The first time I visited Starbase, it was for the IFT-5 attempt. I never saw the launch. This time, standing in the cool evening air, the silhouette of Starship and its booster towering in the distance, I couldn’t help but marvel at how much had changed in such a short time.…
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On the same day as New Glenn, Starship got Flight 7 off the ground and returned for a second successful test. One of the engines on the booster had already flown on Flight 5.
Unfortunately a fire on Ship resulted in the loss of vehicle and a pretty meteor display over parts of the Caribbean.…
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Some pictures of SpaceX Starship IFT-6 after it cleared the tower taken from Rocket Ranch Outpost. Pictures taken with Canon R5 with RF 100-500mm lens.
Clearing Tower
Clearing Tower Closeup
Rising Above Tower
Exhaust Diamonds
Vertical Ascent
Acceleration
33 Engines Burning
Heading Down Range
Startship in Flight
Startship in Flight
Pre Separation Flight
Booster Separation
Retro Burn for Soft Landing
Soft Landing First Fireball
Empty Tower
At 4PM local time on November 19, 2024, Starship Flight Test 6 was launched. I took the opportunity to drive down and watch the launch with some dedicated space enthusiasts (and the President-elect). I watched the launch from Rocket Ranch Outpost.…
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Palmito Hill Road
By luck and because SpaceX is launching so many rockets, I had the opportunity to catch a night launch of a Falcon 9 from SLC 40. I drove out to the causeway with s direct line of site to the launch pad.…
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I’m disappointed that the launch did not go off as planned but this is all experimental. My biggest frustration was getting a reliable video stream to watch the launch. It was not on NASA TV. I found it on SpaceVidCast.com but their connect must have been overwhelmed in the last 5 minutes.…
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