Starship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Recap

On December 9, 2020, Starship serial number 8 (SN8) completed a high-altitude flight test as it successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and demonstrated a first-of-its-kind controlled aerodynamic descent and landing flip maneuver - which will enable landing where prepared surfaces or runways do not exist, including the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

[@HandyC]

SPACEX: Next up SN9! SN9: *Faints in high bay.

[@BrokenLifeCycle]

SpaceX crew: Wake the f*** up, Starship. You got a landing to burn.

[@dclpgh]

@@BrokenLifeCycle Regained consciousness. on the pad now.

[@thiesenf]

And now SN9 is hanging out with Hoppy... :-)

[@TestarossaF110]

@@BrokenLifeCycle Thanks, Johnny!

[@AltronX]

@@dclpgh hopefully it doesn’t sleeps in the job(when it’s in flight)

[@ClearAlera]

When I watched this live I thought everything was going horribly wrong on ascent when those engines started cutting out. I was so excited to hear later that it was all planned out that way and everything went perfectly until the engines didn't generate enough thrust at the very end. The flip maneuver was so amazing. Unbelievably impressive - it's rare for me to get so giddy with excitement :D. Nothing beats watching those twin boosters landing synchronously from the first Falcon Heavy launch, though. That's the moment where I was like "yep, we're all living in science fiction now." I'm sure I'll feel that again when we get some successful landings from Starship and Super Heavy.

[@devindykstra]

We live in the future

[@asahiorbit4565]

Don't worry! We would probably be able to reliably land SN12, if I'm being conservative, and SN10 if I'm optimistic. The type of landings that Super Heavy does have already been done with Falcon 9, we just need to test the technology so expect BN8 to stick a landing. We'll be able to start full Starship (The Whole Rocket) testing around Late 2021 to Early 2022 if we're being optimistic! P.S: I forgot to mention that The Full Starship will most likely be tested with orbital flights, no more 12.5km flights by then.

[@za012345678998765432]

I hope one day they do a twin starship launch+landing :)

[@sabertoothray]

Glad i'm not alone, the way those engines were cutting out and dangling to the side seemed like catastrophic failures to an outsider like me. But on the way down I noticed they were still functional. What a ride.

[@weeding]

Idem

[@WardenOfTerra]

This is so fucking impressive. The engineers behind this should be insanely proud. The fact they're so close makes this one of the greatest technological achievements.

[@smam741]

It gets better...

[@jingola11]

From Future : it's already landed successfully

[@myname_not_rick]

4 months, 5 flights. That's all it took. Oldspace shaking in their boots. The future is here, don't get left behind.

[@toxicrain9915]

The phrase “moon, Mars and beyond” gives a chill down my spine. Incredible

[@Liope012]

More like "escaping to orbit when the next wipe out happens". Time seems to be short so he is in a hurry.

[@jotjakubjot]

so true. Elon is a hero.

[@GoodTimesWithScar]

This is Apollo for our generation and a worthy successor to the Saturn V rocket!

[@jeremyhillaryboob4248]

I can't wait to see SpaceX go to mars, especially since no person has every gone

[@jioriku]

Wasn't expecting you here!

[@Jacob-E]

What a surprise to see you here!

[@christiansouza214]

Wow so good to see influencers interested in space

[@topiastanhuala5146]

Probably the last person i expected to be here

[@HunterKutz]

Thank you SpaceX for kicking off a Space Age Renaissance. We are truly in a New Space Age.

[@kvedlackavarecka2106]

yesss

[@travelwithtesla]

To think they endured so much hardship to reach this point... but Elon doesn't take no for an answer and these are the results! 🚀 There are a lot of people keeping the dream of a Space Age alive (TV shows, video games, books) but Elon and Spacex ar connecting the fiction with reality. How amazing! Thank you guys! You're doing an awesome job for all of us! 🖖

[@kareemsalessi]

KZbin/Google::: ("Solving-Apollo-Enigma-1") to learn how these are FAKED!!!

[@planetmars1703]

Bruh can you just SHUT UP!!!

[@HunterKutz]

@@kareemsalessi Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of people who worked on the Apollo program, the astronauts that lost their lives testing hardware, and the thousands of scientists that continue to study Lunar samples to this day. ...And the most powerful rocket ever flown in human history, with enough Delta V and then some.

