Scrubbed for the day. A Raptor turbopump spin start valve didn’t open, triggering an automatic abort. We’ll figure out why & retry tomorrow.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 4, 2020
Well. It happened 🤯 that grain silo just flew 🤯 what an insane site to see. Standby for 4K slow mo later tonight 😍 great work @SpaceX / @elonmusk!!!! Let’s see 3 raptors now 😈 pic.twitter.com/nXsCG814Qg
— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) August 5, 2020
Labpadre Sapphire Cam.
— @AEONde (@AEONde) August 5, 2020
Best view of @SpaceX SN5 Silo-Hopper.
F-ing awesome @elonmusk !!11OneEleven
(Src: https://t.co/aynhpfiSru) pic.twitter.com/p5ud5yibyJ
LAUNCH! Starship SN5 has launched on a 150 meter test hop at SpaceX Boca Chica.
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) August 4, 2020
Under the power of Raptor SN27, SN5 has conducted what looks like a successful flight!
Listen to the SpaceXers cheer!
Mary (@BocaChicaGal) filming history!
Livestream: https://t.co/rUNxATy7VJ pic.twitter.com/p5UTRFd0gI
V1.1 legs will be ~60% longer. V2.0 legs will be much wider & taller — like Falcon, but capable of landing on unimproved surfaces & auto-leveling.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2020