Third time lucky ?

[Cornelius Varley]

SpaceX launches third StarShip flight test

 

[Zermelo]

I love how this ship wouldn't look out of place on the cover of an old sci-fi magazine

[DaveS]

Looking good so far 🤞

[DaveS]

Crazy reentry footage.

[maw lod qan]

I am totally satisfied with the results of this launch.

All the doubters seem to forget, every launch these get closer to a total success!

I had said I thought this one would make what would be "orbit", so just wait till the next one.

I joked with my youngest daughter, I wouldn't be surprised to see Mr. Musk roll out a secretly developed lunar lander!

On to the moon!

[Alan White]

That was an amazing test, well done Space X.
Clearly the data will show perhaps where it failed, but its a test and failure is part of that.
The thing is the stack of boosters etc already built.

 

[DaveS]

Didn't make it through reentry and the booster landed hard, so there will have to be a mishap investigation, but hopefully not too much of a delay.

 

[Alan White]

It got into Space, Hot separation worked and more.
The Ship and Booster was always not coming home in my opinion, if it had then they would be further ahead than expected.
This is all a notable success in the development of this Space System

[DaveS]

For sure this was a lot more successful than most people expected. 

[Naughty Neal]

After that , I think a good few beers will be doing the rounds. 

[gp102m]

Yes, some very good progress.

Be interesting to see the conclusions regarding Starship re-entry failure.

[DaveS]

Scott Manley already has a preliminary assessment / analysis.

 

Edited March 14 by DaveS
Can't type capitals.