@BoosterTribe Greetings from Germany π Got to see Booster 21 on my vacation in Texas but sadly missed the Ship and Launch but it was awesome to be that close during rollout
@Alexphysics13@Truthful_ast Almost 2 Years ago, they launched 4 Rockets (2x Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship Flight 5) on 4 different pads in just 2 days
Starship launch 14 was an early morning launch, and with the low sun on the horizon Ship 41 seems to have cast its shadow on the plume from Booster 21 during flip and boost back.
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Starship transiting the Sun this morning during Flight 14 β prior to this morning's mission, this has never been captured before with the world's largest and most powerful rocket.
Iβve ached over this shot for years, mainly for two reasons: what does methane exhaust look like silhouetted against the Sun, and how violent are the acoustic energy waves from 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster?
Well...now we have an answer.
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Flight 14 from the helicopter π
Starship Flight 14 lifted off from Starbase this morning and is now in orbit around Earth - the first time a Starship has ever done that!
Huge thanks to https://t.co/7XQ0Er8m9i for the ride, and for this unreal view of a historic flight.
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The occasional clouds allowed the shockwaves of Booster 21 to be visible at times throughout reentry. Incredible to think of the scale and just how fast the booster is moving!
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