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I hope they get a shot of it externally in orbit, that would be cool

• world2vec 4y ago
  It won't get to orbit, just "nearly orbital" as the article states. "(...) the Starship vehicle will attempt to ascend to an altitude of 235 km and become "nearly orbital." Starship's engines will shut down at 9 minutes and 20 seconds into the flight, after which the vehicle will coast for more than an hour before entering Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. It will not complete a full orbit and is expected to make a high-velocity splash down about 225 km north of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. On the nominal timeline, this will occur 90 minutes after liftoff"
  • ge96 4y ago
    I see... yeah I just imagine it over Earth probably from renderings. Would be cool if it had a little buddy it released to get above/behind it to take a 3rd person view picture.
  • bryanlarsen 4y ago
    It will only complete a fractional orbit, but it will reach orbital velocity so it will prove that it can reach orbit.