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SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight (apnews.com)
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SpaceX conducted another successful Starship launch test yesterday evening.

You can watch the full, 1:40:00 footage here:

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I'd recommend watching it, it's a well-done video documentary, not too long, with good views.

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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Also, they had to 'glide' in upper atmosphere for additional ~60s to hit the landing zone. I think they almost ran out of fuel due to engine failure

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    Yeah they also lost a sea level raptor on the booster towards the end of the accent. That's honestly not a big deal, losing 1/28 engines at a point in the flight when they're already probably throttling down a bunch.

    But still, they've got some kinks to work out with the raptor 3.

    That said, did you see how much faster it left the launch pad? They've seriously increased the thrust with these new raptors.

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