SpaceX has begun sharing a few of the amazing imagery they captured through the 2nd flight of Starship. They captured awesome views from the launch tower to the new staging of Ship 25 and Booster 9, and we’ll take a have a look at all of them.
Just a fast recap. Ship 25 and Booster 9 launched on Saturday, November 18th, at 8:02 AM CT. All 33 Raptor engines roared to life and built to full thrust as Starship thundered away from the orbital launch mount.
View from atop the tower at liftoff pic.twitter.com/qbXqbXAO8A
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 20, 2023
Booster 9 performed flawlessly during its approximate 2-minute and 43-second burn to then shut down 30 engines as Ship 25 performed an ideal hot stage to propel itself on the technique to space. Ship 25 6 Raptor engines continued to burn until just over 8 minutes after liftoff when the automated flight termination system destroyed the rocket.
In hours and days after launch, SpaceX then began sharing a few of the views they were capable of capture of the historic flight.
Starship liftoff in slow motion pic.twitter.com/PuWMVyU6Lc
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 2023
Starship launching from Starbase just after sunrise in slow motion, where you may clearly see the shockwaves moving through the exhaust plume.
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33 Raptor engines ignite on Booster 9 (Credit: SpaceX)
The raw power of the 33 Raptors was visible on this imagery as nonstop shockwaves moved through the exhaust plume. The launch pad held up incredibly well this time around with the addition of the deluge system.
Watch the three center engines on Starship’s upper stage gimbaling just after separation. Right before they ignite for hot-staging, the engines angle themselves outward to direct their exhaust towards the vented interstage before re-centering for ascent. pic.twitter.com/CCSVXfLcuE
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 19, 2023
With Booster 9 being done with its primary portion of the flight, the new stage maneuver began. That is the primary time SpaceX has ever attempted this, and it worked perfectly. Each of the middle three sea-level Raptor engines was gimbaled out to aim their exhaust through the vents of the new stage ring and stop major damage to Booster 9.
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Ship 25 performs the new stage maneuver (Credit: SpaceX)
SpaceX wasn’t the just one to capture amazing imagery. Listed here are just a number of from photographers who made the trek to South Texas.
33 Raptors! pic.twitter.com/9WkT9Aluco
— John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) November 18, 2023
LIFTOFF! What incredible sight as @SpaceX successfully launches the second test flight of Starship from Starbase.
📸 me for @SpaceflightNow pic.twitter.com/fJZh7oO82Q
— Adam Bernstein (@ABernNYC) November 18, 2023
Starship and Super Heavy lifting off on flight 2. Take a look at those pressure waves! @NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/FRDfbfI2rH
— Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) November 19, 2023
Amazing work from John Kraus, Adam Bernstein, and Jack Beyer, amongst many others. If you have got a likelihood, try more of their and others’ work on X!