
Partial Failure
Starship SN8 | 12.5 km Flight
Failure reason: Test completed set out objectives, but the vehicle failed to land successfully due to low pressure in the propellant header tanks cutting out the engines.
The SN8 Starship prototype was destroyed when attempting to land after a first flight to an altitude of 12.5 km or 41,000 ft.
Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Suborbital
Rocket: Starship Prototype · Provider: SpaceX
Launch pad
Suborbital Pad A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)