5 AMAZING SpaceX Rocket Landing Videos (Engineering Masterpiece)

Historically, most rockets have needed to use all of their available fuel in order to get their payload into space. SpaceX rockets were built from the beginning with reusability in mind-they have enough built-in fuel margin to deliver a Dragon to the space station and return the first-stage to Earth. That extra fuel is needed to reignite the engines a few times to slow the rocket down and ultimately land the first stage after it has sent the spacecraft on its way.
In addition to extra fuel the rocket has small, foldable heat-resistant wings called grid fins needed for steering the first-stage as it plummets from the edge of space through Earth’s atmosphere, cold-gas thrusters on the top of the first-stage that are used to flip the rocket around as it begins its journey back to Earth, and strong but lightweight carbon fiber landing legs are deployed as it approaches touchdown. All of these systems, while built and programmed by humans, are totally automated once the rocket is launched-and are reacting and adjusting their behavior based on incoming, real-time data.
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[@Hmonks]

The flat earth society is strong in this comment section.

[@kaichen3830]

John Doe lol

[@engineeringworld.]

Hahahah ! Can't agree more !

[@jordanlozinski6738]

I’m just curious how gas pressure exist without a container. Violates the second law of thermodynamics does it not? Vacuum space is scientifically impossible unless you deny entropy

[@dean088]

The flat earth society believe in space, flat earth research have proven time and time again space is made in a Hollywood basement

[@bobsmithers1924]

The Flat Earth Society is a Fake Flat Earth Site, you morons.

[@jfernandez6393]

It’s good that people are calling this fake. That means it’s so extraordinary to a point that it’s unbelievable.

[@engineeringworld.]

We love engineering !

[@xpy1]

CGI FAKE

[@supercarfanatic2078]

@@xpy1hahahah you are an idiot

[@tenjiku8251]

@@supercarfanatic2078 r/wooosh

[@wibble1999]

@@supercarfanatic2078 it cobblers ..... total bs for idiots to lap up

[@ray24051]

Watching these reminds you watching those old 50's and 60's Sci-Fi movies where the rocket lands on a planet upright it's science fiction becoming reality.

[@imback2192]

I really cant believe it . Its so cool !

[@engineeringworld.]

So true and we are yet to see what more is going to become reality in few years time. Maybe like 'Going for a picnic to Mars' xD

[@SantiUzi]

We when from landing falcon 9 boosters too landing an actual starship rocket.

[@kazj1728]

I can definitely wait for SkyNet to take over.

[@matthewdrexler188]

Omg that's what I thought. I like didn't believe what I was seeing at first. Looks like some planet of the apes practical effect. Can't believe that's what it really looks like.

[@beauwoods6300]

These literally look like take off videos played in reverse. This is incredible

[@engineeringworld.]

It's astonishing to say the least. We all love Elon !

[@jiiiigsaw]

Even worse, its cgi. Fakery

[@engineeringworld.]

Welcome to 21st century my friend!

[@crazycutz8072]

@@jiiiigsaw LAUGH OUT LOUD .. at you..

[@twu1909]

@@jiiiigsaw wow ur joking right?

[@MILPICS]

0:52 Perfect landing, which taught us how to become better. 💪

[@taylorjeremy71]

How exactly does that make you better personally?

[@delms7418]

From a Former NASA employee.... All were amazing. THIS is what NASA should have been doing all along!... GO SPACEX!..You got my vote!!!

[@torahharah2904]

Surely it was more about braking through cultural paradigms than actually doing it right at first place

[@davidcross5208]

They had no need because they are finance with the peoples money, ergo they don't care about the money, its not their money. Thats why they are no match when private competition appears.

[@slappyfist63]

It has to be the one that landed on a floating barge. That's absolutely crazy.

[@zweltzcited4852]

Every comment is like “look at everyone in the comments calling it fake” but I can’t find a single one

[@flamboyantfootball5511]

We're 5 years too late

[@TheClickbaiterA]

@@flamboyantfootball5511 But it's been 2 years?

[@flamboyantfootball5511]

@@TheClickbaiterA Aight mate

[@engineeringworld.]

