CNBC has a story here: www.cnbc.com/…
SpaceX launched and then landed the latest prototype of its Starship rocket on Wednesday, in the fifth high-altitude test flight of the system.
Starship prototype rocket Serial Number 15, or SN15, flew as high as 10 kilometers, or about 33,000 feet.
“Starship landing nominal!” Musk tweeted after the landing. Nominal is a space industry term used to refer to when things go according to plan.
and here’s today’s morning view, before the successful launch and landing, from Boca Chica:
I follow Boca Chica Gal, and for awhile.
I’m excited to learn that we do in fact have a viable reusable rocket. That it’s flying out of Texas is a bonus, to me.
Oh, you wanted to see a post-flight photo? Here you go ...