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80 points grecy | 5 comments | 19 Nov 24 21:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.612s | source
1. gnarbarian ◴[19 Nov 24 22:10 UTC] No.42188646[source]▶
Any word why they scrapped the booster catch?
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2. JoshuaJB ◴[19 Nov 24 22:30 UTC] No.42188792[source]▶
No official word, but the communication antenna on the tower appears to be damaged [1]. Seems likely that played a role.

[1] https://x.com/CSI_Starbase/status/1858998330401190375

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3. bandyaboot ◴[19 Nov 24 22:33 UTC] No.42188805[source]▶
Whatever it was, it seems more likely that it was a booster issue than anything relating to the tower given that they were initially go for the catch. It was only during the boostback burn that they scrapped it.
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4. MegaDeKay ◴[20 Nov 24 01:08 UTC] No.42189834[source]▶
Strange how it is leaning to one side but otherwise looks just fine. I'd have thought that anything with enough force to push it over like that would have caused other more visible damage. Pretty grainy video though.
5. bandyaboot ◴[20 Nov 24 19:10 UTC] No.42197121[source]▶
The spacex website indicates that it was indeed an automated check of the tower that caused the catch to be scrapped.