Posted on Nov 9, 2020
See SpaceX's Starship SN8 in amazing view ahead of test flight
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This Space video from sace.com is basically a preview of a static test of SpaceX's Starship SN8 which will be followed by a non-crewed test flight about 9-miles up, free fall and then land on a landing pad... When you see this bemouth Rocket it will amaze you...
This beautiful beast is 165 feet tall (50 meters) and vehicles in the parking area look like ants in comparison... This baby is raring to go! Remember, static test first followed by a test flight including launch, free fall then land upright on a landing pad... Should be exciting to watch...
I will keep you posted.
Enjoy...
Kerry
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This beautiful beast is 165 feet tall (50 meters) and vehicles in the parking area look like ants in comparison... This baby is raring to go! Remember, static test first followed by a test flight including launch, free fall then land upright on a landing pad... Should be exciting to watch...
I will keep you posted.
Enjoy...
Kerry
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Sgt (Join to see)
The actual test flight should be pretty awesome in itself...just watching the take off, free fall and landing nose up.
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Sgt (Join to see)
Dennis, that reflection was from the sun striking one of the stabilizing fins... There are also some fins (or mini wings) near the nose and those are for flight stabilization during free fall and landing...
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CWO3 Dennis M.
Sgt (Join to see) - Very cool, I was thinking it was a trick of the light from the sun. She looks huge, I would call her Big Bertha! But I suppose she has a more sexy name by those that made her! Like in the Navy, all ship need a name. Even the space shuttles all had names.
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