SpaceX Revealed Landing both Starship and Booster on Droneship After Flight 5 Catching!

SpaceX Revealed Landing both Starship and Booster on Droneship After Flight 5 Catching!
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SpaceX Revealed Landing both Starship and Booster on Droneship After Flight 5 Catching!
SpaceX never stops breaking boundaries. Ten years ago, they stunned the world by vertically landing a Falcon 9 rocket on a sea platform, known as a droneship. Now, they're pushing the envelope again with their next-generation rocket, Starship.
Yes, SpaceX has ambitious plans to recover their massive Starship rocket in the middle of the ocean. But how exactly do they plan to achieve this? What potential benefits does this bring? And what challenges must they overcome to make this a reality?
Let's dive into these questions in today's episode of Great SpaceX.
SpaceX Revealed Landing both Starship and Booster on Droneship After Flight 5 Catching!
SpaceX has completed four integrated flights of Starship, demonstrating a stable ascent process and gradual improvements in navigating the harsh re-entry process. With this solid foundation, SpaceX is now targeting the next critical milestone: landing.
When it comes to landing, most people think of the Mechazilla Arm, the method SpaceX is primarily focused on and plans to implement in Flight 5. However, looking further into the future, SpaceX is considering multiple landing methods for Starship. One notable method is landing on a droneship, similar to the technique currently used for the Falcon 9.
This method has moved from concept to a concrete plan, now under consideration by the FAA. The proposal, included in the FAA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Starship operations in Florida, outlines plans for “landing the Super Heavy booster downrange in the Atlantic Ocean on a droneship” and “landing Starship on a droneship.”
Starship will launch from Launch Complex 39A in Florida, marking the beginning of its ambitious journey. After the initial launch, the two stages will separate. The Super Heavy booster will land on a droneship in the Gulf of Mexico, a strategic maneuver that SpaceX has already executed successfully in previous missions. Meanwhile, Starship will continue its flight, aiming to complete its mission objectives before returning to Earth.
Upon return, Starship will land on a droneship in a designated ocean area. The FAA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Starship Florida does not specify these locations in detail. However, another FAA document, the Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starship at Boca Chica Texas, outlines several potential landing sites.
SpaceX Revealed Landing both Starship and Booster on Droneship After Flight 5 Catching!
The first area is the Gulf of Mexico, a familiar site where the Super Heavy booster has landed in recent missions. Beyond that, the North Pacific Ocean is another option, with landing zones either between the Hawaiian Islands and the US mainland or west of Hawaii, near the central region of the Pacific Ocean. The South Pacific Ocean offers another potential site, located along the west coast of the South American continent. Finally, the Indian Ocean, where Starship landed on its last flight, provides a vast expanse stretching from the west of Australia to the east of Madagascar.
In all of these locations, SpaceX has two plans for Super Heavy and Starship: expending the stages or landing them on a droneship. We will focus on the second method, as expending stages is not aligned with SpaceX's long-term goals.
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[johnbutler]

Soon we'll be sending the FAA to Mars to approve a landing site and do the environmental impact test. They'll probably use Boeing 😂😂😂

[rebekkahwhiting]

Best benefit of sea launch and recovery is less government meddling

[robertw.anderson]

SpaceX is actually doing something that’s been talked about for decades; frequent launches. Making space flight a much easier and accessible.

[DerekJones]

Yes, I see adding the versatility of multiple landing methods as a great advantage to increasing the launch capabilities of starship!

[JustheyU]

Wow, SpaceX engineering has got a highly ambitious plain to figure out. Go SpaceX 🌎

[ronaldknowles]

A Bold leap Forward won't happen until the FAA gets the HeII out of the way

[jonjosenna]

Gonna need to land on legs anyway, when Starship eventually lands on
Moon/Mars. Might as well get some practice.

PS; Why don't SpaceX try to land Star-Ship like the Futurama Ship?
Just add some retro boosters on the sides!

[leespinner]

I love the idea of offshore landing and launches. Eliminate the need for FAA approval. With a large supply of both boosters and Starships having lots in reserve makes sense. Like the airlines.

[vinnylamoureux]

Landing any type of rocket was thought to be impossible.

[ocker]

Starship has to walk before it can run. An intermediate droneship landing method will allow development time to perfect the tower landing on land. Starship has to move fast or lose momentum.

[ericdelevinquiere]

Limiting costs and rapid turnaround requires landing on land.

[peter.wilson]

The fact the catch arms on Tower 2 are shorter suggests some confidence.

[joeycarter]

The starship with shock-absorbing landing legs always made better sense to me than the chopsticks tower grab method. That sounded like an accident waiting to happen. Plus, like the narration said, it gives more options. Smart.

[robertmartens]

The land based landings are preferred, It is definitely not the lack of drone ships. Are you just making stuff up?

[NScherdin]

One correction. As SH approaches the tower its going too slow for the grid fins to do anything.

[zillboop]

SpaceX is the true space flight innovators

[montedaestrada]

Landing legs were always going to be necessary for a starship; otherwise, it would be useless for landing on the Moon and Mars. Legs on the Boosters will make less of an impact on Musk's previous comments about mass to orbit when more powerful engines are used.

[kellyneal]

oh the irony of having the FAA and/or NASA complaining about delays from a private company.

[tanksalot]

Space X is # 1
And still leads the way

[PaleBlueDotCitizen]

It's only the booster that ever needs to land on a droneship as it doesn't achieve orbit. The starship can easily land back at the starbase as it is in orbit and can time its re-entry to land back at base.