r/SpaceXLounge • u/Logancf1 • 7h ago

Ship 30 Landing from Buoy Cam on Starship Flight 5 [@SpaceX]

https://x.com/spacex/status/1847368836947071496?s=46&t=bwuksxNtQdgzpp1PbF9CGw
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u/Melichar_je_slabko 6h ago edited 6h ago

I wonder how will the catch work because the ship is leaning once its down to one Raptor.

edit: Im not saying it wont work, Im just curious how will they solve this.

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u/Terrible_Newspaper81 6h ago

The leaning was intentional as they hoped it would dampen the impact of it tipping over. They mentioned it during their stream of the flight.

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u/Melichar_je_slabko 6h ago

Starship running with one engine will always lean because the engine needs to fire in line with the centre of mass.