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The second stage is basically gone, so it seems the new heat shield failed pretty badly, though still better than the previous one. Congrats on the booster, st
by simiones 2y ago
The second stage is basically gone, so it seems the new heat shield failed pretty badly, though still better than the previous one.
Congrats on the booster, still an awesome achievement! Still a long way to go, unfortunately.
Edit: seems I was premature in thinking that pieces melting off would mean it exploded. A partial success, ultimately!
- consumer451 2y agoThey are still getting telemetry at this very moment, it looks like they landed it. My question: is the US Navy going to blow up this largely intact Starship, or are we just going to leave it on the floor of the Indian Ocean for another country to find? Actually, it's probably just floating there at this moment.
- simiones 2y agoGiven how many pieces were being burned away, the fact that the camera and telemetry survived is amazing.
- consumer451 2y agoWatching that fin burn away was crazy, I can't believe that they were still able to actuate it afterwards!
- moffkalast 2y agoIt just landed (though difficult to say how softly), with a partially melted front canard stil actuating lol. This thing is built.
- pixl97 2y agoYou didn't hang around till second stage relight I see... somehow the smoking remains landed lightly in the ocean,
- rtkwe 2y agoIt actually made it through the belly flop and maybe made the landing burn which I also was not expecting. We got some better looks at the flap near the end and it had a huge chunk burned out but seems enough remained for it to keep working and keep the craft under control.