The “toxic gases” they’re talking about are likely the hydrazine thrusters. The chemical hydrazine is great for quick burn maneuvering thrusters but is real dangerous for humans.

April 11, 2026 - 00:15 UTC

1
0
3
It’s bonkers that you can take a screaming fast spacecraft, jam it into the atmosphere, bring it down using parachutes, and have everything be exactly as you planned, from speed to location.
2
0
15
They were like 9 whole seconds later than the predicted splashdown!

Another crazy part is that their "reentry burn" was actually 8 days ago, when they left Earth orbit with the TLI burn - a free-return trajectory that was so precise they skipped 2 of 3 outbound burns because they weren't needed!
0
0
1
it's so impressive, science is kinda amazing and terrifying!! lmao
0
0
2