[@Edwinoo]

I feel bad knowing kids in Mars are gonna be going through a 1 hour lesson of this for a month as part of there history lesson. I would love to get tested on this

[@redpug5042]

"how many tries did it take to land the Falcon 9?" "how many tries did it take to land a Starship?" Without the Falcon 9, spacex wouldn't exist, they would have gone bankrupt. They are leading the space industry and will not stop, they keep getting better and better.

[@Edwinoo]

@@redpug5042 I agree

[@daft9816]

@@redpug5042 that's actually not true, the success of the final falcon 1 saved them from bankruptcy.

[@daft9816]

We won't colonize Mars because it is impractical, people like you should come back down to earth and use logic.

[@firopense]

bruh

[@Sn-ue2pd]

Was never around for the apollo missions. I consider this as our version and with the amount of coverage of this, I count myself and the rest of this genoration lucky..

[@NemesisAthena]

So do I… 👍

[@inpulible]

I love the smart people of this world but sometimes social media could get a little out of hand

[@leogacitua1926]

These launches were easily the best part of 2020. There’s something so beautiful about witnessing our dreams unfold.

[@niteshkumar-xv6xr]

What means to you about dreams, it beyonds all the religious & social laws, when you above these all, nothing seems to be dream

[@woodstockjon420]

@@niteshkumar-xv6xr 🤔🤔🤔🚀🛸

[@ItsMeQuill]

@@niteshkumar-xv6xr huh ??!

[@kylepaxton431]

It is amazing to see what was once a render become real

[@InfiniteF1]

Meh, better the atlas V launch for perseverance

[@WasatchWind]

This is something I'm gonna remember as a turning point in history.

[@rhysdinnis3533]

It was on my bday

[@NihongoLoFi]

same, such an awesome event

[@justinnehme5087]

Damn ur comments gonna go viral

[@WasatchWind]

@@justinnehme5087 They have before 😄

[@rickyerrera6762]

absolutly

[@RoyD2]

I don’t understand what happened with the other recaps. This one is sooo much better! Someone please get this person to work on the orbital flight recap video.

[@HarrisonAdAstra]

The SN10 recap was good, maybe it’s because SN8s recap was the longest.

[@forloop7713]

@@HarrisonAdAstra sn8 is better than sn10

[@MrChronicpayne]

This video is a literal work of art. I keep coming back to it.

[@Deltarious]

Slightly disappointed that there wasn't a label with "Rapid Unplanned Disassembly" when SN8 blew up

[@PawelKraszewski]

"Unscheduled" it is.

[@Wayoutthere]

Same haha

[@RLM-SS1]

I agree, was waiting for that last label to pop up, lol

[@Cydonius1]

with lots of little arrows pointing to the bits of debris

[@rolandb.1866]

Or rather rapid scheculed dissasembly because it had a slim chance of landing

[@amitavkohli9665]

SpaceX: Next up SN9! SN9: **Starts sweating profusely**

[@im_skipachu]

Don't forget: It was just last week that SN9 was so eager to try the belly flop for itself that it tried to do it inside the high bay. XD

[@m4vr1ck]

It was a practice flop. Everybody do the flop

[@eseholmes4592]

@@im_skipachu Wrong. That was SN9 trying to cheese it and head for the border.

[@amarok5048]

@@im_skipachu Ding is now repaired then?

[@andrewchao9164]

@@amarok5048 yes, they replaced some flaps and did an inspection and SN9 rolled out to the pad yesterday.

[@aracecar4627]

This is literally ground breaking technology and Precision

[@mike61704]

Amazing work team! That landing was almost there. You got this next run! Thank you for letting us be part of the process!

[@dean2092]

This was something I’ll never forget for the rest of my life

[@kameljoe21]

Same here. we watched in on 2 screens while getting food. It was awesome.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Same. Incredible achievement and a first step to Mars and the rest of the Solar System.

