SpaceX revealed Why SpaceX Forced to Ditched 1 Raptor on Starship Flight 10 Booster Landing

SpaceX revealed Why SpaceX Forced to Ditched 1 Raptor on Starship Flight 10 Booster Landing
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00:00: Intro
00:30: Super Heavy’s two-engine landing
04:46: Super Heavy’s flip and other tasks
07:17: Tests’ roles for the future
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SpaceX revealed Why SpaceX Forced to Ditched 1 Raptor on Starship Flight 10 Booster Landing
What makes Flight 10 so anticipating?
Delays and importance play a part, but the real excitement lies in its bold test objectives. SpaceX will trial new Super Heavy landing methods, possibly using fewer engines or even a unique flip maneuver.
What exactly is being tested, and how will it shape Starship’s future?
Let’s find out in today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
It has now been almost three months since the completion of Flight 9, and more than two months since the setback with the S36 incident. Despite those challenges, SpaceX is now firmly back on track for its next big step forward. Booster 16 has officially arrived at the Launch Pad, a clear sign that preparations are intensifying and that the targeted launch date of Sunday, August 24, which Elon Musk has been consistently emphasizing, is becoming increasingly realistic. The determination surrounding this mission is enormous. The top priority is to achieve success, complete the flight, and execute every task as planned.
SpaceX revealed Why SpaceX Forced to Ditched 1 Raptor on Starship Flight 10 Booster Landing
However, as is often the case with SpaceX, Flight 10 is not just about repeating past achievements. It is also about pushing boundaries and conducting tests that will shape the future of Starship operations. Among the most notable is a bold change in the way the Super Heavy booster will attempt its landing. Specifically, Booster 16 will try to land using only two engines.
At first, this might sound puzzling. After all, Super Heavy is designed with three inner ring engines to support landing. Why would the company choose to turn one off? The answer lies in deliberate experimentation. In the official update for Flight 10, SpaceX explained: “One of the three center engines used for the final phase of landing will be intentionally disabled.”
This decision raises natural questions. Wouldn’t using all available engines make for a safer, more efficient landing? Why take away an engine that could provide redundancy? Yet this is exactly how SpaceX approaches progress: through carefully designed stress tests that reveal how the system performs under less-than-ideal conditions.
SpaceX revealed Why SpaceX Forced to Ditched 1 Raptor on Starship Flight 10 Booster Landing
Here is how it will work. After the booster completes its primary mission and reenters Earth’s atmosphere, it will begin the landing sequence. The initial deceleration will involve 13 engines firing in unison, dramatically slowing the massive rocket. As it descends closer to the ocean surface, two of the inner engines will ignite to guide the booster, control its velocity, and bring it into a stable and controlled descent toward splashdown. Just before reaching the water, SpaceX says the booster will hover for several seconds in what it describes as a “full hover” state, a rare and visually striking maneuver.

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