[Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5

SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived re-entry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean for SpaceX? What to expect from IFT-6 now?

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🚀 IFT-4 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ecMlV4W_CLU

🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: https://youtu.be/EVic941kQ44

🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U

🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g

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• 00:00 Intro


• 01:05 Flight 5


• 02:25 Initial plan for the test


• 03:54 Liftoff


• 05:50 Hot staging


• 10:04 Super Heavy catch


• 16:01 What were the odds


• 20:38 Future versions of Starship


• 23:42 Starship's re-entry and splashdown


• 37:38 The aftermath


• 42:28 Flight 6


• 58:11 Final thoughts

📺 VIDEO VERSION

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