This is a real video of a past @SpaceX Starship water landing.
Trying again tomorrow.
We need to perfect ship reentry at extreme temperatures before attempting to catch the ship with the tower arms, like the booster.
Today’s flight test will deploy 20 next generation Starlink satellites, which will only have about 20 minutes to attempt a series of activation and connection tests before they reenter Earth’s atmosphere → https://t.co/ddXuJrRpOz
In case you missed it, check out the 2nd episode of our Starship series. “Critical Path” follows SpaceX engineers through the final days before launch of the first Starship V3 and the challenges that come with development of the world’s most powerful and fully reusable rocket → https://t.co/0nNgKtf7M5
All systems are looking good, and weather is favorable for liftoff. Propellant load is about to begin for Falcon 9’s launch of the @SemperCitiusSDA's third Tranche 1 data transport mission from California → https://t.co/d9zP1Zsccm
On track for Starship’s 13th flight test later today – the 90-minute launch window opens at 5:45 p.m. CT. Live coverage starts ~30 minutes before launch
Falcon 9 is vertical at pad 4E in California ahead of today’s launch of the @SemperCitiusSDA's third Tranche 1 data transport mission. Liftoff is targeted for 1:32 p.m. PT → https://t.co/d9zP1Zsccm
SpaceX engineers are trying to deliver Starlink terminals & supplies to devastated areas in North Carolina right now and @FEMA is both failing to help AND won’t let others help. This is unconscionable!!
They just took this video a few hours ago, where you can see the level of devastation: roads, houses, electricity, water supply and ground Internet connections completely destroyed.
@FEMA wouldn’t let them land to deliver critical supplies … my blood is boiling …