SpaceX is Doing Something Insane with Starship Booster Landing
SpaceX is Doing Something Insane with Starship Booster Landing
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0:00 intro
0:34 Droneship Landings and Block 3
6:35 Ocean Landing Is Back
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SpaceX is Doing Something Insane with Starship Booster Landing
Yeah, SpaceX can land Super Heavy on the launch tower pretty easily now, but it’s still far from perfect. What if the tower has a problem?
With nowhere to land, the booster would have to splash down in the ocean, and that’s a big problem. It slows down recovery, disrupts the launch cadence, and could even damage internal components.
That’s exactly why SpaceX is pushing hard to make sure this 33-engine beast can touch down safely on a droneship, just like Falcon 9.
So, what bold moves have they made to make that happen?
Let’s dive into today’s episode of Alpha Tech.
SpaceX is Doing Something Insane with Starship Booster Landing
The end of this year marks a golden time for SpaceX. We’re about to witness a massive leap, not just in infrastructure, with Launch Pad 2 nearing completion at Starbase, a brand-new pad rising at LC-39A in Florida, and two massive Starship Gigabays, but also in the transition to the upgraded Starship Block 3.
And with this new version, our focus now turns to its booster: Super Heavy Block 3, which is part of a bold new plan, developing a backup landing method. Instead of relying entirely on Mechazilla, SpaceX is working on making it land safely… on a droneship.
SpaceX is Doing Something Insane with Starship Booster Landing
Even though SpaceX hasn’t said much about this publicly, Starship’s 9th test flight gives us some big clues. On May 27th, 2025, Booster 14 was assigned a risky mission: to land in the Gulf at a steep angle of attack.
This wasn’t just about proving reusability. It was a carefully designed experiment to see how Super Heavy performs under more extreme aerodynamic conditions. By tilting the booster at a sharper angle, SpaceX was testing how air resistance could help slow it down, saving precious fuel for a future landing on a droneship.
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