SpaceX Falcon 9 soars through Vandenberg fog to launch 46 Starlink satellites, nails landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 46 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 27, 2023. Full Story: www.space.com/spacex-starlink...
The first stage of the rocket landed on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship in the Pacific Ocean several minutes after separation.
Credit: SpaceX

[@magnamic5614]

Never gets old.

[@andrewkappler5503]

Never lol

[@yellowood252]

A lot of people don't see the starship launch for what it really was. "But it exploded." Of course it exploded, Space X expected it to explode! That's not the point. They're researching through trial and error. People used to say the same thing about the falcon 9, "It'll never work! they're always exploding!" Little did they know it was all part of the plan. Now the falcon 9 has completed nearly 200 landings! Unbelievably amazing stuff!

[@God0fGambler]

Yeah..haters gonna hate..

[@davidboyle1902]

Will be interesting to see how long it takes for Starship landings to become so ordinary.

[@frannieswannie6046]

well done elon and crew. greetings from south africa

[@MickeAllmyr]

Amazing 😍

[@apollo.11x]

Crazy

[@Bombuzzz]

Does anyone know what the "little" fireball is top to bottom after landing?

[@mattyo8828]

It burped

[@mattyo8828]

8:32 “burp”

[@taoufikelotmani]

🎉think you

[@thomasgoodwin2648]

Is it really even necessary to say 'Nails Landing' any more? This is now the de-facto status quo. It's when it misses or blows up now that makes for click worthy titles.

[@gustavoD95]

4:25 you can see the 🐀

[@onepissedrussian]

Was that what that was? Lol

[@gustavoD95]

@@onepissedrussian probably leidenfrost effect 😅

[@thanoscube8573]

He's just Hitching a ride

[@mattyo8828]

Just saw that