Watch Starship SN8 Do a Fun Flip Maneuver (GIFs)

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nightqueen
Jan 29, 2021 2:00 PM EST

Elon Musk's Starships have come a long way in the past few years. And the latest trick these rockets can do is pretty darn cool. When the Starships eventually start reaching other planets like Mars or our Moon, there isn't a nice flat landing strip to land on. The solution is that the Starships are now able to do a "controlled aerodynamic descent and landing flip maneuver" - or a fun flippy flip as we like to call it. We're all for spaceships doing flips. View the whole video on YouTube.

  • 01

    3...2...1... Blastoff!

    gif underside of rocket firing up and launching
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  • 02

    We have takeoff

    gif starship sn8 launching into sky over clouds of dust
    via YouTube
  • 03

    Zooming away from the Earth

    gif view of earth from starship sn8 rocket
    via YouTube
  • 04

    First engine cutoff

    gif starship flying in sky above earth - 1ST ENGINE CUTOFF
    via YouTube
  • 05

    Second engine cutoff

    gif starship rocket engines cutting off above earth - 2ND ENGINE CUTOFF
    via YouTube
  • 06

    Liquid oxygen release

    gif starship rocket suspended in air with smoke coming from it - LIQUID OXYGEN RELEASE
    via YouTube
  • 07

    Third engine cutofff

    gif starship rocket hanging in air engine fire stopping- 3RD ENGINE CUTOFF.
    via YouTube
  • 08

    Reorientating...

    gif starship smoke coming from it hanging in air - VEHICLE REORIENTATION
    via YouTube
  • 09

    Closing those flappy flaps

    gif starship rocket flaps closing above earth ocean
    via YouTube
  • 10

    Faaalllingggg

    gif starship rocket freefalling in dark sky
    via YouTube
  • 11

    Tricked you! Just flipping

    starship rocket flipping over in air - FLIP MANEUVER
    via YouTube
  • 12

    Little twist and...

    gif starship rocket flipping over earth and landing
    via YouTube
  • 13

    Back to the ground.

    gif starship rocket landing on ground fire explosion
    via YouTube

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