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Re:Starship – SN9 – High-Altitude Flight Test by jvzr on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:15PM (#26006783)
The catching arm is for the first stage, IIRC

Second stage has always been about that flip, be it on the Moon, Mars or Earth

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Re:Starship – SN9 – High-Altitude Flight Test by _jjkk on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:30PM (#26007008)
No flipping on the Moon since it provides no advantage there (No aerobraking)
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Re:Starship – SN9 – High-Altitude Flight Test by jvzr on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:34PM (#26007077)
That's a very good point. Looks like my brain also had a major malfunction ;)
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