SpaceX Caught A Booster! Starship Flight 5

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L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.

[palehorse]

I've watched different shots of this more than 50 times and it NEVER stops being exhilarating.

[SuperHeavyBooster]

They caught a god damn booster. On the first try. Crazy. And that booster was me.

[Zeett]

That angle at the end surprised me. It was more than I expected before the final vertical straightening. Great job!

[intermixturemusic]

I could watch this 500 times and it never ceases to blow my mind

[astronautnr]

I love how loud it is even though its "just" 13 engines firing!

[corrinastanley]

Watching this will never grow old, thanks NSF team.

[LManiac]

The precision on this scale is astounding! They really outdid themselves with this one. There are reports of employees that have been hurt working at SpaceX & even dying. But think of projects like the Brooklyn Bridge or Panama Canal or Hoover Dam. This is on the same level.

[RedTideRTS]

My prediction.
Once Pad B is complete, SpaceX will simultaneously launch two Starships, and perform a synchronized Booster catch, just to show off.

[PigeonsandCapybaras]

For those who want to know the scale of this, the booster is 70 meters tall and 9 meters across

[debbieatkinson]

Where on the booster is the computer controlling where and what it does? Whoever is programming it is an absolute genius!❤️❤️❤️

[ottomatix]

I wonder what Lovell and Aldrin think of this...



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[Breck_]

Those chopsticks FLEXED so hard, possible we could see shots of the tower swing?

[Ssups]

Perfect example of why the government needs to get out of the way and let private companies lead the way.

[stevej]

The arms sagged a bit when it landed on them, I wonder if that was within spec.

[AdityaKunwar-wd]

I feel like Elon is an alien that just wants to go back home to Mars asap 😂

[simplestway]

Elon Musk is the modern technology 👏👏👏

[philipchesleyiii]

Does anyone know how much fuel it had left, when it was caught by chopsticks?

[lancethrustworthy]

EAT THAT, Russia!! We're coming for ya!

[tscustomstation]

Whover wrote that program should have more money that elon

[bigeein]

Great to see the carbon neutral company taking transport to a new level