SpaceX rocket splashes down off Christmas Island

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How it spread - 13 original reports, 2 reprints

1. Tue, 18 August 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)07:52first to reportedited after publishing
     SpaceX rocket splashes down off Christmas Island

     previouslyBreaking: SpaceX rocket splashes down off Christmas Island

     A SpaceX rocket is being towed off Christmas Island after landing in the Indian Ocean in an unusual spectacle for locals.

2. Wed, 19 August 2026

   7 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)02:37
     SpaceX recovers rocket that splashed down off Christmas Island

     An operation by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the federal government successfully retrieves the rocket after it landed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.

   • The Guardian World06:24
     SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it

     Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are on their way to a remote Australian island to retrieve part of a Starship that dived into the Indian Ocean. The spacecraft – now floating off the coast of Christmas Island – was launched in Texas on 24 July, in the 13th...

   • sbs.com.au06:34
     Why a 52-metre SpaceX rocket ended up off the coast of Christmas Island

     The rocket's arrival at the remote island caused a stir among the locals.

   • iRozhlas (Czechia)10:32
     Obyvatelé australského ostrova se probudili s vesmírnou raketou SpaceX u pobřeží

     Obyvatelé odlehlého Vánočního ostrova mohli v úterý ráno spatřit vesmírnou raketu organizace SpaceX, plavící se u pobřeží. „Na první pohled vypadala jako tři velké lodě, ale když jste se podívali blíže, všimli jste si, že jde o raketu,“ řekl předseda ostrovní Turistické asociace. Inženýrský tým na sociálních sítích uvedl, že bude raketu dále zkoumat. Místní doufají, že by neobvyklá událost mohla nalákat turisty.

   • BBC News World15:01edited after publishing
     'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast

     previouslyWatch: SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast

     A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.

   • Novinky (Czechia)16:06
     Inženýři SpaceX míří pro spadlý kus rakety na Vánoční ostrov

     Inženýři společnosti SpaceX miliardáře Elona Muska jsou v současnosti na cestě na odlehlý australský Vánoční ostrov. Jejich cílem je, pokud možno, získat zpět kus kosmické lodi Spaceship, který jižně od ostrova dopadl do Indického oceánu.

   • Vecernji list (Croatia)22:34
     Mislio je da je brod, ali onda je shvatio što je došlo do obale: 'Što je više gledate, postaje fascinantnija'

     Tim SpaceX-ovih inženjera na putu je kako bi proveo dodatne analize, naveli su iz tvrtke Elona Muska

3. Thu, 20 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)11:32
     VIDEO Svemirski se div pojavio uz udaljeni otok, ljudi bježali s posla da bi ga vidjeli
   • Telegram.hr (Croatia)11:56
     SpaceX pokušava vratiti raketu s izoliranog otoka u Indijskom oceanu nakon što je neočekivano ostala čitava

     Inženjeri će ju analizirati prije nego što ju pokušaju vratiti u Teksas

4. Mon, 24 August 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)08:29
     Specialist ship arrives to cart SpaceX rocket from Christmas Island

     A semi-submersible cargo carrier has arrived on the remote Australian territory to ferry the SpaceX starship back to Texas.

     1 reprint

     • abc.net.au24 Aug, 08:29their copy
5. Fri, 28 August 2026

   2 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)08:35
     Elon Musk's rocket heads home to US after Christmas Island sojourn

     The Starship 40 rocket that landed in the Indian Ocean and was towed to Christmas Island is finally heading back to the US after amusing locals for the past week.

   • reporterherald.com17:30edited after publishing
     SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas

     previouslySpaceX recovers Starship from Indian Ocean to ship it back to Texas

     The trip will take several months.

     1 reprint

     • broomfieldenterprise.com28 Aug, 17:30their copy