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SpaceX Starship/Superheavy Launch and Catch Animation
- oxplot 5y agoI follow SpaceX developments quite closely and this animation is fairly on the target as far as the current understanding of the entire stack goes. Keep in mind that SpaceX is building Starship in the open and the entire test and assembly site is filmed 24/7 by enthusiast from numerous vantage points, allowing them to learn quite a bit about how it'll all come together. Another important thing to keep in mind is that the booster and the ship stacked makes this the tallest rocket ever at 395 feet tall (120 m), even taller than Saturn V. It's 9 meters in diameter. This thing is gi-gan-tic and it's being caught mid-air! Amazing job by C-bass for the quality animation.
- dgritsko 5y agoEven though by now I'm used to seeing the first stage of a Falcon 9 land with pinpoint accuracy on a barge in the middle of the ocean, I still can't believe that this is actually going to be attempted. It seems like the cost of failure would just be too high - replacing or repairing the tower is going to be very expensive if anything goes wrong. That being said, I've enjoyed the process of having my expectations of what's possible repeatedly shattered over the last few years by SpaceX, and I hope that it continues for a long time.