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Launch. Deploy. Stick the landing.
Inspired by: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster landings. An independent game, not affiliated with or endorsed by SpaceX.
Launch a reusable rocket from the coastal pad, then bring it back onto a drone ship in the Atlantic or the coastal recovery pad. Every successful recovery brings another launch, a full fuel tank, and a new chance to beat your best. Ten missions rotate through Atlantic recovery, crosswinds, moving-ship rendezvous, downrange deployment, high orbit, precision recovery, Night Recovery, Rough Seas, Reserve Fuel, and Return to Launch Site. Open Mission control to fly any mission individually or try today’s fixed daily challenge. Later circuits tighten the challenge.
Hold ↑ / W to lift off, clear the tower, then steer right toward the marked deployment window, normally 7,874–9,186 feet (10,499–11,811 feet on High Orbit missions). The camera scrolls and zooms with your flight. The left altimeter appears after you clear the tower and shows height above the deck. The right instrument follows the flight phase: navigation during the climb, four explicit release checks near the deployment window, then ship navigation and touchdown checks on return. Coast to slow down: deployment requires less than 179.0 MPH vertical speed, less than 78.3 MPH sideways speed, and a tilt within 18° of upright. Press Space or tap Separate Starship when the window turns green. Physics and controls stay live while Starship separates and lights its engines. Then fly back down to the ship; your landing reserve becomes available at separation (75% on Reserve Fuel missions, 100% otherwise).
Use ← → or A D to steer. Hold ↑ or W to fire the engine and slow down. Left and right rotate the booster. Release to hold that angle. Thrust follows the direction you point, so tilt against your drift to brake sideways and rotate back upright before touchdown. On touchscreens, hold the steering and thrust buttons. Readable flight instruments sit below the view in portrait and beside it in landscape.
Get both legs over the deck and touch down below 67.1 MPH, within 12 degrees of upright. Follow the braking cue, then use short burns to settle gently. The dotted line shows where you are above the water. Landing legs stay folded for launch, then automatically swing out and lock as you descend below 591 feet.
Clearing the tower earns 100 points and deploying the payload earns another 300, kept in your run score even if you crash afterward. A safe landing earns 400 points, a smooth landing earns 700, and a soft, centered PERFECT earns 1,000. Remaining fuel adds a bonus. Each launch starts with a full tank. Reserve Fuel missions reward efficient recovery with a larger fuel bonus. Safe, smooth, and perfect landings earn bronze, silver, and gold mission medals. Medal stars unlock cosmetic booster liveries; flight performance stays the same. An impact ends the streak, and restarting takes one tap. The impact report compares your descent speed, sideways drift, tilt, and distance from the target center with the safe landing limits. On Rough Seas missions, touchdown speed is measured relative to the moving deck. Running out of fuel leaves you coasting with steering still available; there are no invisible horizontal walls.
P / Esc pauses, R restarts, and M toggles sound. Your best streak score saves in this browser and also goes on the public leaderboard under your first name. Daily challenges use identical conditions for everyone on the same UTC date and keep a separate daily best in this browser. The game is free, with no signup or downloads.
One flight at a time. Earn bronze, silver, or gold for a safe, smooth, or perfect landing. Mission flights and daily scores are separate from the streak leaderboard.
Medals, liveries, flight history, and daily bests save in this browser. The daily challenge changes at midnight UTC.