TheOne@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoSpaceX launches starship Mega-Rocket and catches its booster in midair on first try.www.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down119
arrow-up1180arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX launches starship Mega-Rocket and catches its booster in midair on first try.www.smithsonianmag.comTheOne@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squarefreziklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoIt shouldn’t rupture a tank just because of a splashdown, no. Even if they’re able to chopstick catch the upper stage, or land it like Falcon 9’s boosters, a splashdown may be needed in emergencies.
It shouldn’t rupture a tank just because of a splashdown, no. Even if they’re able to chopstick catch the upper stage, or land it like Falcon 9’s boosters, a splashdown may be needed in emergencies.