"The recovery operations were challenging," Musk told reporters from Washington, D.C.. The seas were heavy, he said, so the recovery team suspects the stage was destroyed. They were, however, able to find pieces that join the first and second stage.

If they were able to recover the stage from the ocean, it would probably take about a couple months to refurbish it for flight, Musk said.

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