[4K] Watch SpaceX Starship FLIGHT 4 launch and reenter LIVE!

[@ksukat87]

Man, seeing the flap burn through real time was unbelievable. The fact that it hung on and still operated is amazing. Kudo's to the engineering team.

[@Jaker788]

It's incredible how it's basically fully intact, at least on the backside when you catch a good glimpse on landing burn. The actuator and connection also wasn't burned through. So essentially we have probably 99% of an aero surface despite 5+ mins of burning.

[@lordrefaiv]

National space programs did the same things on technology from the 60s and 70s. And without it burning and melting. This is shoddy engineering.

[@blackwater2192]

Please, enlighten me on which spacecraft had movable flight control surfaces. Besides the shuttle.

[@blackwater2192]

Exactly

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

@@lordrefaiv This isn't shoddy engineering, it's *_experimental_* engineering. National space programs did *_NOT_* do the same thing in the 60's and 70's, not remotely. Full and rapid reusability was never a design goal for national space program vehicles, not even the US space shuttle, which is the only operational orbital vehicle that ever even attempted this degree of aerodynamic control during reentry, and the space shuttle didn't have movable front flaps.

[@valius7756]

I have never been this excited seeing a blurry screen.

[@pixelwash9707]

As a small boy I was allowed to stay up late in Australia to watch the first moon landing, very foggy black and white I still remember seeing to this day.

[@bcorlis1]

Just staring, unblinking, at the altitude and velocity numbers ticking away 😂

[@kitsandham7001]

You must be born after dial up internet 😂

[@onefivehot6075]

Haha right. For what it’s all going on.. we will take it. Crazy how far humans hqve come

[@AdamosDad]

Too bad there were no more cameras to show Star Ships landing.

[@BBROPHOTO]

The little flap that could. What an amazing stream and moment for SpaceX. I haven't had chills like this since the first Falcon Heavy double booster landing stream.

[@theguyfromsaturn]

It would have been awesome if somehow they would have been able to recover that flap. It belongs in a museum.

[@kylereese4822]

SpaceX pushing past what`s possible and showing the world how it`s done.... absolutely no way of anyone catching them now.... With that launch/landing I'd say it put`s SpaceX about 6 - 7 years ahead of anything else... Guessing 8 years at most till they put humans on Mars...

[@galaxiedance3135]

That flap needs to be in the Space X Museum !!

[@kye3k1]

My favourite is still the falcon heavy launch with the two boosters landing. Would've been good to see the starhip make the splashdown but its for science not our entertainment.

[@PuckLokin]

I was 100% ready to make the Firefly reference of "Did a panel just fall off my gorram ship?!?" But then it just...didn't! 💪

[@pedrorehm]

Not even in a Hollywood-movie that would have ended well. But this actually taking place in 2024 makes me speechless. The fact it maintened a FullHD live stream during almost the entire reentry is something my brain is still rejecting to acknowledge.

[@22Tech]

my exact thought, if you made a movie where the flaps were partially burned through, and it still landed, people would be like BOO that's unrealistic but BRO they just did it

[@ryen7512]

starlink FTW!

[@revorocks123]

To add -SpaceX launch streamed in full HD streamed over Starlink on X to 700k+ people. Elon is amazing

[@terminalterry8628]

Yeah. something you only see in a dream... wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up

[@berkiaskyclan2948]

Not only did this ship make the first ever propulsive landing from orbit on earth, it was also somewhat crippled and still pulled it off. This is literally the equivalent of the Enterprise returning to space dock with half a Nacelle missing. We are entering the realm of Sci Fi

[@ThrustersX]

This was the best rocket stream I've ever watched.

[@dream.machine]

YES! 🚀

[@skatedurr]

facts

[@keithcourson7317]

That's because this is the best rocket stream that's ever been broadcast!!!

[@Gersberms]

Seeing the smoke come out from the opening behind the flap, I knew that wasn't supposed to happen. What I never expected was that the flap would survive being inflated like a red hot balloon!

[@moatar89]

i got hard just watching the splash down of the starship!!!

[@somestarman892]

Ship 29: "I didn't hear no bell!"

[@ravshanoday1073]

😂 the best comment

[@scorpio6587]

Best comment.

[@lritzdorf]

Stainless steel, b****! - Elon, probably

[@trif55]

It's when you see the glowing outline of it still moving correctly, just insane, I had the same feeling on the first launch where the pad blew up, engines were dropping out and it just kept powering on until the failed separation

[@s4dg]

this is the most insane video in the history of space flight, i was 100% sure that the flap would fly off

[@andrewreynolds912]

But it didn't!

