Why SpaceX Will Catch Super Heavy

SpaceX have achieved some incredible engineering feats over the last few years, and now they have announced another ambitious idea to make rockets more reusable. This video looks at how and why SpaceX will try to catch the enormous Super Heavy booster.

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Narrated by: Beau Stucki

#SpaceX #SuperHeavy

[Xerpocalypse_]

The imagery of the Falcon Heavy side cores landing simultaneously still gives me goosebumps to this day.

[cdemr]

At this point reality is just Elon Musk's personal sandbox game.

[darth_vader_]

6:21
"too powerful to hover"
SpaceX suffering from success

[WasatchWind]

I feel like it will be just like when they landed the boosters - once we see it in action, it'll start seeming less crazy.

Once we actually see what their system for doing it is, I bet it'll seem much more feasible.

[jorgeneo]

engineers:uff that was hard, we didnt expect it to work
MusK:Hi guys, i had a new idea
engineers:aggh shit, here we go again

[fmurderhornet]

Land on the engines, the true Kerbal way.

[CollinDunker]

I sure hope they do this and they will

[maxrogers]

Blue origin: We have the best way of landing rockets.

SpaceX: Hold my liquid methane.

[Andre.D]

A very ‘catchy’ idea. Elon mustn’t let this slip through his fingers. Nor palm it off as ludicrous.
I must hand it to him.

[johnnyson]

"it is clear that we are witnessing history being made..." and I'm glad I'm living in it 😎👍

[StefanCreates]

8:30 "will allow superheavy to be as light as possible" .. gotta love that sentence :P

[cloudyy]

Its crazy that we are gonna get this before gta 6

[landry]

We had the moon landing in 1969, but even 10 years ago the thought of a reusable rocket seemed impossible. The Falcon Heavy boosters landing together a few years ago is probably as amazing as the moon landing. Now, they have many reused boosters, 9 missions on one is the highest

[tripakastayw]

SpaceX has the most advanced look on their rockets while the background looks like from the 1900's

[tomnook]

if i had seen this video when you released it, i wouldve said itll be 10 years plus, but they did it yesterday. crazy.

[concept]

Engineers: It is impossible.

Elon: Well if it is impossible let's try it out anyway just to be sure.

Edit: Coming back to this, Elon sure is an asshole. Damn do I regret my Elon stanning days.

[SM-cgdc]

I don’t think you’ll have to wait a few years. As of Jan2021, they’re already working in the second booster prototype. I would be surprised if they don’t start testing them this year, even if they have to put legs on the first few until the build the launch / landing tower. They also bought two floating or semisubmersible drilling platforms to modify into sea launch platforms. They must not sleep! Lol.

[alvingultom]

really hope starship will be reuseable not 'refurbish'-able

[caiwinson]

Can't wait for Starship 5th flight

[antonmellinghoff]

"Maybe they will try in a few years."
Elon in august 2021: let's catch our first ever flying booster