Starship SN8 Soars for Groundbreaking Test Flight from SpaceX Boca Chica

SpaceX Starship SN8 nearly sticks an unprecedented landing after its successful test flight over Boca Chica, TX. From launch to landing Mary & Jack take you up close to witness the power of Starship's Raptor engines and its graceful fall back to Earth.

Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)

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0:00 Simultaneous Views from Jack & Mary
0:19 Raptor Engine Ignition
0:24 Starship SN8 Flies for the First Time
2:00 1st Raptor Engine Shutdown (Nominal)
3:30 2nd Raptor Engine Shutdown (Nominal)
4:57 Main Engine Cutoff - Free Fall Begins
5:13 Starship Skydiving - SN8 Successfully Belly Flopping
6:35 SN8 Flies Through its Own Dust Cloud
6:51 Raptor Engine Ignition - Two Raptors Ignite for Landing (Nominal)
7:02 Starship Lands Harder than Expected
7:26 Mary’s View of Launch & Landing - Boca Chica
13:42 Jack’s View of Launch & Landing - South Padre Island
20:36 Robotic Camera View From Boca Chica Village

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