Unbelievable! Thought for sure it would blow! Congrats!
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Damn that was awesome!
WOW!
Speechless
I can't believe how hot they came in. Even up until the moment they caught it I thought we were watching a collision.
That angle in the final couple of seconds, maybe it was just the camera angle, but I thought it was going to hit the tower.
Absolutely one of the most awesome things I've ever seen, had no idea I'd get that emotional over it haha LOL but wow, if that doesn't make you feel good, I don't know what will.
Starship looks to be flying perfectly
That's the most incredible thing I've ever seen. To catch the booster on the first attempt is a remarkable achievement.
Kudos to SpaceX. Head and shoulders above the rest.
Kudos to SpaceX. Head and shoulders above the rest.
wessimo said:Starship IFT-5 will be visible from #Houston this morning. Superheavy boostback and Starship burns will be about 10° above the horizon to the south pic.twitter.com/XlsnZfDe8A
— Flight Club (@flightclubio) October 13, 2024
Update - went out on the roof to look for it but couldn't pick it up... too much light maybe.
That was amazing. And it wasn't AI ( I don't think).
Red Fishing Ag93 said:
That was amazing. And it wasn't AI ( I don't think).
Until I make it down there to see it in person I'll never be convinced
48 miles as the crow flies.
T+ 3:13 before I heard the launch.
T+ 3:13 before I heard the launch.
What a show!
LGB
Next question is if the joints on starship are gonna hold through re-entry. I suspect they will since they probably learned plenty from last time.
That was amazing. Hats off to the SpaceX team.
Still can believe what I just watched! That was incredible to think we just witnessed a 17 story tall rocket being caught after launch!
It might have just been the camera angle but I thought it was going to hit the tower. Starship looked to be at an angle but then that wouldn't be possible or bc of the lower chopsticks. Would love to see another angle.
It might have just been the camera angle but I thought it was going to hit the tower. Starship looked to be at an angle but then that wouldn't be possible or bc of the lower chopsticks. Would love to see another angle.
I can't believe it worked. So awesome.
Lab Padre just showed the catch from another angle and it was perfect. It wasn't as close to the tower as the other shot made it look.
Still in awe.
Still in awe.
On the suborbital tests they had fire extinguishers, not sure why they didn't have any for this on the tower.
Still... Unbelievable. Hope that ******* doesn't cook off on the chopsticks though
Still... Unbelievable. Hope that ******* doesn't cook off on the chopsticks though
POV @SpaceX catching a rocket pic.twitter.com/cZvNj4UlDn
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) October 13, 2024
I was damn sure it was about to strike it. Might have been the camera angle though, apparently they had full control. And it's not 'simply' a 17 story rocket, but one using 33 full flow staged combustion engines as well.
I'm astounded, to say the least, all the superlatives go to their engineering team. This is only the second type of rocket to ever land propulsively, after F9, and it's an order of magnitude larger/more powerful/much higher tech.
I'm astounded, to say the least, all the superlatives go to their engineering team. This is only the second type of rocket to ever land propulsively, after F9, and it's an order of magnitude larger/more powerful/much higher tech.
Incredible American achievement.
Also incredible they have to fight our own government to do it
Also incredible they have to fight our own government to do it
This is straight up science fiction.
I can't wait to see the video from the Mexico side lol
No, I don't care what CNN or MSNBC said this time
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My 15 year old is obsessed with this stuff…he had us all up at 6:30 to watch…glad he did! That was amazing!
Is ship moving sideways?
ABATTBQ11 said:
Is ship moving sideways?
BBQ roll. They slowly spin it to try and equalize sun heating.
Also looks like some missing tiles this time. Hope the extra heat shielding holds up
Decay said:ABATTBQ11 said:
Is ship moving sideways?
BBQ roll. They slowly spin it to try and equalize sun heating.
I get the roll, I mean it looks like it's perpendicular to its orbit. I remember the last launch it was parallel to its orbit.
ABATTBQ11 said:Decay said:ABATTBQ11 said:
Is ship moving sideways?
BBQ roll. They slowly spin it to try and equalize sun heating.
I get the roll, I mean it looks like it's perpendicular to its orbit. I remember the last launch it was parallel to its orbit.
Oh yeah I dunno. I feel like it was doing it last time too though
jkag89 said:
This is straight up science fiction.
Science fiction without the fiction part
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024
Berger has jokes too
The Federal Avian Administration will need to conduct an anomaly investigation. https://t.co/OjbXdFGxbC
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) October 13, 2024
Plasma... here we go
No, I don't care what CNN or MSNBC said this time
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