![]() ![]() A low pressure on the fuel header tank was the culprit. The flight ended in a hard landing and explosion of the vehicle. The Starship SN 8 successfully launched to an altitude of 12.5 km on Dec 9, 2020. Tutorial assembly videos available at my YouTube Channel. Vehicle: High altitude Prototype Starshipīoca Chica presentation version model 1:100 scale (Final update: 3/29/20 New bulkhead dome and new updated Raptors)įinal Revision (Jan 2021): nosecone base ring corrected, body rings symmetrical in height and wings measurements corrected. Now the MK1 will pave way to Starship Serial Number configurations. ![]() The Mk1 is considered retired after this incident and the work in Florida was stopped due to this. On Nov 20, 2019, the Starship prototype was partially destroyed during a pressure tank testing, propelling its bulkhead upwards hundreds of feet away from the rocket. Mk1 is 9 meters in diameter and 50 metes tall and has three Raptor engines. The test rocket in Boca Chica is version Mk1, while the Mk2 version is in Florida. On Sep 28, 2019 SpaceX Elon Musk gave a presentation in Boca Chica, Texas, on the development of his new rocket, the Starship. ![]()
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