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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Child holding a toy rocket aloft beneath palm trees in bright sunlight.

A child's toy rocket underscores the next generation of spaceflight that SpaceX's reusable Starship aims to inspire.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Close view of a space shuttle's metallic underside and thermal protection structure.

Heat-shielded surfaces like this one are central to SpaceX's plan to recover and refly both Starship stages.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Three children outdoors with a toy rocket and a space helmet on a sunny day.

Young space enthusiasts play with a toy rocket and helmet as SpaceX prepares for its most ambitious recovery attempt yet.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Starship prototypes on the launch pad at the Brownsville, Texas site under clear skies.

Starship prototypes stand at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas, where Flight 15 will attempt a first-ever double catch.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Boy in goggles playing with a toy rocket on grass in sunlight.

A child's backyard launch mirrors the stakes as SpaceX chases full reusability with Flight 15.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Two boys in astronaut costumes playing outdoors at sunset.

Imaginative play at sunset reflects the Artemis ambitions that a fully reusable Starship could help advance.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Boy running with a toy rocket in a sunny park.

SpaceX hopes a successful double catch will make spaceflight as routine as a day at the park.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Saturn V rocket on display at the Kennedy Space Center exhibit.

Historic rockets like the Saturn V contrast with Starship's goal of rapid, low-cost reuse.

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In Pictures: SpaceX to attempt first full recovery of both Starship stages in Flight 15

Boy in a gray sweater lying on grass with a toy rocket, gazing upward.

Dreams of space travel persist as SpaceX works to lower launch costs through full reusability.

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