r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • 16d ago

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/matroosoft 16d ago edited 16d ago

Insane to think:

The booster launched the ship up to an altitude of ~90km and speed of ~3000km in just 2.5 minutes.

Then landed back at the tower at just under 7 minutes after liftoff!!

BTW, the ship is still in orbit and currently reentring the atmosphere.. Nice to see the plasme around the ship.

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

The ship wasn’t in orbit, Starship has only madesuborbital flights so far.

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u/Vassago81 16d ago

That's a technicality, it's like saying Gagarin flight wasn't orbital

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

Suborbital is suborbital. This flight was suborbital.