SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived reentry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean for SpaceX? What to expect from IFT6 now?

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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 reentry and splashdown
37:38 The aftermath
42:28 Flight 6
58:11 Final thoughts

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