5 ms·
V4 demonstrating steady confident progress. The hard bit coming up in 25 minutes. Going forward getting to this point in the flight plan is now basically table
by verticalscaler 2y ago
V4 demonstrating steady confident progress.
The hard bit coming up in 25 minutes. Going forward getting to this point in the flight plan is now basically table stakes. What a marked difference from V1. Love to see it.
- rvnx 2y agoI don't understand one stuff, did the booster land on a drone ship or it just crashed into water ? At the end of the video feed for the booster, it looks like there is a huge fire and everything is destroyed, but the crowd is cheering
- verticalscaler 2y agoIt slowed down sufficiently and hovered for a moment before splashing down. That was the point of the test. In the future they'll try catching it.
- kirksidlo 2y agoDrone ship was never the plan for this launch. They simulated a soft landing over the Indian ocean, which appeared to go relatively well.
- kirksidlo 2y agoCorrection: Gulf of Mexico for the booster. Indian Ocean for the upper stage.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]