Watch: Starship's Stunning Return To Earth Moments Before It Was "Lost"
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The footage shared by Musk on X showed the "super hot plasma field grow" as Starship prepared to re-enter Earth's atmosphere a little over 46 minutes into its flight.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a stunning video captured by Starship of its reentry into the Earth's atmosphere as it finished its first successful flight through space on Thursday - its third attempt. Watch the super hot plasma field grow as Starship re-enters the atmosphere! pic.twitter.com/to4UOF2Kpd
The footage shared by Musk on X showed the "super hot plasma field grow" - a red hot flame enveloping the spacecraft - as Starship prepared to re-enter Earth's atmosphere a little over 46 minutes into its flight.
Temperatures hit north of 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit as the craft made its re-entry.
