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80 points grecy | 2 comments | 19 Nov 24 21:26 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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marviel ◴[19 Nov 24 22:06 UTC] No.42188615[source]▶
unfortunately they had to scrap the booster Catch, due to undisclosed factors.
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Ancalagon ◴[19 Nov 24 22:12 UTC] No.42188662[source]▶
did they land it on the barge instead?
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perihelions ◴[19 Nov 24 22:14 UTC] No.42188679[source]▶
It did a controlled landing on the Gulf of Mexico, exploded, and now it's floating!

Hasn't sunk yet; haven't seen any official comments yet about this novel situation.

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1. oliwary ◴[19 Nov 24 23:03 UTC] No.42189009[source]▶
If I remember correctly last time this happened they shot missiles at a booster from a jet
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2. perihelions ◴[19 Nov 24 23:22 UTC] No.42189143[source]▶
Oh, you're right: this did also happen back in 2018, with a Falcon booster (GovSat-1 launch). I don't think the part about the missiles was accurate though.

https://old.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7w4pag/americaspace... ("Air Force Didn’t Take Out SpaceX’s GovSat Booster, Private Company Did (UPDATED WITH CORRECTION)")

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16332582 (ibid.)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16279316 ("SpaceX Rocket Survives Experimental High-Thrust Landing at Sea")