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In reply to FireAg • 7:20p, 10/13/25
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FireAg said:
It looks stable now…weird…
I'm pretty sure it was never unstable. Not sure what that flashing was but I don't think it was rotation.
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7:22p, 10/13/25
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She's starting to burn
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7:26p, 10/13/25
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I can't imagine seeing a flying building. Bucket list, I'm for sure going to make it happen in the next year or two.
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7:31p, 10/13/25
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7:31p, 10/13/25
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Unbelievable, the buoy was in frame as soon as they did the vertical flip. Seems like that was nearly a perfect flight. Onward to V3!
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7:31p, 10/13/25
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Fantastic mission. Starship looked to be in pretty good shape all the way in. SpaceX is an incredible company. Can't wait to see Ship V-3.
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7:32p, 10/13/25
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Dropping it right next to the buoy and camera is something else.
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7:34p, 10/13/25
Absolutely incredible.
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7:34p, 10/13/25
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Amazing, said they were trying to push to the limits yet seemed to hold together better than any flight yet
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In reply to OKCAg2002 • 7:35p, 10/13/25
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OKCAg2002 said:
Who here is going to volunteer to fly on the next one?

Just told my wife I can't wait to fly starship to Australia.
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7:36p, 10/13/25
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1 or 2 V-3 flights and they gotta start sending new Starlinks up right?
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7:36p, 10/13/25
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Impressive as always.
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In reply to txags92 • 7:36p, 10/13/25
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txags92 said:
OKCAg2002 said:
Who here is going to volunteer to fly on the next one?

Just told my wife I can't wait to fly starship to Australia.


After a couple of orbits, though.
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In reply to Marvin • 7:38p, 10/13/25
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Marvin said:
txags92 said:
OKCAg2002 said:
Who here is going to volunteer to fly on the next one?

Just told my wife I can't wait to fly starship to Australia.


After a couple of orbits, though.

Not having to spend 20 hours on a plane is worth a few orbits.
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In reply to RED AG 98 • 8:11p, 10/13/25
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1 or 2 V-3 flights and they gotta start sending new Starlinks up right?


I think so. I think they may try to land a starship after the next V3 flight if it all goes well.
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8:48p, 10/13/25
Seems REALLY excited to see his pride and joy.

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8:59p, 10/13/25


Also... Beautifully Beautiful previous catch of Booster.




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In reply to Marvin • 9:44p, 10/13/25
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1) I don't think you'll have to wait a couple of orbits.

2) I'd rather experience a couple of orbits. Or, more distinctly, have a couples' experience for a few orbits.
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10:01p, 10/13/25
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From Florida


(edit: I replaced the X link above with his youtube video which shows a higher resolution view at the end)

Also a Starship Sunset in Florida
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10:30p, 10/13/25
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my 6 year old said:
Oh look, it made a cloud

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In reply to normaleagle05 • 6:17a, 10/14/25
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normaleagle05 said:
1) I don't think you'll have to wait a couple of orbits.

2) I'd rather experience a couple of orbits. Or, more distinctly, have a couples' experience for a few orbits.


My point, exactly. Give me the scenic tour.
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In reply to Marvin • 7:55a, 10/14/25
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Marvin said:
normaleagle05 said:
1) I don't think you'll have to wait a couple of orbits.

2) I'd rather experience a couple of orbits. Or, more distinctly, have a couples' experience for a few orbits.


My point, exactly. Give me the scenic tour.


I mean, as long as you're up there, might as well have a look around.
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8:56a, 10/14/25
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Wow this is going to be routine very quickly. I used to watch every F9 landing, and now I only catch it when it's convenient.

I got on the SpaceX webcast late yesterday because it didn't seem as urgent of a watch. Looking forward to orbital refueling.
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If this goes according to plan there will be multiple starship launches per day
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10:03a, 10/14/25
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The first V3 is rumored to be a similar dual water landing like flight 11. Perhaps the one after that would be an orbital and they try to catch both booster and starship.
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In reply to aTmAg • 10:13a, 10/14/25
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aTmAg said:
The first V3 is rumored to be a similar dual water landing like flight 11. Perhaps the one after that would be an orbital and they try to catch both booster and starship.

I saw somebody saying the first V3 launch won't be until next year. Have you seen anything about why they are going to wait so long? Seems like they were going faster recently.
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In reply to txags92 • 10:28a, 10/14/25
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txags92 said:
aTmAg said:
The first V3 is rumored to be a similar dual water landing like flight 11. Perhaps the one after that would be an orbital and they try to catch both booster and starship.

I saw somebody saying the first V3 launch won't be until next year. Have you seen anything about why they are going to wait so long? Seems like they were going faster recently.

I'm hearing that it would be Feb 2026. So it's not THAT deep into 2026. And I hear that they are going to launch that from the 2nd tower, which is not complete and hasn't undergone it's testing yet. They also are going to do more pressure and ground fire tests this time around since it's the first of V3.
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In reply to txags92 • 11:46a, 10/14/25
txags92 said:
Kenneth_2003 said:
"Banking maneuvers and subsonic guidance"

That's rocket speak for more steering and "flying around" in the final minutes or seconds of flight to simulate movements needed for landing and catch? Opposed to the smaller more "generic" (yes I know it's no where near that simple) adjustments in reentry to land close to the buoy-cam.

Wonder if they are also looking at ways of avoiding overflights of major metro areas during the landing approach.

That and it'll have make a u-turn to be caught. The chopsticks open to the east, but the ship will be orbiting west to east. It will have to circle around to approach the tower from the east. How big those circles are remains to be seen. Might be big enough to go all the way around Florida to avoid flying over populated areas. Lots of turning, flipping, etc. for people inside Starship to one day go through.
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2:35p, 10/14/25
Right on target as both the buoy and aerial were extremely close to the landing.

Also seems like the thrust is not enough to "hover" or bring speed down to ~0 on Starship. Booster seemed like it had the thrust to "hover" before cutting engines and splashing.

ETA: There are also flames in multiple spots at the top of Ship at landing.

ETAx2: You can see the bouy in the first video bottom right of frame when ship touches down and falls over.

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In reply to will25u • 2:48p, 10/14/25
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Amazing shots.

Also, I imagine if they didn't cut back to two engines right before touching down that they could bring it to a hover. And I saw several groups of tiles removed at launch, so the fire at the top may have been coming from a leak in one of those areas. All in all, a remarkable mission. The ship held together better this time than any of the prior launches/landings.
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