SpaceX has started its live-streaming video of its Starship SN8 test flight, the company’s second attempt after yesterday’s launch was scrubbed.
Starship SN8 is tentatively set to launch at 4:40pm CST (2:40pm PST/5:40pm EST).
“This suborbital flight is designed to test a number of objectives, from how the vehicle’s three Raptor engines perform, and the overall aerodynamic entry capabilities of the vehicle, including its body flaps, to how the vehicle manages propellant transition. SN8 will also attempt to perform a landing flip maneuver, which would be a first for a vehicle of this size,” explains SpaceX.
As of writing, over 258,000 people are watching the video live, with the launch set to take place from the SpaceX test site in Cameron County, Texas. SN8 will fly as high as 12.5 km and then attempt to land. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk previously said there’s a one-third chance of a successful landing.
SpaceX’s Starlink is closer than ever to launching in South Africa after a major regulatory shift removed one of the biggest barriers blocking the satellite internet provider from entering the country. As first highlighted by longtime Tesla watcher @SERobinsonJr, South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has issued a new directive — […]
Starlink has landed another major aviation win — this time in the world of private jets. NetJets, the world’s largest private jet operator and a pioneer in fractional aircraft ownership, has announced a deal to bring Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet to roughly 600 aircraft across its global fleet by the end of 2026. The rollout […]
SpaceX appears to be heading toward a public offering sooner rather than later, and the latest comments from Elon Musk all but confirm it. Responding to a post by Ars Technica’s Eric Berger on X, Musk simply said, “As usual, Eric is accurate,” after Berger shared his report detailing why SpaceX now plans to go […]
