Landed on target in the Indian Ocean! Engines relit successfully and it touched down vertically (and then promptly exploded, which I guess was the plan :)

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niteshpant 2 days ago | parent [-]

I thought it exploded after it landed?

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decimalenough 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Well, yes, it landed in the ocean by design and toppled over because that's what happens when you land a 50m tall spaceship vertically in water.

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schoen 2 days ago | parent [-]

This sequence of events (even though expected!) reminds me a lot of the Monty Python and the Holy Grail speech:

> Listen, lad. I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started here, all there was was swamp. Other kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So, I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp, but the fourth one... stayed up! And that's what you're gonna get, lad: the strongest castle in these islands.

(although I suppose this ship fell over, then burned down, and then sank into the ocean)

	▲	bombcar 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		It’s basically a direct description of the reusable booster tests.

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nsxwolf 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That was expected. It’s not meant to land on water.

	▲	gibolt 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		It is, for the purpose of this test. Don't want it coming back down on land somewhere unexpected :)

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Polizeiposaune 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's the expected result for this test flight.

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bombcar 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There wa supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom. And there was.

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pengaru 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> I thought it exploded after it landed?

It landed on the sea, there was no barge afaik.