You gotta press CTRL + F and search for Fake. You will find many 'Earth is Flat' guys ! :P

[@flipflat4814]

@@engineeringworld. Look at this awesome realistic footage from Apollo 17 enjoy👍. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZuZkmONp9ebZ8k

[@motorhead6763]

Why didn't these engineers receive a Nobel Peace prize? Awesome. No one ever thought a rocket could land on a moving barge no less. Awesome! Shalom

[@adreamproductionpwii]

because it is a joke and not real...you notice it cuts out as soon as it lands. only shows pieces of it never the full clip. Is that not suspicious?

[@Henn1CE]

You can't be serious

[@oneyebat7839]

He thinks the Earth is flat and they didn't land on the moon also.

[@Jeff-cr9ho]

history is full of naysayers that eventually had to eat their own words. Which I don't understand. When something is amazing, and right in front of you, why would you deny yourself that excitement and wonder? Its just like the people that say the moon landing was faked.. They are deliberately choosing to ignore the evidence just so they can live in an unrealistically shittier, more boring world that they create for themselves. I don't get it

[@marcobarros4742]

adreamproductionpwii You can see it in real life. Go check it.

[@74Revanth]

Olden days: ohhhhh rocket launch wow 🤩 Now: ohhhh rocket landing 🤩

[@NoName-zg2te]

Now: wenhop? 🚀

[@rob420bie]

That last landing was slick. Now just repeat that 1,000 times in a row and I'll get on board.

[@motchness]

It’s cgi homie

[@Dusty0626]

@@motchness hey 'homie', get a job, get a plane ticket, and go watch one for yourself...

[@johnd2951]

i have been watching rockets take off since the early 60's , this is unbelievable they land those rockets. All yall.

[@iqbalconan21]

Kudos to all the engineers who create this rocket! Straight from science fiction!

[@engineeringworld.]

Too good to be true? ;)

[@lordlopikong6940]

Elon musk LETS GOO NEXT UP BIOLOGICAL CAT GIRL!!!!!!!!

[@pauletter4476]

All outstanding!! The landing on the water craft was my favorite tied with last one. Awesomeness! !

[@engineeringworld.]

Thank you for your feedback ! Have a wonderful day ! ^_^

[@ARKELPZ]

Beautifull, I remember cartoons the same kind of landing.

[@matthewdrexler188]

Yea or the movies with the toy rockets being lowered by guide wires but still looking awful similar to this

[@davidmcconnell8005]

These landings are as remarkable as the lift offs. Just shaking my head, astounding!

[@stabletony]

Reading comments from 5 years ago from people going out there way to say it was fake when you could even see it in person if you wanted is golden.

[@luziaflone1951]

I don't even know we already have the technology like this. That it was able to landed on ship is pretty damn amazing

[@adamprice9214]

We Don't.. instead we have (in this case really poor quality) CGI

[@JoshStPierre]

@@adamprice9214 What makes you think it's CGI, and not real? And by the way, if it was CGI, it would most definitely not be poor quality, since so many people believe it's real. It's kind of stupid of you to claim that this is "low quality" CGI. lol

[@adamprice9214]

@@JoshStPierre sorry to make sheeple like yourselves look nieve.. study research and all with your eyes open and with a critical view.. and soon the truth will set you free

[@gamers-xh3uc]

@@adamprice9214 it’s real cause you can go and see it with your own eyes

[@RevealerOfNow]

Last one was pretty spot on, clean and fast. Of course the barge landing is amazing because it's on a moving platform. Very impressed! Lets Go Humanity! I keep telling my daughter how we'll be on board something similar in the near future!

[@engineeringworld.]

We hope your daughter is inspired and motivated enough to become the next successful astronaut ! ☺

[@motchness]

Lol you’re lying to your daughter

[@RevealerOfNow]

@@motchnessWe're not all headed to the apocalypse, dream bigger 🍻

[@TeamJY]

@@RevealerOfNow you should be teaching your daughter how big companies have adapted to scamming people out of their money and control, not buying into it.

[@jrazjraz]

I am amazed at this technology - it is like looking into the future-fantastic engineering !!!!.

[@billmayo1094]

The CGI landing was the best looking landing. Amazing!!

