SpaceX has been testing the engines on SN8 for several weeks in anticipation of today’s success launch.
Here is a look at important dates for SpaceX SN8 prototype launch:
- Dec. 9, 2020 – SpaceX launches SN8 to 41,000 feet
- Dec. 8, 2020 – SpaceX aborts test launch of SN8 at final second
- Dec. 1, 2020 – FAA reviewing SpaceX’s ‘Super Heavy’ proposal
- Nov. 30, 2020 – Starship may fly this week to 50,000 feet
- Oct. 20, 2020 – SpaceX conducts multi-engine test
- Sept. 23, 2020 – Musk says next Starship flight to aim for 60,000 feet
Sunlight glistens on the stainless steel body of SpaceX Starship SN8 prototype Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, as SpaceX test launch at their Boca Chica, Texas SpaceX Facility. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) Sept. 23, 2020 – Musk says next Starship flight to aim for 60,000 feet
