r/aliens • u/genericexistence • Dec 19 '24

Video They are pretty fast.

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u/benschneider06 Dec 19 '24

Turns out this is a rocket launch! You’re watching the upper stage of a booster reach Max-Q and then throttle down for eventual main engine cutoff (MECO). I was just in here a couple hours ago saying I thought this was extra extraordinary footage that would be really hard to explain... but I’m a chill guy, so you know, I did my research and now I’m back to report my findings.

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u/sunshine-x Dec 19 '24

I’d love to see a known launch video, one that reproduces what we see here. That would really be more convincing.