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Comment by WalterBright | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]WalterBright · 2026-11-15 Sun 19:15 UTC · link
The "miracle on the Hudson" was an incredible landing. Water landings pretty much never go that well. The usual result is the drag on the landing gear causes the nose to dig into the water or tears a wing off, and then the passengers (if they survive that) have mere moments to get out before it sinks.