[@ldtworks1052]

@@kameljoe21 lol me too . I thought I was the only one

[@ldtworks1052]

@@LoanwordEggcorn I can't wait for people to set foot on mars , I really wish that they can maybe bring cameras or make a documentery on mars that would be insane . maybe elon can make some money and help fund spacex even more

[@rosekreuze]

there are a couple more of unforgettable spacex launches to come!

[@CharlieTheNerd91]

When I was a child I remember thinking: "there will never be anything as exciting as the first moon landing ever again", I am very happy I was so wrong :)

[@CardZed]

Maybe not more exciting, but definetly on par with the moon landings.

[@Hyumanity]

Let me try something.. I WILL NEVER GET TO EXPERIENCE LEO IN MY LIFE TIME!

[@Jordan-df5uy]

The Mars landing I think

[@ilyaholt8607]

Seems like a low bar to set. Moon landings were only one of the first steps towards space exploration.

[@MickeyTTT]

Me too. being born in 1970 I missed all the excitement of that, and until recently there just didn't seem to be the will to do much beyond putting up satellites so far as manned exploration goes. We waited years for space agencies to do it, but it's now obvious that it would always be private industry that gets there first. Unlike the space agencies their budgets aren't controlled by penny pinching bean counters and their goals don't change as different politicians get elected so they can have longer term plans. I really enjoyed seeing SN8's short flight, it achieved many new things and I'm sure that had it not suffered fuel starvation at the last moment then everything would have gone perfectly.

[@ElvisStansvik]

With Starship/Super Heavy getting closer and closer to orbit, I keep coming back to this one. The tempo and sense of inevitability when I saw this happen, and this amazing recap video, just gave me the chills and still does.

[@gizm0532]

This will forever be my favorite flight recap video

[@thejesuschrist]

What a time to be alive, again.

[@GenikaXVI]

Amen

[@izzad777]

@Ab lmao

[@zxyxn786]

@Ab astughfrila

[@Philgrimm]

Amen

[@Baronstone]

LOL, I have lived through both the original moon missions and whatever this turns out to be. Hopefully Elon gets it put into high gear figures everything out and then sets up a bunch of colony sites on Mars so that he owns most of it

[@TamashaBera]

this felt like a sci-fi movie! thanks to the spacex team

[@sami8398]

Yeet unexpected to see you here :)

[@raziakhatoon4677]

Same

[@miray3663]

yeah that was great

[@Nova_1945]

sci-fi? The rocket literally crashed. They still have primitive technology

[@mmb3006]

@@Nova_1945 ok tell me every single thing you know about the starship and then I'll explain it in further detail

[@The.Pickle]

Oooooh, chills all over. Wonderful, just wonderful. The crashes make it more awe inspiring, when they don't give up and we get to see it improve and improve.

[@snoopy9227]

in memory of SN8.... R.I.P. SN8. this was a great test vehicle. Please, Respect SN8 Explosion.

[@ThreezeNiNja]

F

[@ironcell26]

A moment of silence for sn8 that gave its life for the future of mankind

[@theweatherlizard2094]

F

[@saifunazar322]

F

[@TheStandardIsTheStandard]

F

[@machy8515]

F

[@albertjeng2408]

F

[@sevua]

The 3rd engine cut off is a moment of serenity. This shot will stay in history... forever.

[@WasatchWind]

There's something so elegant about it sinking through the mist....

[@samuellektzian3436]

Not the only thing getting cut off

[@Richard-Vlk]

@@WasatchWind I think they intentionally released the oxygen to create the mist.

[@eissarstraws6224]

Amazing to know it lands/crashed at a "known" location, amazing stuff! Keep up the good work!! Truly fascinating, eagerly waiting for more !

[@mvttblvc]

This even with the explosion, was freaking phenomenal.

[@justinnehme5087]

This will go down in history as the start of a new era

[@IntergalacticPotato999]

SpaceX: Next up, SN9. SN9: Oh sh*t, I'm nervous.

[@Hollyweed1]

*Tilts*

[@zejon9053]

Bolo - ,,You are next!" :p

[@baomao7243]

I tend to be less nervous at launch (perhaps foolishly) but instead get anxious as I watch the rocket engines pivoting (seemingly dancing) on their gimbal mounts during descent. I also get anxious watching maneuvers - eg the belly flop reorientation, which turned out to be amazing to watch ... so I just cannot stop watching the launches/recoveries and docking. As they say, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Matching this philosophy with good Engineering Risk-Benefit Analysis, one can make AMAZING progress. “What you achieve is proportional to what you attempt.” Well done, SpaceX.

