5 AMAZING SpaceX Rocket Landing Videos (Engineering Masterpiece)

Historically, most rockets have needed to use all of their available fuel in order to get their payload into space. SpaceX rockets were built from the beginning with reusability in mind—they have enough built-in fuel margin to deliver a Dragon to the space station and return the first-stage to Earth. That extra fuel is needed to reignite the engines a few times to slow the rocket down and ultimately land the first stage after it has sent the spacecraft on its way.

In addition to extra fuel the rocket has small, foldable heat-resistant wings called grid fins needed for steering the first-stage as it plummets from the edge of space through Earth’s atmosphere, cold-gas thrusters on the top of the first-stage that are used to flip the rocket around as it begins its journey back to Earth, and strong but lightweight carbon fiber landing legs are deployed as it approaches touchdown. All of these systems, while built and programmed by humans, are totally automated once the rocket is launched—and are reacting and adjusting their behavior based on incoming, real-time data.

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[Hmonks]

The flat earth society is strong in this comment section.

[jfernandez]

It’s good that people are calling this fake. That means it’s so extraordinary to a point that it’s unbelievable.

[ray]

Watching these reminds you watching those old 50's and 60's Sci-Fi movies where the rocket lands on a planet upright it's science fiction becoming reality.

[beauwoods]

These literally look like take off videos played in reverse. This is incredible

[zweltzcited]

Every comment is like “look at everyone in the comments calling it fake” but I can’t find a single one

[MILPICS]

0:52 Perfect landing, which taught us how to become better. 💪

[motorhead]

Why didn't these engineers receive a Nobel Peace prize? Awesome. No one ever thought a rocket could land on a moving barge no less. Awesome! Shalom

[delms]

From a Former NASA employee.... All were amazing. THIS is what NASA should have been doing all along!... GO SPACEX!..You got my vote!!!

[slappyfist]

It has to be the one that landed on a floating barge. That's absolutely crazy.

[revico]

Olden days: rocket launch wow 🤩

Now: ohhhh rocket landing 🤩

[robbie]

That last landing was slick. Now just repeat that 1, 000 times in a row and I'll get on board.

[billmayo]

The CGI landing was the best looking landing. Amazing!!

[iqbalconan]

Kudos to all the engineers who create this rocket! Straight from science fiction!

[pauletter]

All outstanding!! The landing on the water craft was my favorite tied with last one. Awesomeness! !

[johnd]

i have been watching rockets take off since the early 60's, this is unbelievable they land those rockets. All yall.

[rdaystrom]

It's a great way to blow the dust off a parking lot.

[ARKELPZ]

Beautifull, I remember cartoons the same kind of landing.

[RevealerOfNow]

Last one was pretty spot on, clean and fast. Of course the barge landing is amazing because it's on a moving platform. Very impressed!
Lets Go Humanity!
I keep telling my daughter how we'll be on board something similar in the near future!

[chrisofnottingham]

Also amazing is they still use the same drone ships even after all those rockets that exploded on them.

[luziaflone]

I don't even know we already have the technology like this. That it was able to landed on ship is pretty damn amazing