---
title: "The Starship Landing Looks Absolutely Incredible in Slow Motion"
description: "Courtesy of YouTube account Cosmic Perspective, we can relive the event of SpaceX's Starship prototype SN10 exploding in incredible slow-motion."
date: "2021-03-05"
modified: "2021-03-05"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/starship-sn10-explosion-slow-motion"
categories:
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
tags:
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
  - "the digest"
---

# The Starship Landing Looks Absolutely Incredible in Slow Motion

![Courtesy of YouTube account Cosmic Perspective, we can relive the event of SpaceX's Starship prototype SN10 exploding in incredible slow-motion.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/starship-explosion-landing-slow-motion.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Cosmic Perspective\</em\>*

## Big Boom

SpaceX's Starship SN10 prototype experienced a bit of an oopsie after [managing to land](<https://futurism.com/spacex-starship-prototype-lands-explodes-minutes-later>).

The tower of stainless steel decided to give up the ghost several minutes after touchdown on Wednesday, going up in a massive plume of flames — just like its two predecessors SN8 and SN9.

"RIP SN10, honorable discharge," [Musk tweeted](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1367272937632497664>) after the event.

https://youtu.be/gIZOcsu8tWk

## Slow Mo

Courtesy of space launch photography YouTube account Cosmic Perspective, we can relive the event in incredible slow motion, including the sounds of a cheering crowd near the launch pad.

The rocket can be seen popping like an over-carbonated soda can, erupting into a gigantic fireball. Moments later, pieces of what's left of the rocket can be seen careening back to the surface below, landing with a satisfying thud.

The footage is detailed enough to show individual pieces of steel being flung in every direction.

It won't be long until we see the next full-scale Starship prototype fly. The next prototype, called SN11, is "ready to roll out to the pad in the very near future," said John Insprucker, who was hosting Wednesday's live stream, as [quoted by *SpaceNews*](<https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-and-lands-starship-prototype-which-later-explodes/>).

**READ MORE:** [SpaceX Starship SN10 landing and explosion slowmotion](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZOcsu8tWk>) \[YouTube\]

**More on Starship:** *[There’s a Robodog Walking Around the Site of the SpaceX Starship Explosion](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/robodog-site-spacex-starship-explosion>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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