‘Incredibly impressive’ de-orbit burn saves rocket from being stuck in spacepublished at 16:29 BST<\/p>\n
16:29 BST<\/p>\n
If the Starship’s engines hadn’t engaged in the de-orbit
\nburn and it hadn’t happened effectively, the consequences would have been that
\nthe Starship could have stayed orbiting Earth, science journalist Caroline
\nSteel tells the BBC.<\/p>\n
This would add to the space junk problem that we have, she
\nsays.<\/p>\n
SpaceX “really only wanted to keep orbiting if they
\nwere sure they would be able to get the Starship back down to earth”, she
\nadds.<\/p>\n
“That was incredibly impressive seeing how small and
\nshort that engine blast was to get the rocket back down to Earth. Tiny changes
\nin angles and speeds really add up over time.”<\/p>\n
Steel explains now the rocket is going in a slightly
\ndifferent direction, and the gravitational pull will bring it back down to
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