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Shotwell: SpaceX will achieve orbit and second-stage recovery with Starship this year

Gwynne Shotwell · 🚀 SpaceX IPO Liftoff | Diet TBPN · Jun 13, 2026 · at 8:39

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Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, addresses shareholders and staff during SpaceX's NASDAQ IPO morning.

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“And this year I believe we'll get to orbit with that vehicle, and we'll recover the first, the second stage.”

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