[@dream.machine]

Exactly 💯 I was so nervous! This is definitely in the history books of space flight! What a time to be alive.

[@yeeoouu]

Absolutely amazing footage…

[@KiRiTO72987]

I thought for sure that flap was gonna doom the flight idk how it continued to work while being eaten alive by the plasma

[@akyhne]

It can't compete with the Shuttle. The Shuttle was way more capable.

[@dougcook5167]

Tim, I haven't been this excite by space technology since I watched us land on the moon in 1969 with Apollo 11! That Starship was a tank!!!

[@RalphFreeman-ok5of]

Me too.... from an ancient hippie!

[@sandshark5584]

Broken flap/fin at the end is the hero piece of hardware of the day.

[@Leingod123]

Indian Ocean: It's time to go Flap: Was I a good wing? Indian Ocean: No, I'm told you were the best

[@theaypisamfpv]

it literally said "Nah, i'd live"

[@jeanladoire4141]

I hope they keep that flap and put it as a decoration in the starship factory

[@johnvine5731]

The flap engineers just got a salary raise.

[@nick_pappagiorgio]

Not to worry, we are still flying half a ship.

[@zakiNBG]

I loves how the indicator of direction showed when starship tipped over xD

[@michaeel4701]

not seeing nothing not even engine indicators working properly, just the gryoscope somewhere inside the ship sending its revered data just added to the moment. Complete silence and the only thing is like 12 pixels on the screen in total and the gyro, jesus i love it so much

[@thedarkside13]

This is the kind of historical events I don't mind living through. 8:50:03 - T-3/Lift off, 8:51:15 - Max-Q, 8:53:03 - Beco//Hot staging, 8:54:27 - Hot staging separation, 8:57:24 - Booster landing burn, 9:33:10//9:35:10//9:44:05 - Starship reentry, 9:47:30 - It was at this moment I knew... 9:55:55 - Starship landing burn/flip maneuver. Thanks.

[@dream.machine]

Exactly 😅💯

[@budaycsaba]

Agreed. We should put more effort into spaceflight, instead of stupid wars!

[@PhillipLemmon]

Thank you! This should be PINNED!!!

[@rpopova]

Thank you for those time stamps!

[@SnkHetz]

are you even a human or a bot?

[@mauriciohandal4848]

Often in sci-fi movies, we see spacecraft that have been battered by enemy fire, limping back to Earth's atmosphere and making a dramatic landing. It seems far-fetched, but it just happened for real, and it was spectacular!

[@Keemperor40K]

Reality is stranger than fiction and the only difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. How that flap is still alive is a miracle.

[@domoredujordan]

Thought the same thing

[@seriousmaran9414]

My post on NSF yesterday said this outdid every space and airplane disaster movie ever, and it was real. What are the movies going to do now?😊

[@abel3557]

​@@Keemperor40KThe flap is alive not because of magic, but because of science.

[@bictorultoma]

That is the best flap in history of spaceflight, little bro really did his best and saved the ship

[@terminalterry8628]

saved the ship, won the chip. clutched up ong ong.

[@rodneymiller6130]

OMG, The drama, the excitement, the absolute terror, then the most amazing triumph. Best thing I have watched all year! Amazing job SpaceX.

[@logan_black]

That flap is the symbol of how to survive all odds! Hammered, burned and still doing its job. Great work SpaceX and thank you Everyday Astronaut for the live commentary.

[@daltonking6956]

Like that trainee Scotty brings to Krik in the Wrath of Kahn, "He stayed at his post!"

[@worawatli8952]

I hope they recovered that and put it up on display.

[@isaiahmyers4332]

The communication engineers in charge of that streaming data are incredibly talented. The stability of the feed during reentry with all of that EMI is astonishing. Props to their entire team, this was incredible.

[@1003196110031961]

The amount of people that deserve the greatest gratitude for this is too many to list. First and foremost everyone working at Space X and I mean everyone, from the engineers to the janitors. all deserves to take a bow.

[@dextermorgan1]

Thanks, Elon.

[@erenjaeger9418]

💯

[@nedflanders4158]

Why? They haven't even been able to beat the performance of 50 year old technology of the Saturn 5s

[@jbraunschweiger]

@@nedflanders4158 I can tell if you’re trolling or dumb. Starship has more thrust and payload capacity than the saturn 5. On top of that it’s reusable. Starship is proving significantly less expensive to develop and produce than Saturn 5. The only similarity between the two is they’re both big liquid fueled rockets.

