Starship | First Integrated Flight Test
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Published 2023-05-26
On April 20, 2023 at 8:33 a.m. CT, Starship successfully lifted off from the orbital launch pad for the first time. The vehicle cleared the pad and beach as Starship climbed to an apogee of ~39 km over the Gulf of Mexico – the highest of any Starship to-date.
With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and we learned a tremendous amount about the vehicle and ground systems today that will help us improve on future flights of Starship.
All Comments (21)
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Can we get the 4 hour director's cut? :D
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I watched the Falcon Heavy Test Flight while I was in eighth grade. After watching the side boosters simultaneously land I was in sheer awe from that day forward and knew what I wanted to do in life… Just last month I watched Starship take flight while studying for my final exams at the end of my first year in university for aerospace engineering. Thank you SpaceX for my life passion!
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0:47 You can really see the power of Starship... Look at those windows shaking....
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SpaceX knows how to keep people interested and excited for what is to come.
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That ending showing what's up next is a powerful way to end! No other rocket company would so brazenly show off a vehicle of theirs exploding and then go "Ah well, we'll just try again" - it's what makes SpaceX special. Can't wait for S25 and B9!
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Can't wait for S25 & B9 to fly! Great job SpaceX team! 🚀🚀🚀
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No one's gonna point out that this thing is so powerful that the Launch Command Bass was shaking from the sheer force of this thing. AND THEY WERE MILES AWAY!
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Just rewatched this after seeing launch no4 last weekend - some seriously amazing progress has been made!!! My hat's off to all the engineers here... 🙏
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The fact it got off the ground is a massive success
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Single coolest program of my life. Thank you SpaceX for making the last few years so inspiring.
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Spectacular first test! This is a game changer! On we go!!! 😍
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And the fourth IFT, today marks the epic success spacex achieved❤ with successful landing of both super heavy booster and the starship in the Indian Ocean🥳🥳🥳
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Despite the ending, this was the single most hype launch. The cheering, the anticipation, the enthusiasm.. Excitement was definitely guaranteed.
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Can't wait! I love how SpaceX shares everything with us. We all feel like part of the team, and we're all pulling for you.
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This made me cry. I mean this is freaking beautiful. I really miss watching these moments with my mother. We'd stay up at night and watch every SpaceX launch. It didn't matter what time it happened.
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Everything happened so fast that we couldn’t even believe it had already made its fourth flight. Good job, SpaceX. 🎉 🎊 🎉
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SpaceX is unrivaled. Great job to everyone at SpaceX. Continue pushing forward!
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First launch my son and I got to watch, not our last. Go Starship Go SpaceX
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What an insane achievement, despite it blowing up! I was in tears when it lifted off!
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I wish we had a similar program in Europe, but ESA, Arianespace and our billionaires are still asleep there. Both thumbs up for SpaceX and their efforts. Starship and reusable rockets are really inspiring and I'm looking forward to the next launch.