[@ayushsupe7097]

sn9 so nervous that it shut off at the beginning of flight

[@Fred_the_1996]

*bonks the hangar

[@valentinstrobel1791]

We've come a long way since SN8, but everytime I watch it the nostalgia still hits me

[@molluscturtle]

The coolest thing I have ever seen. And this is just the start.

[@TrayTerra]

Can anyone else still hear Tim screaming “No way!” because I can, lol.

[@oskarn5384]

🤣🤣👌

[@brendancross2767]

A fellow erydayastro fan I see

[@HR-pz7ts]

No way!!

[@Jamesardo136]

Haha 😂

[@Scott_C]

I'm pretty sure if you listen closely you can hear it over the sound of the flip maneuver. 😄

[@NyeJamesMusic]

The Apollo program of the 21st century. Lets get humans a second home.

[@svenp6504]

And it will vastly improve the first home... exploration always does.

[@samuellektzian3436]

And then ruin THAT one

[@navalca9686]

@Guy Panzerboss the great lunar revolution

[@theluftwaffle1]

That’s if we don’t blow up ourselves before we leave this one.

[@BobuxGuy]

@@samuellektzian3436 Mars is already pretty ruined if you didn't notice, we're making it better

[@bensharpe64]

A 10 story building falling like a skydiver! What a time to be alive!

[@notfound-pu9fr]

I watch this once a day because it makes me happy.

[@DarkDrai]

I love that they show their failures. There is no success without failure.

[@phoobar9640]

Not a failure. Just a test.

[@DarkDrai]

@@phoobar9640 Semantics.

[@k3mikal]

@@phoobar9640 uhh, you know you can fail a test, right? If their success criteria was defined as having a successful landing, then it did indeed fail.

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

It's not a crush its Rapid Unintentional Disassembly!

[@VladArtRo]

i think if they intended to land it nicely as part of the test, they would've mounted the landing gear, which is nowhere to be seen here. hope to see it land next time though

[@b0mby1]

Sn8 went out with a bang just 20 days ago and Sn9 is on the test stand already! Amazing progress!

[@Knawlege]

14 days ago actually, was only a 2 week turnaround time

[@potatosalad2349]

14 days*

[@WasatchWind]

Pretty incredible isn't it? Just four years ago this place had none of this going on. In four more years, just imagine what we'll be seeing!

[@aidangiljum3371]

*14

[@mentos93]

@@WasatchWind this decade will be awesome.

[@2011necro]

I love how spacex has reinvented space flight and our imagination for the future keep pushing forwards

[@haydenmacfarlane7194]

This is the stuff that gets people excited about the future. Real hardcore engineering magic

[@abik3246]

I love how transparent SpaceX is about their work, like they're not only showing their success but also the failures they had before achieving that success.

[@lorenzo.humain]

This is a success for SpaceX

[@escapedcops08]

@@lorenzo.humain I was just about to write that, everything carries data for improvement.

[@abik3246]

@@lorenzo.humain Oh I wasn't talking about this video specifically, but in general

[@SF-li9kh]

People laughed at their initial Falcon 9 videos

[@abik3246]

@@SF-li9kh ikr, see who's laughin now, ;)

[@mikewasowski1411]

You have no idea of the excitement you bring to us fans and even the general public. Even the non rocket fans stopped still with their jaws dropped. You should all be soooo damn proud of this. True heroes of our time

[@Odins_Spear]

Even if this was a failure this is still one of the most impressive thing SpaceX has done so far

[@h1gh_end134]

Its not a failure

[@rainyday6790]

Even if this was all just CGI computer graphics. This is impressive. Because only SPACEX has made such daring attempts on CGI. BRAVO!!!

[@rainyday6790]

@@h1gh_end134 yes that last explosion upon impact was just sound effects and CGI. Just for fun.

