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SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
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bumby
· 2026-11-15 Sun 15:46 UTC ·
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Sure there are. The Shuttle even landed at White Sands NM due to weather. There are contingencies for exactly that sort of thing.
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WalterBright
· 2026-11-15 Sun 19:12 UTC ·
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Watch the videos of airliners veering off the runway onto flat ground which wrecks the airplane. The landing gear is designed for flat hard runways, not soft bumpy ground.