Starship | Third Flight Test
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Published 2024-04-04
Starship's six second stage Raptor engines all started successfully and powered the vehicle to its expected orbit, becoming the first Starship to complete its full-duration ascent burn. Starship went on to experience its first ever entry from space, providing valuable data on heating and vehicle control during hypersonic reentry. Live views of entry were made possible by Starlink terminals operating on Starship.
This rapid iterative development approach has been the basis for all of SpaceX’s major innovative advancements, including Falcon, Dragon, and Starlink. Recursive improvement is essential as we work to build a fully reusable transportation system capable of carrying both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, help humanity return to the Moon, and ultimately travel to Mars and beyond.
All Comments (21)
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I’m glad someone remembered the YouTube accounts password
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Our generation finally has an Apollo to be inspired by! Go SpaceX!
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The best re-entry footage ever recorded by humans... incredible stuff!
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Whoever did this edit, massive hats off to you. Done right.
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Please, come back with the live flights on Youtube too. Thank you.
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That drone shot from above never gets old
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One of the coolest videos on Youtube to date... Also, whomever edited this needs a bonus, the comms on the break and the drop after "Vehicle is supersonic" at 1:05 - perfection!
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Getting to see the reentry plasma like that was incredible. To my knowledge this is the first time footage like this was actually captured.
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That plasma blanket was amazing to see live-streamed. Absolutely stunning.
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PLEASE resume the youtube livestreams for 4th flight onwards!
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I still can’t fathom how beautiful they make their shots look of the starship. It looks unreal.
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Seeing those incredibly powerful sound waves at 0:41 ripple the air is insane.
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Starship rising through the layer of clouds and the booster dropping back down to earth was a beautiful moment. But nothing comes close to the re-entry footage. Watching that live, I still remember how speechless that moment left me. Truly one for the history books! Can't wait for IFT-4
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Imagine when we first hear: "The Starship has landed on Mars
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The song is Reload by Nyime for anyone wondering. They used an instrumental version here without the vocals, if anybody knows where this version can be found let me know!
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Well Done Sapce X. Can't wait for Flight 4!
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I miss SpaceX on YouTube 😢. Welcome back
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This flight has generated some of the best spaceflight footage ever! It was incredible to watch it live on stream. I'm looking forward to the next one!
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these are the most important events in human history.. crazy how its not talked about
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Eine Perfektion welche sich echt sehen lassen kann. Bald wird die Starship Reise los gehen.🎉😊
