A fully and rapidly reusable rocket will fundamentally change how humanity accesses outer space. “The Holy Grail of Rocketry” continues the ongoing Starship series with a look back at the scrappy days of SpaceX engineers proving reuse was possible and takes you onboard a high-seas race to recover a floating Starship

Sep 16, 2026 · 9:23 PM UTC

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You can watch every episode and catch up on past Starship flight tests at → spacex.com/content
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I love the closing lines: the really big news from this flight was this was the first time we went through the landing procedure with the precision needed to land back at the pad. And we did it. “Had there been a tower out there, the rocket would have been caught.”
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When make that SPACEBALL T-SHIRT merch?
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New episode!! Lets gooo
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Oh my! Oh what a treat, going to watch this on the biggest screen I can. Thank you for this quality and this inspiration 🔥
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Ep 3, yay! 🔥
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Great documentary style vids, love it!
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What a epic scene xitter.twitterapi.xyz/konstantinsaifo/status…
Konstantin Saifoulline (@konstantinsaifo) profile pictureKonstantin Saifoulline
@konstantinsaifoSep 16
This is how humanity becomes spacefaring.
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Inspiring ✨️
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Damn. This was badass. Thank you
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I love these videos so much! Thanks for making them 🫶 Can’t wait to watch you guys unlock the solar system. 🚀
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Jay, a new episode! 🔥🫶
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Starship vs. Humans for scale.
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David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz (@JoelKatz) profile pictureDavid 'JoelKatz' Schwartz
@JoelKatz5 Apr 2023
Replying to @iniyanselvamani
Yes, reDuce, reUse, reCycle.
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I mean what a shot. 😍
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How the magic happens. Love these documentaries.
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Stunning and beautiful 🚀💯🚀💯
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My photo from June 2014:
SpaceX Grasshopper - June 12, 2014

ALT SpaceX Grasshopper - June 12, 2014

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If this shit does not inspire you, check your pulse.
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Remember when some of you laughed at this :
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It feels like a film until you realize this actually happened… This is my favorite scene and the most beautiful one I’ve ever seen. Art
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Compliments to the SpaceX video production team! This editing is Hollywood level. You will inspire millions of people to do space and science pursuits because of this. 👏🏻
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Elmo on ship 40
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I’m more excited for these episodes than any TV show currently. It’s insane how well made these are. Please make this a multi season series for many many years thank you! 🙏🏻
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Some day humanity will be watching these videos and be blown away by what @SpaceX was able to do and how it all started. They will probably be watching these videos on Mars having never set foot on Earth and learning about it in a school there. What a time to be alive!
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Can someone give me a hand?... my jaw is now embedded in the floor. Audible gasp were heard. The whale next to starship, the divers underwater cams, detailed tile extraction, the lift of SS onto Forte. blown away.
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Been following this since I was 19 — nine years now. I live too far to ever see Starbase with my own eyes, and I still can’t fathom the scale of what you’re actually building.
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Come home Starship 40.
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This high sea recovery of starship should be a Netflix documentary
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After a long day of work. This is exactly the relaxation viewing I needed. Thank you for making and posting these masterpieces. ❤️😍😎👊🫡
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Fully and rapidly reusable plus a high-seas race to recover a floating Starship. Holy Grail of Rocketry unlocked 🚀
X Girls (@thesoragirls) profile pictureX Girls
@thesoragirlsSep 16
Fully and rapidly reusable looks different when the Starship is floating next to you. “The Holy Grail of Rocketry” hit different out here. #Starship #SpaceX
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Best video of the series by far, and that’s saying a lot because they’ve all been incredible. Thank you for producing this.
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I love that it all began with Grasshopper in a McGregor, TX pasture! ❤️
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Overall an interesting look back at the first 25 years of SpaceX as a launch provider. For me the most interesting part is the race to save and study Lucky 13 / Ship 40 from the Indian Ocean. This is part of man's desire to become multi-planetary. xitter.twitterapi.xyz/SpaceX/status/21003347…
SpaceX (@SpaceX) profile pictureSpaceX
@SpaceXSep 16
A fully and rapidly reusable rocket will fundamentally change how humanity accesses outer space. “The Holy Grail of Rocketry” continues the ongoing Starship series with a look back at the scrappy days of SpaceX engineers proving reuse was possible and takes you onboard a high-seas race to recover a floating Starship
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