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Somewhat counter intuitively, the New Shepard is so stable because it's less powerful. You'll never see a hover + correction maneuver in a SpaceX landing because even the single engine used for landing is too strong to allow hovering when the fuel tanks are almost empty.



One further comparison, the Blue Origin rocket that has landed several times is roughly the height of one of SpaceX's landing legs. It really is a different game.




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