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Posted on 08/26/2025 5:42:49 PM PDT by Robe
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Aft flaps got cooked, and they lost some debris from the aft engine skirt ....
probably more like 98%.
Which is EXCELLENT.
That was a Great launch.
Seriously ... I won’t be surprised if test 11 or 12 achieves orbit. This one has to be a huge confidence boost.
I wonder why they didn’t catch the heavy booster?
I got a techno-woodie watching it!
yes because they stressed out the starship on purpose
made it through reentry and landing burn
and deployed 8 starlink simulators..
100%
testing booster re entry
Too heavy. OOF!!!
At some point they need to demonstrate a ship reentry that doesn’t burn pieces off the flaps. This has not happened yet.
They were testing landing, but at that distance they probably don’t have the ability to land it, so they just made sure it could get vertical and hover before dumping it.
The wild thing was watching reentry. Many people have never seen what it looks like.
It’s almost impossible unless they can find a material that can go from 5 kelvin to 5000 kelvin to 280 kelvin over a few minutes with no structural stress
SpaceX explicitly stated they were pushing the reentry angles beyond what would be expected for a normal reentry.
The plasma always gives me a chub. What caused the aft skirt to get damaged.. chunk of ice? More study required.
This flight reached all goals. More data = Next flight even better!
GREAT JOB TEAM SPACEX !!!!!
Unobtanium? If layered correctly, those tolerances are achievable.
Link?
I agree, but they need a technical breakthrough if there was that much damage. Amazing flight though. And they’ll be building 1000 a year soon.
And watching Starlink mock-up Satellites get dispensed from Starship like a pez dispenser was bloody awesome too!
Liftoff of Starship! pic.twitter.com/d6d2hHgMa0— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 26, 2025
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