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re: Starship Test Flight 5 | Booster Catch Successful, Starship Flip & Burn Successful!!!

Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:38 am to
Posted by 200MPHCOBRA
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:38 am to
Perfectly amazing!
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:38 am to
That was the coolest thing I have ever seen
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:38 am to
There is some damage to the booster
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:39 am to
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There is some damage to the booster
Did that happen toward the bottom? There was a moment where something seemed to go boom
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:39 am to
You should have seen the other ones.
Posted by LewDawg
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:40 am to
These shots are incredible
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:40 am to
Oh awesome... there's cameras on the chopsticks that show the booster has its pins on the rails... exactly where it's supposed to be
Posted by Free888
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:40 am to
The beauty of being able to catch the booster is they’ll have all the data and hardware they need to correct things.
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:41 am to
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You should have seen the other ones.

I've seen the previous 4 flights... I know what happened to them
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:41 am to
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There is some damage to the booster


Hilarious what the guys said... "welp, that was a failure... load it back up and do it again"
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:42 am to
I thought for sure it was about to hit the launch tower. That’s was so close.
Posted by TheChosenOne
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:42 am to
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Did that happen toward the bottom? There was a moment where something seemed to go boom


I believe the NSF guys said that was an expected sonic boom on reentry.
This post was edited on 10/13/24 at 7:43 am
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:42 am to
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Did that happen toward the bottom? There was a moment where something seemed to go boom

Yeah it was down by the bottom on what they call the "chimes"
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
30140 posts
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:42 am to
I watch amazing things like this and it hits me just how fricking dumb I am. That was incredible!
Posted by nerd guy
Grapevine
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:43 am to
For a good minute every forgot about the starship
Hopefully we get some awesome videos again this trip.
Posted by Meauxjeaux
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:43 am to
America is not done
Posted by CU_Tigers4life
Georgia
Member since Aug 2013
9462 posts
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:44 am to
People can't parallel park and they can't put this between 2 "chopsticks" with only a few feet on either side to spare. Incredible.
Posted by Free888
Member since Oct 2019
3399 posts
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:44 am to
The pace of Space x’s development is unreal. Can’t imagine where they’ll be in 10 years.
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
147851 posts
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:45 am to
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The beauty of being able to catch the booster is they’ll have all the data and hardware they need to correct things.

Probably in the not too distant future... so long as the booster isn't too badly damaged... they'll probably put it back on the launch pad & do a static fire test
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
26796 posts
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:45 am to
Annnnd the Starship is on its way back down. Splash down expected in about 10 mins in the Indian Ocean
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