[@h1gh_end134]

@@rainyday6790 its no cgi bruh its real and its not a failure because they gathered all the information they needed stop spreading misinformation and do some research

[@rainyday6790]

@@h1gh_end134 ok. I agree it's not just any CGI. It is computer enhanced artificial reality rendering by the greatest Con of all time. Mr Elongated Musketeer. Is this good research or something. Tell me about it.

[@Hari-888]

Honestly, this video brought tears to my eyes. It is so beautiful to watch

[@MarcusHouse]

WOW! Some great new unseen shots here!

[@PsH7132]

really nice

[@JamieG.]

Well hello 👋

[@longevityescapevelocity629]

Hey hey!

[@adriantheo7654]

Nice :D hi

[@skm8838]

Hey Marcus House!

[@TheRealLaughingGravy]

Cool. Keep testing, testing, testing. This project is so inspiring to watch in real time. I'm 65. When I was a kid, I was sure I'd see people walking on Mars someday. By the time I was 30, however, in 1985, I was certain I would _not_ live to see it. *_Now I know I will._* Thanks.

[@mock15halo]

Yup. In the mean time, live a healthy rest of your life! You may live to see more than just Mars!

[@raziakhatoon4677]

Keep yourself healthy you will be able to see the first man walking on Mars

[@yoda5280]

Laughing Gravy Of course you’ll live to see it mate. You’re only 65, which isn’t even THAT old yet! You can make it to your 90s and beyond :).

[@-danR]

I watched the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo development through Cronkite, CBS, and Popular Science, etc. This SN8 flight was the equal to any item of that, and more: there was nothing even remotely resembling what they've done here, physically or conceptually and the aesthetic element is beyond imagination.

[@fiedag]

Keep safe.

[@billyray1172]

Epic! It gave me goose bumps! Come on SN9... you got this. Go SpaceX 🤞🚀

[@roddark0397]

I’m here after sn10 successfully landed good job spacex

[@hurricane4051]

It didn’t age well i guess

[@chrono5108]

"Successfully" lol. So cool to see, regardless.

[@JuanPabloMXYT]

@@chrono5108 it was a successful landing tho

[@coolgh1dorah929]

@@chrono5108 why do people like you even exist?-_- smfh, it landed yes it exploded 8 minutes later but it landed, its a success braindead

[@Easedaray]

@@chrono5108 The actual fuck. NO! It exploding was completely unrelated. It landed fair and square. Get some common sense.

[@MattLowne]

Absolutely stunning! I remember watching live, definitely one of the best launches I've watched this year 🚀

[@myfishingadventures1509]

Me too

[@myfishingadventures1509]

Love ur vids!

[@user-oe1cy8qe8g]

Hiya Matt, what did you think of the unexpected engine cutoffs? Personally I was scared as hell when I saw them go out one after another lol.

[@zyansheep]

KSP, but in real life!

[@zacharys41]

Me too. I didn't cheer, though. I stayed completely calm and breathed a sigh of relief after it RUD'ed.

[@xtraitors-w1149]

This will go down in history man I’m so glad I got to watch it

[@TheDancingRomeo]

I remember watching these types of videos in grade school. Keep it up, at least were doing alot of animations and cool videos of dreaming and things we could do over the last few decades, rather than actually doing them. The animations are better than reality anyway.

[@morganjohansen5097]

2:15 the sound at this part and the intensity, I get chills all down my back. Spacex is so badass

[@hawkzulu5671]

That flight was 1 of the most Incredible things ive ever witnessed in my life..keep pushing, SpaceX

[@FallSkyX]

It was the most incredible thing.

[@hawkzulu5671]

@@2000jago you upload 'killshot' videos from decade old zombie shooter games and 'I' need to get out more.. mmkay. No fair anyway.. you saved our planet from a zombie apocalypse... of COURSE seeing a 160 ton rocket hurled 12 miles up and almost sticking the landing on return is Nothing to you.

[@thespacepeacock]

We’ll probably all remember this flight as the first steps to becoming multiplanitary. Go SpaceX, go Starship!

[@RelaxingJourney]

All of nature begins to whisper its secrets to us through its sounds. Sounds that were previously incomprehensible to our soul now become the meaningful language of nature.❤️👍

[@jacobsantana603]

It's beautiful. It's like it's dancing while defying gravity. It's exciting to be alive in this time

[@SaborIntenso]

This smells like future!

