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re: SpaceX Starship Test Flight #14 | Made 2 Orbits before Successful Splashdown

Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:53 am to
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:53 am to
Booster still needs work.
Posted by 50_Tiger
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:54 am to
The moon in the background is awesome!
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:55 am to
quote:

thats a big bitch


It's crazy to me how quickly something that big can get up and off the pad. Your mind expects to see it lumber upwards, but no, it just fricking goes.
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:56 am to
Successful booster landing
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:57 am to
quote:

It's crazy to me how quickly something that big can get up and off the pad. Your mind expects to see it lumber upwards, but no, it just fricking goes.

Over 20,000 km/hr in a little over 7 minutes.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:57 am to
One raptor out on the ship but still ok... Looks like they are going to attemp orbit.
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:58 am to
How long is it supposed to take before they boost it further up into orbit?


Welp, the raptor being out may kill orbit. Dammit.
This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 7:59 am
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:58 am to
Mission still a go. This is awesome.

Deploying Starlink - will take about 30 minutes to do that later and then reentey


Well, the lost engine could scrap, even though that engine was no longer needed. We will see here….
This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 7:59 am
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:58 am to
The payload is the money maker this flight. Hopefully that goes well. I wonder with the engine out (that wont be in use for orbit) changes their plans.
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:59 am to
Booster lost 1 engine on ascent & 1 on boostback

Starship lost an engine too
This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 8:03 am
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
86204 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:59 am to
God, the video looking down on earth is so sexy....
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:00 am to
Damnit, no orbit bc of loss of engine....
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:00 am to
No orbit.

frick.


ETA; And no Starlink either.
This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 8:02 am
Posted by IT_Dawg
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:01 am to
Not going …. Dammit
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:01 am to
No orbit but hey can still add to starlink cluster
Posted by Btrtigerfan
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:02 am to
But wait. There’s more
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
86204 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:02 am to
Welp, now reconsidering Oribt.... This is crazy
This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 8:03 am
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:02 am to
Well well well….LFG
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:02 am to
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No orbit but hey can still add to starlink cluster

They just said no Starlink.


But they are back holding again and may try again, so orbit isn't completely off the table yet. :fungerscrossed:
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
86204 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:03 am to
I wonder if this is an Elon thing "Whats the risk of trying... frick it, go"


He's notorious for pushing the envelope.
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