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Comment by soon_to_be_sb | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15

[−]soon_to_be_sb · 2026-11-15 Sun 05:12 UTC · link

Nothing new. Flight controls and automatic navigation of a high speed ballistic missle is much more impressive and had existed for decades.

[−]reactordev · 2026-11-15 Sun 05:43 UTC · link

I hope those sour patch kids taste good…

This kind of stuff hasn’t been done before. So by definition, new.

[−]soon_to_be_sb · 2026-11-15 Sun 09:03 UTC · link

The material engineering part, I don't know. But the vertial landing stuff should be childs play when compared to the stuff a self guided missile has to do.

[−]reactordev · 2026-11-15 Sun 13:30 UTC · link

You must be really fun at parties