[@RedRyan]

​@@nedflanders4158are you kidding me! That was over two times as powerful!! And it will soon be three times as powerful and be able to be reused

[@demolition3612]

Watching the speed go down on the starship splashdown, then back up and down again as it hits the water is so satisfying.

[@TomNimitz]

It was confusing just watching the speed. The second time I paid more attention to the attitude graphic and it all came together. Soft water landing, shut down, and tip over. Success.

[@scheldon2244]

Man Ship 29 is an absolute WARRIOR!!! Way to go SpaceX!

[@radicalxg8282]

Hereby i name S29 " The Terminator"

[@godzillaridergamer]

that was insane. Now THAT is reliable engineering and design. I was expecting that flap to stop working, maybe even fly off and cause the ship to crash. But the fact is stayed functioning, AND allow the ship to land, that caught me off guard. Great job space-x!

[@JoseNovaUltra]

I think the hinges and hydraulics weren't at any risk, it seems that the plasma filtered inside the flap blowing it from inside (panels and heatshilds), but the actually structure was mostly fine.

[@silaslundgaardfrandsen7018]

I was sitting with the same dread - it was such a monumental build-up to see. When the raptors actually lit up to land, but didn't show on the telemetry I actually got goosebumps. Such a row of epic events.

[@paintedpony2935]

Your low expectations of SpaceX brilliant engineering is noted. Not appreciated or respected. Just noted.

[@godzillaridergamer]

@@paintedpony2935 I wouldnt call it low expectations. If you look at the flap, it looked like it had been practically destroyed. Most mechanical stuff would be all but a molten puddle of metal after going through that.

[@andrewreynolds912]

this was the most intense and insane vid from a space reentry in history!

[@737smartin]

Unmanned… sure. It’s a HUGE step up in intensity when astronauts are involved!

[@realEpicGold]

What a stream to watch live. Honestly, for me, it might be one of the best things I've ever watched. What a historic moment, what a day for humanity.

[@friendo760]

Tim your little chuckles between moments of silence during re-entry exemplifies what a human looks like in disbelief.

[@Ray_of_Light62]

I've been following Space flights almost since their Inception. Those four minutes of communication black out during the atmospheric re-entry have always been an unavoidable event, the saddest moment of an entire mission. Now, with IFT-3 and IFT-4 we have been able to see the plasma caused by the push of the ship against the atmosphere, almost like magic, a new era of exploration seems to have begun. Happy day today Greetings, Anthony

[@vicroc4]

TDRSS allowed Shuttle to mostly avoid the blackout, although it doesn't have the bandwidth capabilities that Starlink does.

[@Replicant09]

Launch: 8:49:08 (T-1) *Liftoff:* 8:50:04 Max Q: 8:51:18 Stage separation: 8:53:10 Hot stage jettison: 8:54:26 *Engine relight & water splash down of Super Heavy:* 8:57:25 Starship reentry plasma: 9:35:40 *Starship Nose flap on fire:* 9:47:33 (Heat shield tiles fly off at the hotspot but the flap functions well till the end) burnt flap visible: 9:54:10 *Starship landing burn:* - 9:55:55

[@s-t-f]

This needs to be pinned!

[@cdreBC5]

Watching this stream has taken me on a roller coaster of emotions. From the Booster soft landing to the Ship re-entering. God, that flap tho, it carried the whole ship to the ocean! Awesome work SpaceX!

[@hiddenself]

Wonderful transmission! As an enginneer I shed a few tears watching it. Thaaanks!

[@sledstorm4703]

As an engineer student I did the same

[@Superdelphinus]

Are engineers known for crying or something?

[@hiddenself]

@@Superdelphinus Yes, but we cry only on engineering things :)

[@xantiom]

​@@Superdelphinusthey cry bolts

[@weronikaasomsson2404]

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[@RoyLeblanc-bd1ii]

Nobody does testing like SpaceX, it was a great show. Godspeed SpaceX, Starship and Team Space!

[@hiddenself]

This was the first time in history of space flights that we were getting continuous video during entering the atmosphere!

[@JoseNovaUltra]

it is not, not the first streamed neither the first captured. Still this is probably the most amazing one!

[@crimsonsnow2469]

SpaceX been doing it for years.

[@hiddenself]

@@JoseNovaUltra which one was the first streamed then?

[@JoseNovaUltra]

@@hiddenself Actually I don't know, Artemis was fully streamed some months ago, but I don't know if it was the first and I somewhat doubt it.

