[Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5
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SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived re-entry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean for SpaceX? What to expect from IFT-6 now?

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🚀 IFT-4 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ecMlV4W_CLU) 🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: https://youtu.be/EVic941kQ44) 🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U) 🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g)

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• 00:00 Intro

• 01:05 Flight 5

• 02:25 Initial plan for the test

• 03:54 Liftoff

• 05:50 Hot staging

• 10:04 Super Heavy catch

• 16:01 What were the odds

• 20:38 Future versions of Starship

• 23:42 Starship's re-entry and splashdown

• 37:38 The aftermath

• 42:28 Flight 6

• 58:11 Final thoughts

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