Reporting Context: SpaceX recovered Starship 40 from the Indian Ocean splashdown zone. Moving the 50-meter stainless steel ship back to Starbase (Boca Chica, Texas) takes months across multiple global maritime corridors.
Logistics Framework Reference: Derived from standard maritime heavy-lift transit physics, international customs protocols for orbital flight hardware, and Engadget's reporting on Starship 40 recovery from the Indian Ocean splashdown area.