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Exclusive: The Spacecraft That Wouldn't Die

Epic Aerospace's record-setting tug has traveled millions of kilometers, and there's a chance we can bring it back

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Ashlee Vance
Jan 31, 2026
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A cursed rocket took off on February 27th of last year. And it left us with a mystery that had gone unsolved . . . until now.

The rocket was a SpaceX Falcon 9. It launched from Florida and did what it…

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