SpaceX Starship Flight Test w/ quite the descent and landing

On Wednesday, December 9, Starship serial number 8 (SN8) lifted off from our Cameron County launch pad and successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and performed its landing flip maneuver with precise flap control to reach its landing point. Low pressure in the fuel header tank during the landing burn led to high touchdown velocity resulting in a hard (and exciting!) landing. -yt

1:48:10 Liftoff
1:52:50 Engine cuts out and Starship starts to "fall" back to earth in a controlled descent
1:54:42 Landing flip maneuver
1:54:55 Landing? /s

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