SpaceX Shares Official Starship SN8 Flight Test Photos

SpaceX has shared official photos of its incredible Starship Serial Number 8 (SN8) flight test from Wednesday, which despite an impressive launch, nearly landed when it wasn’t expected to.

On Thursday afternoon, SpaceX shared a link to the company’s updated Flickr page, showing official photos of yesterday’s launch.

Starship landing flip maneuver pic.twitter.com/QuD9HwZ9CX

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 10, 2020

There are five photos of the Starship SN8 Mission, which saw the Starship launch up 12.5 km into the atmosphere, perform a belly maneuver, then adjust back vertically in its failed landing attempt.

Agreed, should be preserved in memory of SN8

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 11, 2020

Using Flickr to host its photos is probably the oldest technology being leveraged by cutting-edge SpaceX, oddly enough.