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News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

Booster in the water, after a controlled landing.
 
GLS said:
Booster in the water, after a controlled landing.
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... with the obligatory explosion.

Engine shutdown on Starship, which is now in the suborbital trajectory.
 
Starship flying over thunderstoms, coming up to the engine firing.
 
Engine ignition and shutdown! Speed increased during the short burn!
 
Looks like it is coming up on sunrise, but still dark enough to see plasma at 125 km.
 
Debris already being left behind....
 
71km, 25000km/h
 
Blue horizon visible now, 62km and 20000km/h.
Still lots of debris flying off....
 
Anyone up for some cooked banana in a few minutes? It might be a bit too cooked... :rolleyes:
 
And there is a burn through.....
 
Pretty much out of the heat phase now... 42km 8000km/h
 
The EverydayAstronaut stream shows that the booster remains are still floating and in flames, with an heli near it and also a boat heading there.
 
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