[@Wurtoz9643]

@@JoseNovaUltrayes, but they had a blackout during majority of re-entry

[@timkeklinker]

This was the most chills I've had in a VERY long time OH MH WORD that half wrecked flap flipping the ship upright? I broke out in tears I'm not kidding

[@leerman22]

That forward flap: "I didn't hear no bell!"

[@mvadu]

Tim, you did a great service to all of us who couldn't watch this in X. They could get telemetry all the way through without any radio silence is great!! It's a big leap in space science!!

[@ryanh6267]

I flew in an Airbus A320 yesterday from Hawaii to California that was equipped with Starlink. The connectivity was incredible.

[@loctobert9421]

Starship reminds me of Terminator, so tortured, burned and torn apart, but still managed to save the day! What a wonderful achievement today!!!!!!!

[@paintedpony2935]

Do you understand the difference between reality and fiction?

[@ct6502c]

That would be Terminator 2. In the original Terminator, it was definitely NOT a hero! That would be Kyle Reese.

[@dream.machine]

This right here makes living through history all worth it. Starship Launch - 8:49:08 I am lost for words on that amazing and breathtaking but epic space flight test! 😮 History was definitely made today!!!!!

[@astronemir]

Thanks 🙏

[@buliameenoladayo3074]

Oh my world! What a technological marvel this whole experience has become. Using your own Space based internet satellites (Starlink) to do HD livestream coverage of your own in-flight Starship ascending and descending incredibly difficult Earth's atmosphere and splashing down in such spectacular fashion. And to imagine all this is achieved by a private entity in such a record time, it is simply insane insane and insane. To everyone I mean EVERYONE at SpaceX THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU. Humanity owes eternal gratitude for THESE practical technological advances. My hats off to all you

[@SolarisAerospaceAdministration]

To Tim and the crew. Thank you for the amazing coverage here. Although we didn't get too much tracking views. It was still awesome. This is what I've been waiting for. This is history. Team Space. I still can't believe it. Booster splashdown successful and Ship splashdown successful. Even when the Flap got damaged. Starship made it. Second time they did Re-Entry. First time Starship made it through Re-Entry mostly in one piece and then Successfully perform the flip maneuver and landing burn coming back down from space ON THE 4TH TEST FLIGHT. Congratulations SpaceX. Looking forward to IFT-5

[@waryo]

Something I've just realize and it blew my mind: if this starship would have had people in it, even with this "catastrophic" damage, she still would have saved them, carried them somewhat "safely" to Earth. If this is a prototype starship, and still can do with this amount of damage the things that is designed for, imagine what the future will bring. As for now: a very, very, VERY RIP starship 29, you preformed above and beyond the call of duty. You did good. 🚀💪🏻

[@Darkpendora]

Absolutely gobsmacked i got to witness this live with you all, what a incredible event this has been!

[@PaulieLauraXombie1331]

That thrust is insane! That was a dam near perfect launch.. The precision just wow.. I'm glad I'm only 34 and can hopefulness see the next few decades of space flight evolution.

[@spaceracewatchertoxic1185]

That flap was edging every single person watching

[@dmurray2978]

Lmao

[@MaxK_]

Fact 😂

[@bunnyycloudy]

Flap: not today lol

[@FrozenLionsFan]

Woke up at 4 am to watch this and I’m so glad I did! Truly amazing. History in the making

[@wot1018]

Flaps: NOT TODAY 🥶🥶🥶😎😎😎

[@dream.machine]

Those flaps had cold hearts 🥶💙 against that fire 🔥

[@LoricSwift]

@@dream.machine Steely Eyed Rocket-Flaps.

[@edd4816]

"I ain't got time to bleed"

[@tertiaryobjective]

That was the most exciting and inspirational rocket test in half a century.

[@ab8jeh]

Loved the Short Circuit 2 reference when the fin was hanging on. Perfect!

[@aryk2001]

This makes me so happy! I love that someone somewhere has enough money to do this! It gives me so much hope! Stuff like this makes me excited about life! THIS IS SO AWESOME!

[@Demane69]

Seeing a rocket through re-entry is next level. It's been decades of total blackouts until recently. Amazing!

[@kentsnyder8664]

I can NOT believe that end! Mind blowing! Absolutely amazing.

[@Prifly70]

Dad worked on the lunar module...wish he was here to see this!! I can't stop smiling.

