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Dec. 10, 2020
Starship liftoff
On Wednesday, December 9, Starship serial number 8 (SN8) lifted off from our Cameron County launch pad and successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and performed its landing flip maneuver with precise flap control to reach its landing point. Low pressure in the fuel header tank during the landing burn led to high touchdown velocity resulting in a hard (and exciting!) landing, the spaceship exploded on impact with the ground.
SpaceX Starship - SN8 - High-Altitude Flight Test
Video above: SpaceX conducted the first attempt of a high-altitude suborbital flight test of Starship serial number 8 (SN8) from the company’s site in Cameron County, Texas, on 9 December 2020. The target altitude for the test was 12.5 kilometres. Video Credits: SpaceX/SciNews.
Starship descent
Thank you to all the locals supporting our efforts in Cameron County and beyond. Congratulations to the entire Starship and SpaceX teams on today’s test! Serial number 9 (SN9) is up next – Mars, here we come!
Starship explosion during hard landing
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket (collectively referred to as Starship) represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship will be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, with the ability to carry in excess of 100 metric tonnes to Earth orbit.
Related articles:
Starship High-Altitude Flight Test Delayed
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/12/starship-high-altitude-flight-test.html
SpaceX Starship is About to Flight its Highest Altitude Test
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/12/spacex-starship-is-about-to-flight-its.html
Related link:
SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/BocaChicaGal/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
Best regards, Orbiter.ch
