Posted on Dec 10, 2020
See SpaceX Starship SN8's epic flight and explosive ending!
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By now many of you have heard that the SpaceX Starship ProtoType SN8's launch resulted in an explosive ending... However, on the plus side, it had a flawless launch and rose to its targeted altitude of 12.5 Kilometers or 7.8 Miles... I looked nearly flawless to that point and even in its early stage of decent... It even performed its "Belly Flop" approach very nicely, but something happened when the last sequence of landing began and there was a shortage of power, causing the craft to drop faster than was intended... It is a failure of sorts, but I am sure that they have enough data, both visual and digital data that will allow SpaceX to correct this issue so that the next attempt will be flawless... This Video is best watched on the LARGEST Monitor Available to you... A smart phone just won't cut it, folks...
2:10PM Eastern:
I have a follow-up video on this SpaceX Launch of their SN8 Starship test vehicle... Be on shortly...
Kerry
Enjoy!
Kerry
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2:10PM Eastern:
I have a follow-up video on this SpaceX Launch of their SN8 Starship test vehicle... Be on shortly...
Kerry
Enjoy!
Kerry
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Space
SpaceX
Physics
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CPT Jack Durish
Sgt (Join to see) - That was during the ascent. Indeed, it seems that one motor quit early during the ascent and there were some flames from some extraneous material that caught fire inside the motor bay. But that motor reignited for the descent...
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CPT Jack Durish - Yes, you are right, it was on ascent, and I was surprised to see the flames in the Engine housing... That was a bit unnerving... The descent engine control did not seem very precise as I have seen in the Falcon 9 boosters as they descended and landed on their recovery pad... I am sure that they will have this problem corrected in short order, Jack...
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CSM Chuck Stafford
Sgt (Join to see) - American exceptionalism in technological advances is amazing and so are the times we live in
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The know-how and technology required for the ship to do what it did - Amazing. Sure, the very end didn't go as planned, but that's why it was a test - to find unexpected flaws. But the whole project wasn't even realistic just a few short years ago. Thank you for the share Sgt (Join to see)
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Thank you for your comments, Denny! It is progress and SpaceX is stepping up to the plate and doing a remarkable job!!!
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