Taking what it’s learned from the Falcon 9, SpaceX has designed its next-generation and much more powerful Starship rocket to also be fully reusable. It’s already demonstrated the ability to bring home the Starship first stage, though the vehicle still has much testing to undergo before it becomes operational.

The Starlink 10-25 mission launched at 2:28 a.m. July 2 from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The Falcon 9 booster saw its 29th flight.

It was the 472nd Falcon 9 first stage landing since December 2015, and the 439th reuse of a SpaceX rocket. The 27 satellites (Group 10-25) added to the more than 7,900 active Star