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Vertical ok only after you learn 5 m/s is TOO FAST.



That's the Kerbal way. First they hit it from the side because they run out of control fluid (say, electricity, in Kerbal terms); then they landed a-ok but tipped over. Next time they'll probably miscalculate the suicide burn and - because it's SpaceX - fourth time's a charm.




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