12.5-Kilometer Test Flight

SpaceX conducted a suborbital test flight of Starship Prototype SN8 to an altitude of 12.5 kilometers under the power of Raptors SN30, SN36, and SN42. During the landing burn, low pressure in the methane header tank caused the propellant flow rate and thus thrust to drop and SN8 landed hard and was destroyed. Ascent, aerodynamic descent, and the landing flip maneuver were all successful.