[@quanquan4363]

The future smells like burnt rocket fuel!

[@qwertyeet]

lol yes

[@hans_____]

Smells pretty similar to nearly a century in the past actually.

[@ChildOL]

@@hans_____ antigravity will come soon and change things up

[@lagranden4323]

This smell like a hollywood film

[@TonboIV]

"It's not possible." "No, it's necessary."

[@Quesadla]

*CUES DRAMATIC MUSIC*

[@Mike-jv8bv]

"that's impossible" "no it is inevitable"

[@stephanedeswaene6614]

C'est clair faut arrêter tout sa la planète avant tout

[@randomtask99]

What a great time to live right now and witness this.

[@OurLifeisaMiracle]

We love you guys! :) You are making history :)

[@JaYoeNation]

Anyone else’s toes tingle watching that? No matter how many times you replay? JaYoe!!!

[@jimmytumbles9640]

Emotional shit.

[@DarkSideChess]

I replayed it twice on my first go. What should have been happening after the moon landings is happening now. I'm here to witness it.

[@edgybastard1952]

Toes tingle? That sounds so gay.

[@Woodsballer209]

@@marionette5968 My knees tingled as well.

[@kickyadick]

Glad to see you here sir😎

[@almafuertegmailcom]

10 years of Falcon development and expertise and an absolutely brilliant and relentless team of space cowboys are making this look almost easy. It isn't. I still can't get over how perfect SN8's flight was. I must have rewatched this flight at least 100 times, and every time I notice something new. The gimbal movements just before engine cut off just drive me crazy. It's just insane how far ahead this is. There'll be other flights, SN9 is already waiting at the launchpad, and probably some of the upcoming flights will be remembered in history more than SN8, but damn, I, for one, am never going to forget this flight.

[@saltylelele]

Sn-8 is in my heart as the real start. It did so well and while only the nosecone is alive today, I still see it as the dawn of a new era

[@gabyalex4494]

This rocket is really incredible!!! This Is the first rocket that can do vertical landing 😯 Congratulations team SpaceX for the work of future 👏

[@la1m1e]

I will never forget seing a 50 meter 120 ton skyscraper maneur and flip like a toy helicopter. This is awesome

[@devoof]

Now they have to do a 100 meter flip maneuver and catch with chopsticks ITS INSANE

[@dubbydub9245]

The most unbelievable part about Starship is how many people aren't watching.

[@alexnest9038]

more views for cute cat

[@kenshigo3833]

Blame MSM media for it. They are the ones not reporting it because they are too busy posting "Orange man bad" videos.

[@LifeWithRilla]

@@kenshigo3833 Of course a Republican is around to make something political and point the finger at MSM...

[@LifeWithRilla]

@@kenshigo3833 Let me guess you think the only people watching are Republican's right? Lmao, okay bro... lmao okay

[@dubbydub9245]

What are you saying? Media under-reporting doesn't effect viewership? And the media doesn't over-report political muckraking? Interesting theory. But I would say he's right - a hyper focus on political theater and a near blackout on the Starship program are both big contributing factors to the fact of extremely low awareness of these highly monumental achievements.

[@marirami69]

Shout out to SpaceX for helping my 2020 depression. Real shit. Congrats to every single human who helped get to this moment. Beyond proud of you allz

[@GenikaXVI]

Yeah they pulled me through the year aswell...SpaceX alongside the videos of : What About It, Marcus House, Angry Astronaut, 2 the Future , Everyday Astronaut , SpaceXcentric , and some others

[@charliem989]

SpaceX with the carry

[@Ollay245]

so inspiring, makes you want to get up in the morning

[@JoseyWales44s]

True, Space-X was involved in about the only positive events in 2020. It reminds me of the "1968" episode of "From the Earth to the Moon".

[@Country2town]

Same here, I don't know what state I would be in if I didn't have there flights and tests to look forward to. Just sorry they aren't able to do a test or flight everyday.

[@pheelmacababe2861]

glad i got to see this one as well, already watched sn 9 and sn10 do there thing, this will revolutionize fuel conservation in space, expanding our abilities and our reach

[@chadmcelroy4194]

Can't believe it's already been a year! Next up, Ship 20 and Booster 4!!!

