Starship flight test 5

On October 13, 2024, SpaceX’s Starship Flight Test 5 delivered the Starship upper stage into a suborbital trajectory, and the Super Heavy booster was caught by the chopstick arms on the launch tower, Mechazilla.

These images were taken by my friend James Du and processed by me into PQ HDR AVIF format using darktable. All image rights are reserved.

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