Comments by "C S ~ \x5bDuke of Ramble\x5d" (@DUKE_of_RAMBLE) on "" video.
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As soon as I saw that orange haze on liftoff I said to myself "That can't be good. " and then noticed an engine was out, and 8 actually felt a bit relieved... lol
I knew the Booster had plenty of leeway and one out wouldn't matter. So I knew the abnormal has was likely from that, and not something worse.
Then I watched reentry with my mom and as soon as a whisp of plasma shown through the flap hinge, I said "uh oh, that's not good..."
BUT GOD DAMN, Starship...
You did not let that stop you from succeeding!!! 🤘😫🤘
Seriously though, I could not believe that it didn't burn up after so much of that flap had burned away... But, it didn't, and managed to make it beyond Max-Q, not ripping off!!
Still, I figured it wouldn't be able to right itself for the flip maneuver, given we didn't know the fate of all the other flaps.
(or was this camera there BY DESIGN and this was one place they intentionally compromised the heatshield?)
AND THEN, we see... that it could still accurate, despite that massive damage! 😮
Unfortunately with the camera's protective glass shattering, was hard to tell what was happening... but just enough glass had been removed to allow a sliver of clear footage.
And when it manager to do its flip, despite there being no engine relight indicators on the HUD, I could see enough engine fire and plume to know... they lit!!
And with telemetry, could see that it managed to still succeed, despite all that it went through...
🤯 🤯 🤯
What an amazing rollercoaster of emotions.... Loved every second of it ♥️
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