‍While it's not happening in a lab or on a test stand, this is absolutely a test. What we're doing today will provide invaluable data to continue rapid development of Starship

‍This rapid, iterative development approach has been the basis for all of SpaceX’s major innovative advancements including Falcon, Dragon, and Starlink
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Starship’s flight trajectory for today's test
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If Starship manages to make it all the way to reentry, we'll collect valuable data on reentry at hypersonic speeds, or more than 5 times the speed of sound
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‍Starship and Super Heavy’s combined 39 Raptor engines are chilling down in preparation for liftoff
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T-10 minutes to launch!

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Liftoff!

Liftoff of Starship!
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Starship’s Raptor engines ignited during hot-staging separation. Super Heavy executed the flip maneuver
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