[@reck5132]

It was real buddy, grow up

[@BiteMeRightHere]

@@reck5132 get your prescription checked...lol...lame cgi...lol

[@manuelasousa7268]

​@@BiteMeRightHereu are delusional

[@manuelasousa7268]

Why is it so hard to believe this?

[@chrisofnottingham]

Also amazing is they still use the same drone ships even after all those rockets that exploded on them.

[@engineeringworld.]

Re-use is the main idea behind the SpaceX space programs in order to keep the missions feasible.

[@mikeeh9611]

@@engineeringworld. Ya, ok bud. Youre full of shit and you know it

[@jon9809]

@@mikeeh9611 who pissed in your cornflakes?

[@mikeeh9611]

@@jon9809 NASA and SPACEX did. At the same time, disgusting.

[@nclsDesign]

@@mikeeh9611 Then why you keep eating them?

[@iamlsusam]

I honestly didn’t think that was possible! Very impressed.

[@engineeringworld.]

All thanks to Elon Musk and team! xD

[@adamprice9214]

It's not possible they are still pulling your plonker

[@adamprice9214]

@@engineeringworld. 😂😂

[@YoungXelDong]

​@@adamprice9214Sorry, i cant take a loser like you seriously. 😂

[@saaamember97]

Obviously, the most PERFECT landing was the one that exploded!

[@rescuemei]

In a way, it was. You learn more from failure than from success.

[@fantoxic774]

Rescue Mei How will you learn from failure when you are NO MORE! 😂

[@kylqr]

@@fantoxic774 LMFAO YES

[@Martin-wx8gd]

@@fantoxic774 there are no people inside fuel tank :)

[@itsmenachogaming9835]

It’s called CRS6

[@aikonlatigid]

Absolutely amazing! They doing the impossible

[@abhinav1859]

truely a masterpiece

[@redpillmow7120]

Best landing ??? Every Single One... WOW

[@kewlnes987]

This reminds me of that gravitar game on Miniclip back in the early 2000's lol

[@rdaystrom4540]

It's a great way to blow the dust off a parking lot.

[@pipgrace3695]

I feel the video where the rocket exploded might have been the most perfected landing. Consider this, experimenting and attempting what you could do, compared with what you know you can do has merit. The pilot was gaining an understanding of the control of the vehicle & in turn developed an understanding that enabled them to complete the task in video 5.

[@sinecosine7493]

Pip Grace Its controlled by the Flight Control Systems onboard...

[@Q5000]

Lol, you think someone was landing it manually? 🤣🤣

[@charlespockert8948]

The pilot 😂😂😂😂 , they just lost their best pilot in the explosion... Damn, another 3bn to train the next one... Hopefully he's better than the last

[@curious575]

All of them were real, cause i've been observing SpaceX for nearly 6months, they're doing incredible job, no doubt

[@mohsenbahremand2877]

All the ones that you have seen were fake:))))

[@fukun5773]

@@mohsenbahremand2877 they're real

[@GyanPrakash-xo5gs]

@@mohsenbahremand2877 there real

[@adamprice9214]

😂🤣🤣

[@adamprice9214]

Come on people for christ sakes shake yourselves.. does it look real?? NO.. And that's because ladies and gentlemen it isn't end of!

[@culaxxyso]

Perfect art piece of engineering

[@JamesStJohn-zn6uy]

Nice Job. Always impressed with Space X

[@jwhite007jw]

1:21 was beautiful the speed at which it was executed and the sound ⚡⚡👌👌

[@malachiwiens2455]

Yes, that one looked incredibly cinematic. You have this beautiful scene, and then a rocket comes into view and just lands as if it's no big deal. Looked quite like how one might set up a spacecraft landing scene in a sci-fi movie.

[@taylorjeremy71]

​@@malachiwiens2455Probably because it was

[@marklarson3934]

👽 space alien approved 👍

[@BaddAtom]

i like #3, punching through the clouds. beauty

[@dustycrophopper2743]

Landing number 2 and 1 because the rocket landed on the surface and they switched off the engine successfully. Even the one in the ship. That was perfect.

[@DistinctlyAhead]

Man... this is called modern rocket science 🤓

[@Air2nyc]

Lmao

[@liamortega2607]

Indeed!

