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The remains of B1058 arrive in Port Canaveral (nitter.net)
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It seems that the top of the booster fell off when the booster tipped over after a wave hit the droneship. Hopefully not typical.

The bottom portion (RP-1 tank), the landing legs, and the engines stayed on the ship. Octagrabber sustained some damage.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

SpaceX had previously noted that newer boosters have an updated landing leg design with much better stability, which would have survived these rough seas.

Wonder if they duct tape a new aluminum façade to replace the missing lox tank, and mock it up in Cape Canaveral somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

newer boosters have an updated landing leg design with much better stability

SpaceX VP of Launch has shared some details: https://nitter.net/turkeybeaver/status/1739640175183945860