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kiwithinker

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Ship 41 Flight 14 belly flop / crewed landing risk

Ship 41 Flight 14 belly flop / crewed landing risk

I was watching Ship 41 come in on Flight 14. In the last part of the belly flop, just before the flip and burn, it was dropping at about 100 metres a second. That’s roughly 360 km/h, still falling sideways.

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kiwithinker

7h

Ship 41 Flight 14 belly flop / crewed landing risk

Ship 41 Flight 14 belly flop / crewed landing risk

I was watching Ship 41 come in on Flight 14. In the last part of the belly flop, just before the flip and burn, it was dropping at about 100 metres a second. That’s roughly 360 km/h, still falling sideways.

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kiwithinker

1d

Will we only trust Starship if it lands like a plane of the Space Shuttle?

Will we only trust Starship if it lands like a plane of the Space Shuttle?

Will we only trust Starship if it lands like a plane of the Space Shuttle? That is the question people keep asking when they watch a belly-flop flip into a late Raptor relight. Certification can clear

kiwithinker

1d

The Isaacman Effect - Week 37

The Isaacman Effect - Week 37

The Isaacman Effect - Week 37 | Starship reaches orbit, Artemis Accords expand to 76 nations, Starliner plots its return, and Crew-13 launches today. Commercial momentum and international coalition building

bibana

7d

Cathedral of Saint Agatha, Ancient Baths and the Diocesan Museum

Cathedral of Saint Agatha, Ancient Baths and the Diocesan Museum

So, dear beautiful people, as I promised, the third part of the story about our holiday in Sicily is here. Just a quick reminder, we are still in Catania (you have the links to the previous two blogs below).

kiwithinker

2d

A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely?

A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely?

A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely? The prize is not a box of rocks in Houston. The prize is answers. Age, chemistry, organics, context, and whether Mars ever held anything alive. Classic sample return

bluerobo

3d

Starship Flight Test Update – IFT-14

Starship Flight Test Update – IFT-14

On 28 September 2026, SpaceX conducted Integrated Flight Test 14 (IFT-14) of the Starship program. During ascent, the Super Heavy booster lost two engines. This did not affect overall booster performance.

kiwithinker

3d

1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best?

1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best?

1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best? Elon Musk has said for years that a self-sustaining Mars city needs about a million people and on the order of a million tonnes of cargo. If the ships from Earth stop,

bluerobo

4d

Starship Flight 14 [Live: 28.09.26; 14:15 UTC]

Starship Flight 14 [Live: 28.09.26; 14:15 UTC]

Goals 1st Orbital flight Deployment of 26 V3 Starlink satellites Approximate payload mass: 50 t Mission profile: 6 orbits The targeted initial orbit is 275 km. Planned mission duration is approximately

triverse

4d

Wing Commander Getting the Remake Treatment By Fans

Wing Commander Getting the Remake Treatment By Fans

A mix of the old and new in this Unity powered remake of a classic space title

kiwithinker

5d

Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026?

Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026?

Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026? Ship 40 remains aboard the Boskalis Forte. She's well west of last week's mid-ocean track. Latest AIS puts her in the equatorial South Atlantic, roughly 7°S 31°W,

kiwithinker

5d

Starship and Nova Hot-Staging - Same Kool-Aid?

Starship and Nova Hot-Staging - Same Kool-Aid?

Look at the Starship and Nova hot-staging frames. I think those engineers must have been drinking the same Kool-Aid. 🤔

kiwithinker

6d

Is the Tesla Semi the Mars Vehicle Everyone Needs?

Is the Tesla Semi the Mars Vehicle Everyone Needs?

So the question of the day is: Is the Tesla Semi the Mars vehicle everyone needs? Cybertruck works for fast, long runs. The colony still needs bulk haul and mobile habitats. And they can fit in Starship.