8.