SpaceX Starship Test Flight 3 Review | What is Starship, Why it's important, & WHY IFT3 was a success

Today In Space

In episode 339, we are talking all about Starship's 3rd Test Flight after a VERY exciting launch on March 14th, 2024 a.k.a. Pi Day. The massive Starship made lightspeed progress from the last two tests but the question is: Was IFT3 a success? Did SpaceX have a successful test flight?

Don't worry - if you are new to Starship and need a quick review we got you covered! This is a great episode for anyone who was too busy to watch the flight live on Pi Day, or you want to dive a little bit deeper into what SpaceX is doing with this game-changer of a space launch system. We have our reaction to the test flight at the end of the episode (but who are we kidding, the whole episode is me reacting to this AWESOME day in space!)

Let us know what YOU think in the comments, DM us on social media, or email us at [e-mail]! We'd love to keep the conversation going and want to hear from you.

SOURCES:

IFT3 - SpaceX Recap https://x.com/spacex/status/1765037578343121372?s=46&t=CTA3xJCHFoY9hV9qgrj4Jw

IFT3 Mission recap (written) - SpaceX.com https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3

Topics from the episode:starship, space, spacex, moon, test flight 3, nasa, orbit, artemis, 3dprinting, moon mission, rockets, astronauts, raptor engine, fly, land, reentry

The 'Topics from the episode' above and the timestamps below were generated using AI (otter.ai) by running the audio of this episode through it's process. Our social media clips w captions are AI generated clips through Opus.pro running the video from the episode.

Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 What is SpaceX's Starship? 05:13 Why Starship is a BIG deal if SpaceX get's it right 12:26 Test Flight 3 - How did Starship perform? 15:56 Starship's successful reentry test despite technical issues. 19:20 Final thoughts on SpaceX's Starship test flight & its implications for space exploration -------------------------- Spread Love, Spread Science Alex G. Orphanos

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