To: aquila48
When the Starship touched down in the Indian Ocean, it DID NOT EXPLODE and remained afloat which is a FIRST !!!
Because of this, SpaceX managed to get some incredible views of the heat tiles and how they endured the plasma phase of re-entry!
2 posted on
07/24/2026 6:15:36 PM PDT by
CivilWarBrewing
(Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
To: CivilWarBrewing
This was the most exciting, non-destructive rocket launch to date of the big rocket...
The floating rocket carcass was hugely delightful...
I was disappointed that they stopped the video after such a short time watching the floater...
Is it going to be recovered???
5 posted on
07/24/2026 6:23:07 PM PDT by
SuperLuminal
(Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
To: CivilWarBrewing
I was momentarily disappointed when it didn’t go kaboom, but when I saw it float? Amazing!
15 posted on
07/24/2026 7:28:02 PM PDT by
Jeff Chandler
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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