They tried to use parachutes to slow the boosters down on the first two flights....

		peterfirefly 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical... They tried to use parachutes to slow the boosters down on the first two flights. Turned out it didn't work: the boosters burned up/disintegrated before the parachutes could deploy.