[@Heap_InnovatorsRBLX]

It may might be kinda easy or may be hard to land a rocket, in my opinion because the Falcon 9 1st stage uses Hydraulic pump inside to control the grid fins and uses RCS thrusters inside of the Falcon 9 1st stage.

[@engineeringworld.]

Interesting point, what makes you think so?

[@mrgriply]

Double booster landing really got me as a number one so far

[@masterbait7251]

That last one was so smooth

[@kingslayer2981]

Fantastic, look like elien invasion. Amaizing

[@jakewebb7337]

“Elon” invasion 😉

[@viethung9312]

Space x: our booster can land Flat earther: yeah nice CGI

[@wonkagaming8750]

Lol

[@lidicemsmartins]

Number 2 was perfect.

[@RaiMuhammadArslan786]

5th one was perfect!!!

[@space6477]

What happened to the Falcon Heavy double booster relanding?

[@reillystsb]

It's like taking science fiction & making it a reality

[@ameeshawowwwamazingilovedt2334]

wowww wonderful landing I loved the last one

[@rushokhan3178]

I remember when falcon heavy was launched

[@Leefryyinc]

Bet you NASA are rubbing their budget after seeing this achievement.

[@danilo-dos-santos-00001]

I think the sea one was the most smooth nice!

[@juanfajardo8645]

For me the last one was perfect

[@dpastor6631]

Watched it land Sunday night in person in Lompoc, CA. It is very much for real! I was amazing to watch and the sonic boom was awesome!

[@mikemartin7482]

I’m surprised you haven’t gotten a million comments saying your a troll!

[@shannonreilly1340]

Lol never in a million years is this stuff real all u believers dont really deep down believe this fakery

[@Jamie19071982]

AMAZING !! I can honestly see how people can call the ' FAKE ' card. I didn't believe it when someone told me about it. It really is incredible how they can do that.

[@marklarson3934]

It's more incredible that someone landed on the moon 1969 but in 2019 we can't do the same thing

[@engineeringworld.]

Welcome to the 21st century ! :D

[@yuvrajsharma2393]

by rotating then 180* digree and open thrusters to reduce velocity elon musk is the greatest man in this centrury

[@Q5000]

I think people who say it's fake are kinda dumb actually. With all the self stabilizing tech we have like drones that perfectly balance themselves and do insane computer controlled maneuvers. It's not hard to believe at all that you can apply similar software technology to a rocket and just program it for different vectors using the grid fins, side thrusters and vectoring the nozzle. You just program it to conteract forces. Of course the engineering to do this with a rocket is insane, I'm not diminishing it, but anyone who thinks this is too advanced to be believable is a simpleton with no understanding of technology.

[@marselo1316]

@@Q5000 exactly. the conspiracists underestimate current tech so much. they say this is all cgi while holding devices that transmit ungodly amounts of data every moment, devices that allow us to be pretty much anywhere on earth and obtain all known knowledge until this point. like cmon. humans are more technologically advanced than you think

[@jackwilemeiner3052]

the second to the last one was the absolute best landing

[@prestigemaintenance1558]

Bloody Amazing Achievement

[@wojteksykurski]

Great compilation :)

[@engineeringworld.]

Thank you for your feedback. You will probably also like our compilation on seaplane from around the world. Here is the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn-0apukf7Kcj5o

[@spidermain]

This comment section can cause your IQ to drop significantly.

[@SimonKinsingerMountainReigns]

Dang I agree Tom Chan they aught to ban Potheads from making comments! This is some amazing stuff!

[@binbin6878]

Indeed

[@maxdavies9958]

Thank you, I will not enter it.

[@ophiolatreia93]

Tom Chan yeah I always feel stupider after reading your comments

[@tylcaky3476]

Strongly agree

[@636rahul]

Engineering at it's best !

[@pgrimmy]

incredible engineering

[@johnd2951]

the last landing was awesome!

[@angelicabrierleyspeer3812]

yeah, couldn't have been done by hand and eye - it's up to the very clever tech ( I guess a whole load of gyroscopes linked to the tiny flaps to get it so perfectly vertical just before touchdown - very impressive stuff!

