Starship | SN10 | High-Altitude Flight Recap

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Published 2021-03-16

On March 3, Starship serial number 10 (SN10) completed SpaceX’s third high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype as it successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and reoriented itself for reentry and an active aerodynamic controlled descent. SN10’s Raptor engines reignited to perform the vehicle’s landing flip maneuver immediately before successfully touching down on the landing pad.

Test flights such as SN10’s are about improving our understanding and development of a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo on long-duration interplanetary flights, and help humanity return to the Moon, and travel to Mars and beyond.

All Comments (21)

@BobbyDukeArts 3 years ago

They left out the best part!
@DeSinc 3 years ago

I was hoping they'd show the explosion after a brief moment of silence, that would have been hilarious
@LEGORed 3 years ago

Better than the wildest sci-fi movies!
@Funk_Reactions 1 month ago

Who is here after “The Little Flap That Could!!!”
@SoyanOsman 3 years ago

CAN'T WAIT FOR SN11!
@Codyumm 3 years ago

What an insane feat, flying and landing a skyscraper.
@Andrew-ti5sw 3 years ago

They should have added the Spongebob “A few moments later” then show the explosion
@zenchanman6518 9 months ago

I can't get over how much this seems like a game designers work. That lens flare and transition is game cinematography at its finest
@tinman3251 3 years ago

It looks so unreal. Something out of a sci-fi movie. This is insane that this is real life.
@transend.11 3 years ago

I mean to be fair it only says “flight recap” not “flight recap and boom boom”
@Whataboutit 3 years ago

Oh, I love this so much! This is pure glory! Thank you, SpaceX! You rock!!! 👌
@bassikproform2391 10 months ago

That Zherka time stamp 😂
@jarredstill2285 3 years ago

Can't wait for "how not to land an interplanetary class rocket"
@SolvingTheMoneyProblem 3 years ago

Who's watching before we've colonized Mars?
@bigbadword 3 years ago

That brief moment when the glare of the rocket shined directly into the camera is unbelievably epic.
@djmace9029 5 months ago

The shot at 1:14 looks like CGI. I know it’s real but the fact we have never seen anything like it before just makes it look unreal. Absolutely love this!
@enricomontanari1390 3 years ago

I'm just waiting for the "How not to land a Starship" video after this test campaign.
@TimeBucks 3 years ago

Fantastic achievement
@jamesmihalcik1310 3 years ago

To see SN10 rapidly maneuver under the stresses and forces involved is amazing. Congrats, SpaceX team!
@DavidHernandez-kc1el 3 years ago

FUN FACT: All the starship sounds we hear come from a microphone in the payload bay!