[@benbos6625]

so...... he paved the way for the rest of us. Kudo's, well done, you can be proud of him

[@Archer5891]

Thanks! I always come here for my favorite Everyday Astronaut

[@inesferreira7774]

I still didn’t recover from this amazing livestream. What a beautiful day to be alive 🚀 we’re going to Mars!! Thank you so much Tim 🙏🏼💫

[@aubreyjphilips9481]

The fact that even with the forward flap getting burned at the stake through reentry and still manage to not only actuate, but successfully execute the flip maneuver is mind boggling! Kudos to all the engineers that have worked in Starship!

[@roxy806]

2 engines misfiring, flap got scorched....and the thing still made it!!! Respect to the engineers behind this. Clearly there is some serious design and build there. I hope they can salvage it somehow and put it on display. This is a key part of the history of the future.

[@keyserxx]

Thanks Tim and team, epic to watch and thanks SpaceX for timing it during my lunch hour, nice of you. Looking forward to see what SpaceX do next :)

[@cdw12987]

By far the most EPIC thing to happen in space flight history.

[@alexlefevre3555]

I get almost emotional watching this reentry. The sounds of the crowd, the rollercoaster of events, and at the very end, watching the hammered flap actuate with all the heart of both the hardware and the people behind it while the Space X employees cheering. What a moment in time through which I am proud to have lived.

[@GoldVP...]

Was glad to have this here, to watch in decent sound, without multiple people overtalking when controllers are talking. Well done. This will be my GO TO

[@DaveWoodhouse]

Thanks for the awesome 4k stream, looked fantastic.

[@CausticLemons7]

"She's still there! She's holding!" I was so excited to see the flap still hanging on!

[@Kenneth_Usher]

Nice one Tim quite amazing. I was 9 years of age when I watched Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon via television live as it happened. I hope to be still alive to watch us land in Mars.

[@israeltovar3513]

I just want to say that if I ever have to go to space, I would prefer to do it on a ship that, even after suffering damage and having plasma penetrating their heatshields, is able to fully control the landing and perform nominally. That was a great test....

[@ezJamesN]

Thanks! THE BEST STARSHIP CHANNEL

[@you2be839]

That was the 1st time I actually got to see a full re-entry and everything that it entails, really crazy awesome stuff... such an inspiring story of resilience and determination by little flap!!

[@oliverdots]

No one has ever shown the views I saw today. Not just a remarkable flight but the views shown were unbelievable. I saw video today that looked unbelievable. Just breath taking. I'm just sitting here in ore. Congratulations to everone who played a part in what I witnessed today. You are amazing.

[@hai-duynguyen8429]

SpaceX is literally a decade ahead of the next competition

[@dislike__button]

They were already a decade ahead with falcon 9 and heavy, now it's more like 20+ years

[@ZorroComputers]

All astronauts in this coffin would be dead. What do you call "ahead"

[@HeadshotDisorder]

​@ZorroComputers name 1 other company that has launched 58 rockets this year, with the ability to re use their rocket over 10 times. I'll wait.

[@mrcreebert7829]

@@ZorroComputers Reminder that this isnt even the finished vehicle its a prototype that is still in active development. So i dont see how your point makes any sense since you obviously dont put astronauts inside during flight testing??

[@sjsomething4936]

@@ZorroComputers yes, which is why there were no astronauts aboard, it’s a test vehicle, literally the largest and most powerful rocket that humans have ever launched and every portion of the flight was a test. Just like putting crash test dummies in cars to test the safety features of a vehicle before it’s allowed to take to the road. Edit to add: in fact, the speed at the time it actually landed in the ocean was about 2 km/h, so I’ll wait for recovery to see how much of the StarShip was intact. It’s quite possible that had there been a proper capsule aboard with astronauts that they would have survived.

[@michaelnosko1997]

It made it!! The soft splash was nerve-wracking. Absolutely insane that SpaceX is pulling this off. Ya love to see it!

[@Veptis]

I am a thermal imaging enthusiast and it's quite the treat to see this for 10 hours. Hopefully you recorded the full 16 bit raw locally during liftoff as you can see quite a bit

[@TheBullockFamily]

This is why SpaceX is so popular they take the audience along for the ride.. bad or good…. Great Job to all involved.

[@Poberaganser]

Now imagine, that Starship had 2 flaps, and second one was never seen after liftoff. The hero we would never know.

[@bustersgarage]

The flap was still flapping it's little heart out!!!

[@azonnoza]

That flap is legendary and needs to be recovered. It is a testament to the intelligent workers at spacex and shows the durability of starship.