[@lvwpy]

I wasn't around in the times of Apollo, but I'm glad I'll be able to witness the era of Starship. And the best is yet to come.

[@ericbainter826]

I grew up with Apollo, my dad worked in the program, and I was 9 years old when I watched men walk on the Moon for the first time. It’s great to finally see a program that’s going beyond that. The Space Shuttle was just too limited in goals and capability. These SpaceX flights are heartwarming.

[@NikhilSingh-mk9kc]

The engine gimbling when other shut off/start up is absolutely insane

[@powernoodle1224]

Its almost as if they are using computers!

[@thefunkybassist9916]

@@powernoodle1224 hats off to the gimble crew

[@frayien]

@@powernoodle1224 even with computers, they are using retroactive loops, nailing it first try is insane, like, stupidly insane. Overreact or underreact, react too fast or too slowly, and your response will ocilate to infinity. There is no easy way to find out what the exact constant must be, even with highly advanced simulations.

[@YeNZeC]

@@frayien The amount of simulation runs they did and a cracking team of engineers and scientists got them close. now for the refinement.

[@2LucasKane3]

@@thefunkybassist9916 Lol. You have to print "Gimble Crew" on a T-Shirt.

[@RtB68]

Remember, for scale this is the size of a 12 storey building falling from the sky. That reorientation manoeuvre as she comes down is just delicious.

[@FinnMaloney]

After just watching the superheavy and starship flight 2 today and watching flight 1 a few months ago the progress made is quite insane.

[@rolanddawson3657]

Even though it crashed, this was still so fricking amazing.

[@teemumiettinen7250]

you mean it committed rapid unscheduled disassembly

[@rolanddawson3657]

@@teemumiettinen7250 precisely. 🤣

[@niharoad4483]

@@teemumiettinen7250 noice

[@Knightfang1]

Early Lithobreaking maneuver

[@klapstoelpiloot]

They were already very happy that they crashed it exactly in the right spot. Getting this experimental vehicle to dive and flip correctly was already a major challenge as it was never done before.

[@erictodd9051]

What a historic moment in such a memorable year.

[@heh2393]

Yes, epic moment but lol memorable year. I wish I could gulp down a lot of water to get rid of the disgusting aftertaste of the disaster called 2020. 2021 will be good. God please make this comment age well ☹

[@thegreatdisillusionist]

God damn I smiled throughout the whole thing!

[@sixbrokeneggs]

Dude when I look at SN8 after SN9, this went very well

[@rachytony7827]

The sound it makes is so satisfying Brtrtrtrtrtrtr

[@samuellektzian3436]

Brtrtrtrtrtr BOOM!

[@NotAgentAJ]

it sounds like a suitcase being rolled on a rocky surface

[@randgrithr7387]

It's like a pitched down A-10 gun run.

[@David-yo5ws]

@@randgrithr7387 So the "Warthog" has been firing Raptor Bullets all this time and we never knew it. So far ahead of her time.

[@OhThatEdit]

This will bring us in a new era.

[@calholli]

how about we get it down without blowing up first. lol

[@doozy284]

😆 ok

[@Sednas]

@Justin La Plante it would be idiocratic if there were humans in that starship, of which there a grand total of zero.

[@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853]

@@Sednas Is zero a 'grand' total? A 'total' is the sum of a series of numbers, a 'grand total' the sum of a series of totals.

[@Sednas]

@@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853 It's called sarcasm smartass.

[@emilatik8581]

​Yayyyyyy,SOOO good for you SpaceX and USA! YOU JUST always leading in almost all tech-areas, that's for sure AND beautifully bvious as well,niceee✌👍🤘💪🌈💎🌈

[@danieljohn8019]

I'mma rewatch all starship flights

[@seewhyaneyesee]

Should have added the “Unscheduled disassembly” once more, at the last part :D

[@DrKnow65]

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly = "R.U.D." and I was well pleased that the vehicle got as close as it did to sticking the landing, just a little more fuel pressure next time :)

[@andyalder7910]

And an "engine rich exhaust" label

[@GenikaXVI]

It was kinda expected this time though xD

[@nbarbettini]

This footage looks like it's straight out of The Expanse. It blows my mind that it's real!

