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Space Exploration & Recovery - SpaceX's human spaceflight program was significantly supported by the vessel Megan [1] - Megan was initially chartered in 2016 to develop payload fairing recovery techniques [1] - Megan was modified to support Dragon missions, enabling astronaut recovery after human spaceflights [1] - Megan played a crucial role in the return of human spaceflight to the U S, starting with Demo-2 [1] Mission Accomplishments - Megan successfully recovered 24 astronauts, including those from the first fully commercial and first private astronaut missions to orbit [2] - Megan concluded its service with SpaceX after the Crew-9 recovery in March and was retired in Louisiana [2]