But it hit the landing site too hard after 6.5 minutes of flight, resulting in a catastrophic end. It reached its target altitude of about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) and did a complex horizontal flip to simulate re-entry to Earth's atmosphere. 2, 2021 before experiencing its own fiery explosion upon landing. SpaceX's Starship SN9 managed to climb even higher than SN8 on Feb. SpaceX's Starship SN9 prototype crashes and explodes during landing after a 10-kilometer test launch from the the company's South Texas facility near Boca Chica on Feb. 'Even reaching apogee would've been great, so controlling all the way to putting the crater in the right spot was epic.' Starship SN9 flies high and comes down hard 'SN8 did great!' Musk wrote on Twitter on Dec. Video: Watch SpaceX's Starship SN8 launch and explode on landing The prototype launched to an altitude of about 7.8 miles (12.5 kilometers) using its three Raptor engines.ДЄt peak altitude, the rocket shut down its engines and performed a 'belly flop'В for a glide to the launch pad.В After firing its engines once more before touchdown to attempt an upright landing, though, the rocket landed too fast due to lower than expected fuel tank header pressure.

9, 2020, successfully hitting several milestones before failing to stick the landing and erupting in a fireball. The SN8 prototype made a dramatic flight on Dec. SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype explodes during a crash landing after a 6-minute, 42-second test flight from its Boca Chica, Texas test site on Dec.

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