SpaceX's recovered Starship 40 will take months to get back to Texas

SpaceX's Starship 40 traveled from Texas to the Indian Ocean in 65 minutes for a launch test, but its return journey will take several months.

• Starship 40 launched from SpaceX's Starbase in South Texas on July 24.
• The spacecraft deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites during its 65-minute flight.
• The mission was suborbital.
• The rocket spent 24 days at sea before recovery efforts began.
• The return journey to Texas will take several months.

The rocket spent 24 days at sea before recovery efforts began and launched from SpaceX's Starbase in South Texas on July 24, deploying 20 Starlink V3 satellites.