13 hour until the first test of future mars human transporter

Starship SN8 on the pad backlit by the sun with white LOX vapor clouds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qwLHlVjRyw

SN8 stood on the Boca Chica mount venting LOX vapor while SpaceX prepared the first high-altitude Starship flight.

The stacked ship would climb, belly-flop, and attempt a landing flip — a dress rehearsal for a Mars-class transporter.

Tuesday December 8th 2020