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We are still flying half a ship! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

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Another happy landing. I can't believe starship managed to land gently after burning half the flap off!

https://youtu.be/rXRVtt8M9oY

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, those were at the unpressurized section by the engines. You can see from when the plasma originally came though it was the gap for the hinge. There needs to be a gap there for them to move, so I guess the plasma found it's way though the gap.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

Wow, that's even more impressive then - they added a defect and a different problem occurred and it still landed. I caught some of the stream and heard the SpaceX audience's reaction to that fin burning away - I thought they sounded more excited than worried.