Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 35 minutes ago

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Entered into the ZEISS Photography Competition 2017 by Sam Flint, Chief Research Technician at the Department of Engineering's Aerodynamics Laboratory.

A 4000 frames per second schlieren video of Starbug 1 which was featured in the popular BBC TV series 'Red Dwarf'. In several episodes, the ship made planetary landings and we wanted to conclude if this was even remotely possible.

Acknowledgements: David Martin and Charlotte Coles of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.