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gelgoog

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If the first stage works that will be pretty impressive. In a lot of cases rockets fail because of separation issues. If the first stage works, and it successfully separates, even if it does not get to orbit it will be a win I think.
 
siegecrossbow

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Jiang ZeminFanboy said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1647023634899169281

Boom or orbit?
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Not gonna orbit this time. Intention is go suborbital and return. It'll be revolutionary if they can achieve the goal.

The inaugural flight test will not complete a full orbit around Earth. If successful, however, it will reach orbital speeds and travel about 150 miles above Earth’s surface, well into altitudes deemed to be outer space.

Starship consists of two parts: the Super Heavy booster, a gargantuan rocket that houses 33 engines, and the Starship spacecraft, which sits atop the booster during launch and is designed to break away after the booster expends its fuel to finish the mission.
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Sinnavuuty

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Now they will remove all the propellants and check the pressurization valve and will carry out a complete recycling of the process as a whole, which will be done in 48 hours, according to Spacex's statement.

The colonization of Mars has been postponed until Wednesday(19), folks.
 
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SlothmanAllen

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Welp, they had to detonate it! Still, very cool to see it takeoff.


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Very cool shot of the engines. Obviously some didn't work out, but still very cool!

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