Starship SN10 | Launch | Belly Flop | Touchdown | Explode!
SpaceX tested another Starship prototype, SN10, to an altitude of 10 km in order to practice its daring belly flop to tail down landing maneuver.
2021-03-05 19:00:00 - Everyday Astronaut
This time the flip was successful utilizing 3 raptor engines, then shutting two down for the final landing exactly as planned.
Unfortunately 3 of the 6 landing legs didn't successfully deployed (as you can see in our footage), alongside a fairly high landing velocity, resulting in an explosion 8 minutes after touching down.