Starship's flight test #8 was scrubbed last Monday, but it finally flew yesterday afternoon from Starbase in Texas.
The ship itself separated from Super Heavy booster successfully. More than 30 cameras on the exterior provided beautiful views, and gave visual information to SpaceX engineers.
But some of its engines failed over the ocean. It lost attitude control (started tumbling) and ended up in the dreaded RUD, rapid unscheduled disassembly, as it did on the previous test flight.
Meanwhile, Super Heavy functioned beautifully. Its engines slowed its speed and directed it right into the "chopsticks" arms for a perfect catch seven minutes after launch.
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