SpaceX Starship Landing Burn Comparison between Flights 10-13.
13 looked SUPER smooth. Elon Musk says @SpaceX may attempt to catch Starship on the next flight (pending mission data review).
Destacking of the vehicle access tower is complete. We removed the top six modules to begin integrating fluids and controls as part of our new ConOps. This includes adding cryo systems, pneumatics, and mechanisms. We’ll also add in floors for access before we begin re-stacking. This allows us to work in parallel, keeping with our return-to-flight timeline.
All three Raptor engines successfully lit up
Beautiful shot of Starship powering through the sky with all three engines firing perfectly as it performs a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean
SpaceX is officially sending a ship to recover the Starship that softly splashed down during Flight 13.
As a reminder of scale, the Ship is equivalent of a 14 story tall building.
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Close call for the drone cam!
I wonder if this was precisely planned to be just outside of the possible range of the TVC corrections, or if they just got lucky?
Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas on the possibility of @SpaceX attempting its first-ever Starship tower catch during Flight 14:
"If they can do that, bears may need to consider cryogenic hibernation."
Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas on the possibility of @SpaceX attempting its first-ever Starship tower catch during Flight 14:
"If they can do that, bears may need to consider cryogenic hibernation."