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> They announced a no-go while it was still boosting towards space, False. The booster was already coming back when the landing abort came through.
by cubefox 2y ago
> They announced a no-go while it was still boosting towards space,
False. The booster was already coming back when the landing abort came through.
- krunck 2y agoIndeed. It had just finished the boostback burn and jettisoned the hot staging ring when the divert was announced. I wonder if after the boostback burn they determined that there was insufficient fuel for a good safely margin when trying a tower catch.
- m4rtink 2y agoThe catch attempt is actually a divert - IIRC both Super Heavy and regular Falcon 9 first stage target empty space by default and only divert for landing once all checks out. :-)
- dotancohen 2y ago> target empty space by default Well, water. I see that you're a glass-half-empty guy ))
- ceejayoz 2y agoShoot, I re-watched and you're right. Memory's a fickle thing. https://www.youtube.com/live/l7cM90N-CDc?feature=shared&t=2305 https://www.youtube.com/live/l7cM90N-CDc?feature=shared&t=23... https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-6 https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-... does say this now, though: > During this phase, automated health checks of critical hardware on the launch and catch tower triggered an abort of the catch attempt.