[@engineeringworld.]

Even we loved it too ! Thank you for your feedback and have a nice day !

[@xpy1]

Do you mean the last CGI computer animated Landing

[@geetakanchan18]

My 8 year boy says he like first landing was awesome. .wow

[@robertbennett6728]

I personally love the second one because it looks like it's about to fail and manages to correct at the last second. Huge accomplishment there.

[@engineeringworld.]

Thank you for your feedback Geeta ! Have a great day day ahead !

[@abistonservices9249]

SPACEX IS AN UTTERLY AMAZING COMPANY, NO WONDER NASA COLLABORATED!

[@tomoshughes123]

This is the coolest shit I've ever seen during my 30 years on this planet

[@engineeringworld.]

It's an engineering marvel!

[@gc7967]

This is still the coolest thing I've ever seen!

[@ptribbs1]

“Which was the perfect landing according to you?” - not #4

[@its_aj251]

Duh that was a crash.

[@markwentworth1902]

AWESOME LANDINGS.

[@timcoyle50]

I remember not to many years ago a rocket landing like that was pure science fiction!

[@taylorjeremy71]

Still is. Never underestimate the general public's gullibility to believe utter tosh.

[@itsdavid6438]

0:50 was most perfect landing

[@abalixity]

#3 SOUNDS LIKE A DRAGON BALL FIGHT SCENE🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@aodh5966]

Amazing CGI, is amazing

[@universe6princeofsaiyans]

Elon Musk- "And I took that personally"

[@halamkajohn]

great @ 5 - maybe there will be other types of landings

[@VVindowZ]

i swear "i can almost see the string" i mean, not really seeing the string, but the way the rocket swaying, to the left and right make me questioning these.. please add up some calculation of the landing, or maybe a footage with cgi to expalin how it works...

[@groundchuckify]

You're a funny guy....lol

[@VVindowZ]

i don't think i was trying to be funny... just like "astronauts pull each other string" video on youtube (go search and see).. we've been fooled too often...

[@KakaTheJunn]

1 simple thing: smaller thrusters on top of the rocket.

[@VVindowZ]

is that so..?? no comment about "astronauts pull each other string"..??

[@marcobarros4742]

VVindowZ So what is your degree in sciences that will help you understand the maths?

[@silverplushie]

The amount of people trolling in this comment section lol

[@Percivalnunes]

I think that the landing on sea it was perfect, that don't explode, of course!

[@lambsaucebutcappyblappy9775]

Dude the one where it blows up is SOOO amazing!

[@stoan1013]

Bitch shut the hell up bitch you couldn’t land a drone let alone a rocket

[@bebisibeb]

you guys realise that people have seen this happen in real life right?

[@onerainywish5556]

This doesn't prove anything one way or another but: I implore you to find one live facebook feed of this happening. Everyone has phones nowadays, and surely someone made a video of this on their phone. But all I can ever find is the same footages, none of which are ever longer than 15 seconds.

[@angadsingh9314]

@@onerainywish5556 You literally can find them.... Tens and tens of videos on KZbin....

[@michellejewell9859]

To many trolls in this comment section.

[@florianschultekellinghaus6552]

This is so satisfying

[@cellogirl11rw55]

I'm gonna go with #1. Slow and steady wins the race.

[@Asset_Aki_7416]

1:06 Landing, huh.

[@cybershadow]

well, technically it landed... XD

[@AlexanderSupertramp142]

My eyes are telling me something is off..

[@florianglinka8575]

Your eyes are lying

[@stoan1013]

Your eyes are cross eyed…

[@Hoppensagen]

4/5 pretty good.

[@zojaselmanovic203]

the engineers did their best. well done.

[@engineeringworld.]

"Engineering is the closest thing to magic in this world" :D

[@RiDankulous]

In response to all the people calling this 'fake', assuming you are sincere and not a mediocre troll: The certainty of space flight is proven by GPS devices. There's no other explanation of how they work than that satellites had to have been put up in orbit. If they can do that, they can do any of this, like landing rockets. Many planes can land automatically, too. It's not a huge step to rockets landing if planes can.

[@babayaga9570]

Wrong. They are bouncing signals off of the ionosphere.