[@1johnny986]

This is what KSP looks like in reality. Built, fly, BOOM, repeat. But today without BOOM. What a great success for spaceX

[@adriank8792]

Not only was it a historic flight, but we were also able to see it live all the way from lift-off to the splashdown of both vehicles. This is nuts!

[@samdeweerdt]

Thank you, Tim!

[@rpsnider85]

This is amazing. SpaceX has really changed the game in such a massive way that it's IMPOSSIBLE to overstate the impact. Shows what opening the door that's been traditionally closed, and provide opportunities for a large focused group of people who can innovate at a far faster rate than in stuffy, windowless rooms buried in some government building with all their bureaucracy.

[@FantasyAwakened]

exactly and the mindset brother. physics first perspective, rapid innovation and implementation, goal is mars and beyond I love it.

[@shaman4611]

i just want to check in so its recorded that i was here for this historic moment, and we can watch it live in HD, amazing

[@nurmr]

Amazing stream, thanks Tim and everyone at EDA!

[@kentsnyder8664]

that soft splash-down of the booster was AAAAMMAAAZZZIIIINNNGGG!

[@Flyguy12345-c]

BRO WE NEED A FLAPPY SHIRT

[@Xponent-nb3he]

yes

[@EagleMitch]

Flappy McCharedFace

[@otarpilot292]

Great stream SpaceX, Tim and crew. I had my own stream, tears of joy streaming on my cheeks. Let's go humans! We're going to Mars!

[@canaancopeland5059]

Im so ecstatic!!!!!!!! Thanks EDA for covering this!!!!!!!! History made!!!

[@galactic-guy]

Nice profile picture XD

[@canaancopeland5059]

@@galactic-guy Nice Mocs!

[@dominicotis1]

Literally watching thermodynamics work out through re-entry, this is incredible!!!!

[@WhodatIzz]

The Fin Melt down.. and Tim's Joy.. 9:47:32 - I've never been so rewarded by watching 5 minutes in 0.25 speed as this. 8:49:46 - Launch (just for y'all who want the timestamp) Keep in mind.. the whole time... the flap never stopped working.. ‼😮🏆

[@AshFaya]

Unbelievable! This thing was melting during reentry and still able to do the last maneuver.

[@sc1338]

That’s why stainless steel was chosen, absolutely tough

[@gypsybiswa]

Yes sir

[@johnvine5731]

Watching the SpaceX feed with EA is the best. Please keep this format.

[@shadowlordalpha]

this was amazing and that one flap had a dream

[@yasirahmed885]

I know someone out there crying, I made this fin, and she did it.

[@SnkHetz]

sure a single person made this fin

[@benjaminrickdonaldson]

What ship did that flap originally belong to?

[@nghermit4922]

Here’s to my friend Wayne who would have loved this so much, he passed away in December of 2023, he was a brilliant, kind hearted engineer who loved SpaceX, and actually built 2 EV’s from scratch, one was an old stick shift Saturn he converted and the other was a Shelby cobra kit car.

[@rhmagalhaes]

The engineering and materials teams deserves all the credits for this one.

[@StringEcho]

The flap is my new inspiration from now on

[@PeterJCalkins]

Thanks for this amazing livestream! Was able to see it for the first time in person and WOW!!! What an adrenaline pumping experience!!!

[@leonardhenry857]

That flap is an absolute legend

[@lucachacha71]

The resilience of ship 29 is incredible! The flaps got essentially melted but it still managed to soft land, that’s purely unbelievable !

[@jackalcrackle]

Ship 29, the little flap that could. Unbelievable.

[@kstricl]

I had faith in the SpaceX team. Every goal they set with Starship they hit after 1-2 tries. Such an awesomely talented group of people there. And Elon. 😁

[@Laylander]

They actually did it. Another step forward for mankind.

[@penguiscool2334]

The scream on those turbopumps before ignition happened was actually chilling hollllyyyy 8:50:05

[@peachy7776]

liftoffs are absolutely incredible

[@Tyrs_Finox]

That reentry was stunning! Not only did it work but the drama of that flap and seeing the plasma from reentry! Even if they can't recover the whole ship, I hope they at least get that flap, it needs to be enshrined! Congrats SpaceX!

[@johannesdolch]

As Tim Said: This looks sedentary BUT when Starship flies through the atmosphere, (where you can see the plasma) it's at MACH 18! Eighteen! For Comparison: An F-22 Raptor at max Afterburner is barely above Mach 2. Starship is literally 8-10 TIMES faster than a Fighter Jet.