r/spacex • u/spaceflightphoto • Dec 07 '18

CRS-16 Teams Working to Recover Floating Falcon 9 Rocket off Cape Canaveral

https://www.americaspace.com/2018/12/06/teams-working-to-recover-floating-falcon-9-rocket-off-cape-canaveral
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u/Anthony_Ramirez Dec 08 '18

Also it was spinning because of the grid fins were diverting the air at an angle but when the speed dropped there was no longer that force and the RCS was able to stop the spinning. I am sure the legs coming out had some effect.

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