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·Science and Technology·ends Sep 30, 2026

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Sep 30, 2026

Reach orbit means full circumnavigation around Earth. Recover starship means mainly intact and no large deformation. Things that might possibly be repairable like missing tiles and/or hole in flap and/or flap torn off is acceptable. Refuel a booster must be at least 50% of amount of propellants intended to be transferred. Also must be more than 1000 Kg of mass in case they do a very small scale test. Catch booster on different tower means different from Pad A at Boca Chica used for the first catch. Pad B at Boca Chica is perhaps most advanced and most likely but it could be a different location. Note it does not have to be a different tower from which it launched. Mass simulators to suborbital do not count as satellites. Satellites must be deployed to orbit and be functional items but functional as a test item is OK. Edit 26 July 2026: orbit in above means they must complete at least a full orbit. Update 2026-07-29 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): For the recover starship requirement: The ship must be recovered to land. If it is recovered to land but has big deformations or sea water damage making it unrepairable, it resolves NO. If it is recovered to land and is possibly repairable (for less than the cost of a new one) but is cut up for analysis and scrapped, it resolves YES. The timing of the event will be in UTC at the moment the ship is recovered to land. Prior to 29 July update above, which is meant to supersede the previous version below, description said: Update 2026-07-25 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): To satisfy the recover starship requirement: The ship must be recovered to land (e.g., landing on a barge but falling over or being scuttled before reaching land does not count). The ship must be in a state where repair to fly again is possible (e.g., a seawater dunk that rules out any chance of repair would fail this requirement).