Starship SN8 | 12.5 km Flight

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)