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They actually did it. Lot of work left, but this is the big fence to jump over. The bellyflop and landing is no longer a theory or a hope, it works, with real h
by ergot_vacation 5y ago
They actually did it. Lot of work left, but this is the big fence to jump over. The bellyflop and landing is no longer a theory or a hope, it works, with real hardware, in the real world. Rocket go up, rocket come down, rocket still standing. What a thing to see.
- systemvoltage 5y agoPreviously as well: Rocket go up, rocket come down. Rocket still standing. But the difference with Starship is the amount of fuel burned to slow it down. I think the real success of Starship was proved a few launches ago - flip maneuver, belly flop and coasting on the belly to slow down sufficiently. Landing took a few tries but it was relatively a smaller success compared to the aforementioned aspects demonstrated during failed attempts to land.
- ergot_vacation 5y agoDidn't it explode a few moments after the other "successful" landing though? That doesn't really count. My understand is this is the first fully successful landing of Starship with the flop maneuver. Might have missed one though.