[@samuellektzian3436]

Not the only thing getting blown up

[@svenp6504]

Yeah especially this part 1:34. So cool!!

[@Ghost_ou]

@@svenp6504 That camera man though

[@bdf2718]

Looks like it's out of the old Flash Gordon TV series.

[@marcelobrito2762]

That S4 trailer where Roci lands on Ilus

[@davidshane4780]

Almost had it. Good job guys!

[@withOsamaNatto]

I come back from time to time to watch his historic moment

[@seanevans747]

It's incredible how we're this close to getting humans to Mars... absolutely amazing

[@AnkurBorwankar]

Hans Zimmer needs to make the score for SN9.

[@akagiasuzagawa3385]

I agree

[@mysticalone9135]

Google global truth project and read “The Present” to see the truth about life and death in 4 pgs. Nothing is more important than checking it is true.

[@TheStandardIsTheStandard]

SpaceX really outta hire Hans and an orchestra to play live for launch day

[@machy8515]

@@TheStandardIsTheStandard yes

[@lyricsuniverse815]

man!!! such iconic test flights can only be done by spacex!

[@chinggiskhan6678]

Now do a double flip. SpaceX scientists: *CHALLENGE ACCEPTED*

[@politonno2499]

Underrated comment

[@kurumakawaii5307]

People: show off bottle flip skill Elon Musk:

[@chirathrashmika7883]

that's rocket flip

[@bombtubejamz739]

rocket was a good classic cartoon

[@justsubscribe250]

Rocket flipping

[@somanshv8464]

Rocket flip wow very creative 😅😅😅

[@ultrabingus961]

Yes

[@nasaman5440]

“there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents”

[@cherri2665]

Yes exactly, even though it didn’t land safely and successfully, everything else performed well. Really excited for the next SN model to go 🙌

[@hamburgerhamburger4064]

- Bob Ross

[@chivAvatar14]

You mean on purpose? lol

[@williamgreene4834]

@@mcbure1 The engines weren't the problem. They lost header tank pressure which starved the engines.

[@Lucardini]

- Master Oogway

[@genuinerang]

Thank you for creating a better world.

[@Lathnor]

1:43 is a great shot

[@therestaurantvivo]

10 years from now, this will be the new normal. It will be just like what SpaceX is doing now with the Falcon 9. What an exciting future!

[@alphariusfuze8089]

It will take longer actually

[@Gruxxan]

apart from the crashing at the end

[@josemesquita9354]

@@alphariusfuze8089 nah, probably 5 years or so

[@Tomoslb1]

There is no such thing as a New Normal.

[@NathanWakeman]

@Gruxxan that is what I was going to say.

[@Solex_Ali]

the awkward moment when the wheat silo starts flying.

[@112colonel]

😂

[@Avalchev88]

I chuckled :D

[@S3l3ct1ve]

we had the technology ages ago, just needed to put some rocket engines in wheat silo :D

[@RLM-SS1]

😂

[@Cydonius1]

All that wheat ain't in Kansas no more

[@Ansset0]

World is built and conquered by pioneers. Thank You, SpaceX!

[@MarvinSuave]

finna come back to this in 8 years

[@Juttutin]

The celebratory fireworks show was a perfect ending for such a majestic achievement!

[@-Big_Big]

would have been nicer if it actually landed.

[@ken-mb5cp]

best part

[@FruitingPlanet]

@@-Big_Big meh they have done that twice allready and got all the data they needed it would have just held up SN9 this was way cooler then a landing without RUD

[@maxsignori7660]

"Runways? Where we're going we don't need runways"

[@briansierzega]

1.21 gigawatts!! Great Scott!!! 😉

[@maxsignori7660]

@@briansierzega that's a screenplay adaptation, it should be Great Elon!

[@kenmayer5455]

Yes, contrary to the former space shuttle

[@dilshadalam4620]

starship will also be used for earth to earth travel.

[@genelomas332]

We'll also get there quicker than 88 miles an hour too.. 😉

[@theblacksorrow]

The music is amazing, good choice

[@dragonfly301]

Cool fire show! Thank you)