How a rocket booster lands itself
Process map by Brian. 17 steps, 2 layers. Tags: space, tech, science.
- Mission control: Countdown and fueling
- The booster: Liftoff: nine engines fire
- The booster: Climb to the edge of space
- The booster: Stage separation
- The second stage: The second stage carries the payload on to orbit
- The booster: Flip around and fire the boostback engines
- The booster: A re-entry burn slows it down
- The booster: Steer with grid fins through the atmosphere
- The booster: Landing burn: one engine fires
- The booster: Deploy the landing legs
- Mission control: Are conditions safe to land?
- The landing zone: Touchdown on a droneship or a landing pad
- Mission control: Inspect and reuse the booster
- The booster: Divert to the ocean