Starship SN8 landing flip maneuver

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1336849897987796992

Incredible footage! Nearly nailed that landing!

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Flying sideways

 

[F-22Raptor]

Flying sideways

The level of control from vertical to horizontal at apogee and then descent and flip maneuver was eye watering. Incredible they can achieve thaton first flight.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1336849897987796992

Incredible footage! Nearly nailed that landing!

What exactly happened here, did it blow up on landing ?

 

[F-22Raptor]

What exactly happened here, did it blow up on landing ?

Yep, low pressure in the header tank. That’s a relatively easy fix though. Everything else was near perfect

 

[vi-va]

nice rocket, but I do hate the voice of commentators. They sounds like a women, screaming like girls.
To be honest, I think at least one of the 3 commentators is gay.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

nice rocket, but I do hate the voice of commentators. They sounds like a women, screaming like girls.
To be honest, I think at least one of the 3 commentators is gay.

LOL! NASASpaceFlight is just a bunch of vloggers working out of their homes. This isn't CNN or something.

 

[I S I]

Damn impressive. Almost made it.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Damn impressive. Almost made it.

They have another one ready to be sent to the pad. They originally figured it would take untl i think SN15 to make a perfect landing but SN8 was pretty close so I doubt they will need to go that far.

SN9

 

[I S I]

They have another one ready to be sent to the pad. They originally figured it would take untl i think SN15 to make a perfect landing but SN8 was pretty close so I doubt they will need to go that far.
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SN9

Woah. Looks like Elon Musk surely have enough budget to take this project off in a couple of months at most.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Woah. Looks like Elon Musk surely have enough budget to take this project off in a couple of months at most.

They still have to test the gargantuan SuperHeavy booster the Starship will be sitting on top of. It will work the same as their Falcon 9 so it should be no big deal.

 

[I S I]

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They still have to test the SuperHeavy the Starship will be sitting on top of.

That's one big as$ booster. How much fuel would it carry for Mars mission?

 

[Ghost Hobbit]

Yep, low pressure in the header tank. That’s a relatively easy fix though. Everything else was near perfect

This is a nice machine but you may have to give it up. It's too roll tendency oriented.

 

[KAL-EL]

I’m getting Flash Gordon vibes from that ship.

 

[F-22Raptor]

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They still have to test the gargantuan SuperHeavy booster the Starship will be sitting on top of. It will work the same as their Falcon 9 so it should be no big deal.

Super Heavy is easy compared to Starship. It’s a larger Falcon 9. Only really hard part is getting the thrust plate right for 28 Raptors.

What was accomplished today was immense. Many people thought a horizontal descent and flip was impossible. It had never been done before until today. Huge day for SpaceX.