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did they land it on the barge instead?

by Ancalagon 2y ago

pieix 2y ago
No landing legs on Starship or its booster! Tower catch or bust.
- Ancalagon 2y ago
  oh duh, thanks
teractiveodular 2y ago
No, it was a water splashdown. Looked silky smooth though, they likely could have caught it again had they tried.
- xnx 2y ago
  Water splashdown did look very smooth. I seemed like they cut the video before it exploded (I assume), but hopefully there's some third-party footage or SpaceX will release it later. Update: Looks like Spaceflight Now has the explosion at https://www.youtube.com/live/dtmvbQDou4I https://www.youtube.com/live/dtmvbQDou4I at about 90 minutes in
  - perihelions 2y ago
    There's a better camera here which shows the aftermath, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDFirLcQDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDFirLcQDM (Everyday Astronaut) Landing is at about T+06:42.
    - maxerickson 2y ago
      Boom is here: https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11180 https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11... This is a bit before that: https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11100 https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11...
oezi 2y ago
Water splashdown.
perihelions 2y ago
It did a controlled landing on the Gulf of Mexico, exploded, and now it's floating! Hasn't sunk yet; haven't seen any official comments yet about this novel situation.
- oliwary 2y ago
  If I remember correctly last time this happened they shot missiles at a booster from a jet
  - perihelions 2y ago
    Oh, you're right: this did also happen back in 2018, with a Falcon booster (GovSat-1 launch). I don't think the part about the missiles was accurate though. https://old.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7w4pag/americaspace_article_air_force_strike_takes_out/ https://old.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7w4pag/americaspace... ("Air Force Didn’t Take Out SpaceX’s GovSat Booster, Private Company Did (UPDATED WITH CORRECTION)") https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16332582 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16332582 (ibid.) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16279316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16279316 ("SpaceX Rocket Survives Experimental High-Thrust Landing at Sea")
nycdotnet 2y ago
no barge for super heavy- the point of the catch is to save weight on the massive legs that would be required. It “soft landed” in the Gulf a few miles off shore, meaning they did a burn and it entered the water not in freefall (though it still looked faster than I expected).

did they land it on the barge instead?

pieix 2y ago

No landing legs on Starship or its booster! Tower catch or bust.

Ancalagon 2y ago
oh duh, thanks

teractiveodular 2y ago

No, it was a water splashdown. Looked silky smooth though, they likely could have caught it again had they tried.

xnx 2y ago
Water splashdown did look very smooth. I seemed like they cut the video before it exploded (I assume), but hopefully there's some third-party footage or SpaceX will release it later. Update: Looks like Spaceflight Now has the explosion at https://www.youtube.com/live/dtmvbQDou4I https://www.youtube.com/live/dtmvbQDou4I at about 90 minutes in
- perihelions 2y ago
  There's a better camera here which shows the aftermath, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDFirLcQDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDFirLcQDM (Everyday Astronaut) Landing is at about T+06:42.
  - maxerickson 2y ago
    Boom is here: https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11180 https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11... This is a bit before that: https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11100 https://www.youtube.com/live/DjDFirLcQDM?feature=shared&t=11...

oezi 2y ago

Water splashdown.

perihelions 2y ago

It did a controlled landing on the Gulf of Mexico, exploded, and now it's floating! Hasn't sunk yet; haven't seen any official comments yet about this novel situation.

oliwary 2y ago
If I remember correctly last time this happened they shot missiles at a booster from a jet
- perihelions 2y ago
  Oh, you're right: this did also happen back in 2018, with a Falcon booster (GovSat-1 launch). I don't think the part about the missiles was accurate though. https://old.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7w4pag/americaspace_article_air_force_strike_takes_out/ https://old.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7w4pag/americaspace... ("Air Force Didn’t Take Out SpaceX’s GovSat Booster, Private Company Did (UPDATED WITH CORRECTION)") https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16332582 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16332582 (ibid.) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16279316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16279316 ("SpaceX Rocket Survives Experimental High-Thrust Landing at Sea")

nycdotnet 2y ago

no barge for super heavy- the point of the catch is to save weight on the massive legs that would be required. It “soft landed” in the Gulf a few miles off shore, meaning they did a burn and it entered the water not in freefall (though it still looked faster than I expected).