[@muhammadjovanramadhan5529]

hi

[@kaichen3830]

Joe Smith I'm not a guy who calls it fake. I think its real. But I usual troll though. 😂

[@telefunkenyou47]

The last simulation looked the best. I'd go with that one.

[@dfly8807]

Simulation is the key word

[@carlover5911]

And another person screaming FAKE!!!! 😒

[@dfly8807]

@@carlover5911 because it is fake. It is called cgi. It's just a pre-coneption of what a landing should be like or how ir is expected to be

[@carlover5911]

Ignore the live feed and the eye wittnesses and the workers and the astronaughts. Its all fake right. And space is water and the sky is a dome made by god , thats why we can‘t go to space

[@engineeringworld.]

It's not a simulation, its a actual footage !

[@Ab-gj1jw]

Number 2 was awesome

[@NOTYOU2007]

This is crazy I don5 think anyone ever thought the future could be like this lol

[@berlina117]

looks alot like CGI in my opinion.

[@paulanderson7796]

I agree.

[@reck5132]

It's real

[@Letsnotforget]

That last 1, FakeX for sure CGI

[@steli8unz318]

Number 2 for sure!

[@utaatjamburo2378]

You should put dirt and water on the moon excellent video.

[@DannyGarrigan]

Do people actually believe this is real ?

[@Banana-wz7tn]

Cause it is

[@DannyGarrigan]

@@Banana-wz7tn It doesn't look real to me..

[@sosig6702]

@@DannyGarrigan no one cares

[@Ridku13]

The CGI is strong on this one

[@vladikon8759]

Красота то какая лепотаааа👍👍👍

[@trendingcentral1593]

*Great video bro,lovee your channell!!*

[@leroy2362]

These look seriously CGI !!!

[@danymajr]

cause they are... but it sure as hell sell though. XD

[@griffincassady9301]

Danny Ong they aren’t though

[@dpastor6631]

Danny Ong: They are for real. Watched it land in person Sunday night in Lompoc, CA.

[@engineeringworld.]

Because they are just too good for the people to believe. But sorry to break it you they are actual footage and NOT CGI !

[@johanveltheim4331]

@@dpastor6631 You're obviously a government troll so you would say that wouldn't you!

[@Jeff-cr9ho]

I feel bad for you if you are so determined to believe this is fake. Amazing things CAN be done! Besides.. why the fuck would you fake this shit? What purpose would that serve you? Or anyone else for that matter?

[@danymajr]

no one doubts amazing thing you tard. LOL and it's sad you're on the other side swallowing it all up.

[@ig88xyz]

jeff, i know it seems like there would be no purpose to fake the space x rocket landings. amazing things can be done, yes. But this is totally fake in every way!!!!!! Jeff, come on brother. Because you asked the question, I know that your subconscious knows already that what you are seeing here is 100%%%%%% FAKE and you are listening to that ask asking a honest question, so I want to give a honest reply: when i look at the rocket at 2:18 , I want to puke. Just look at the outline. LMAO!!!!!!!;D If it was a PLAYSTATION commercial. JUST IMAGINE THAT spaxeX for Playstation 5

[@Jeff-cr9ho]

I do see what you are talking about the outline of the rocket looking fake. But just because something looks fake doesn't mean it actually is- what appears to be sloppy editing around the edges of the rocket is actually something else- refraction of light due to the hot air that the rocket is descending down into, a second or two behind the thrusters. It is the same effect that you get when you look above the surface of hot pavement on a sunny day- the hot air causes visual distortions in the air. Im sure you know what effect I am referring to.. If someone really wanted to fake a video to convince the masses then they wouldn't have included this visual effect, since it does make the video look fake if you don't realize what you are actually looking at. Besides, it is actually quite easy to make a fake video that looks flawlessly real (Hollywood does it all the time), so to suggest that Space X put out such a lousy fake doesn't really make any sense when you consider all the resources they have.

[@ig88xyz]

it looks so fake, it must be real.

[@ig88xyz]

the ocean landings.

[@craighewitt4674]

Reds rhetoric has launch to landing. Superb quality 👌

[@stanleydavis7904]

just like when I was a kid, now its real wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!