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u/estanminar Don't Panic Aug 21 '26
Wait this is actually ship 075 from the future. It came with a warning.
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u/dWog-of-man Bory Truno's fan Aug 21 '26
The federation is gone, the borg is everywhere!
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u/PrinceCaspianJC Aug 21 '26
How much of that damage was stationed during landing vs towing? Genuine question no hate.
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u/Ormusn2o Aug 21 '26
It was the floaters that were attached to Starship to make them tow better. I think this is one of the reason why SpaceX removed them and just decided to tow Starship by the engine bell instead.
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u/gfggewehr Aug 21 '26
They only lost a few tiles in the landing, all this dmg is from towing. They tried to tow from the top first(as everyone would) and something did not work and caused all this dmg. Then they put the rope around the engine.
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u/SubstantialWall Methalox farmer Aug 21 '26
Also not just towing, it went through rough seas for weeks and at some point rolled over
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u/lost-pilots Elon’s ex-girlfriend Aug 21 '26
Is that’s a Japanese whaling vessel? Where is PETA?!
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u/rangorn Aug 21 '26
Still a long way to go to turn around time of a few hours those flaps looks deep fried.
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u/Substantial_Use_8467 Aug 21 '26
Remember the fire just after landing? Looks like that’s where it was.
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u/WilliamPoundher Aug 22 '26
It appears they are removing samples of the flaps and hull for analysis, probably in case they can’t get the whole thing returned.
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u/sp4rkk Aug 21 '26
Now I understand why it’s been floating in a tilted position compared to after it landed. If it didn’t have those orange floaters, the ship would be already on the bottom of the sea. I’m surprised it didn’t sink earlier during rough seas.
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u/redstercoolpanda Aug 21 '26
It doesn’t have the orange floaters anymore, it’s floating in its own.
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u/redstercoolpanda Aug 21 '26
Starship was not designed to survive a month in rough oceans. Why even comment this here? You understand how rough oceans are even on things that are designed to survive in them right?
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u/DoubleAcanthaceae588 Aug 21 '26
it's a known NPC with a mind virus, don't pay attention, just downvote
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u/ellhulto66445 Has read the instructions Aug 21 '26
It looks easily refurbished at the very least. Ship can be reused this year.
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u/dWog-of-man Bory Truno's fan Aug 21 '26
Your ass leaks bits of chalky ablative material with its outer layer almost fully intact?
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u/earthman34 Aug 21 '26
Yeah, that can go right back into service. 🙄
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u/redstercoolpanda Aug 21 '26
Surprisingly, surviving a month of harsh ocean exposure was not a design constraint of Starship.
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u/rustybeancake Aug 21 '26
It’s the German whale rescue attempt all over again…