SpaceX's Starship SN8 explosion - what you should know
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On 9 December 2020 5:45PM local time, the latest Starship prototype, SN8 -- short for Serial Number 8 -- took off from SpaceX’s facility near Boca Chica in South Texas. It soared 12.5 kilometers into the sky (higher than most commercial jets cruise), executed a number of complex aerial maneuvers, and 6 ½ minutes later crash-landed near the launch stand in a blazing ball of fire:
SpaceX's Starship SN8 explosion - what you should know
SpaceX's Starship SN8 explosion - what you…
SpaceX's Starship SN8 explosion - what you should know
On 9 December 2020 5:45PM local time, the latest Starship prototype, SN8 -- short for Serial Number 8 -- took off from SpaceX’s facility near Boca Chica in South Texas. It soared 12.5 kilometers into the sky (higher than most commercial jets cruise), executed a number of complex aerial maneuvers, and 6 ½ minutes later crash-landed near the launch stand in a blazing ball of fire: