The SN9 prototype of the SpaceX Starship should be flying today. The SN8 was successful except for its landing. Hopefully, the SN9 will complete everything including a safe landing.
UPDATE: 3 minutes ago SpaceX says the SN9 launch is in about one hour. The Latest news is that the SN9 launch is delayed until tomorrow.
Targeting 12.5km flight test of Starship SN9 from Cameron County, Texas in ~1 hour —> https://t.co/Do9VzRl97P
— SpaçeX (@newsfromorbit) January 25, 2021
Felix Schlang, Lab Padre and other SpaceX youtubers are already covering the SN9 test flight countdown.
Here was the previous SN8 flight.
SOURCES- SpaceX, What About It? (Felix Schlang)
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