T+176: The Flight of Starship SN8 - a podcast by Anthony Colangelo

Starship SN8 took flight last week on a mostly-successful mission to test its final descent phase. I share some thoughts on the test, the state of Starship development, and what that all means for the near future of Starship.

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Topics

• On the Spectacular Flight of Starship SN8 and the Future of Starship Development - Main Engine Cut Off
• Starship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Test - YouTube
• SpaceX on Twitter: “Starship landing flip maneuver”
• September 2019 Starship Update - YouTube
• U.S. Transportation Command to study use of SpaceX rockets to move cargo around the world - SpaceNews
• Episode T+149: Let’s Talk About Starship with Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut - Main Engine Cut Off
• Starship SN5 Flew, So Let’s Check In on Some Predictions - Main Engine Cut Off
• Senate bill offers NASA only a fraction of requested lunar lander funding - SpaceNews

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