SpaceX Starship Flight 5 - 4K launch replay

The fifth launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket from its Starbase facilities in southern Texas marked a major milestone in the program's development. Successfully catching the first stage booster, called Super Heavy, was an important step towards the company's goal of achieving rapid reusability with the full stack.

This 4K replay of Starship Flight 5 captures the vantage points from both west of the rocket and north of the vehicle as it lifted off and returned to its launch tower.

Video shot by:
• Adam Bernstein
• Will Robinson-Smith

Edited by:
• Will Robinson-Smith

Additional audio provided by SpaceX

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[robbret]

“Coming in hot” has never been so accurate. Awesome.

[donaldtrammel]

Never gets old watching these launches.

[ahreincarnated]

why does it bring a tear to my eyes, so beyond incredible

[toddbillings]

No words....seriously....none. Glad I an still alive to view this incredible history.

[Iornmac]

This is a monumental achievement by one great man and his team of experts.Its amazing to watch.👏

[EllenKeuling]

Elon Musk is a credit to our country. We are a country blessed with him. Thank you Elon!

[vyvan]

No words to describe enough . It is absolutely insane. Love to watch it many times. Million thanks to those who make it happens

[kevikiru]

This is like the 30th to 50th video I'm watching about IFT5. I am normal, aren't I?

Thanks Spaceflight Now.

[amandachapman]

I can't stop watching over n over! Wonderful. 😮🤯 The birds even got excited lol 😅

[avq]

What an ending as a flock of birds commemorate the moment with a celebratory pass.

[Pandorarevisited-wsme]

This should excite every American. The future looks like a SpaceX Starship rocket.

[kelligarcia]

The fact that mainstream media doesn’t cover this tells us SO much

[HELLios]

That was one of the most incredible technological achievements of humanity I've ever seen on display. Unbelievable what we are capable of

[makeupbywarner]

How does this not have a billion views… my goodness

[jonlivingstone]

Watching booster fly back through its own plume was beautiful! ❤❤❤

[Randyfarhi]

Saw this from the road tonight when I was driving back from a show at Mount Wilson. Really spectacular.

[sheilanorton]

Wow! This brought tears to my eyes. I am totally impressed.

[m.m.]

This is why I am proud of my country. Thank you, Elon...

[realgoatzy]

Looks very good, also seeing this in 4k and not in a nokia phone like usually is a big relief

[freddyscoggan]

They make this look easy but if you take a second and realize all the calculations and everything that went into this and making it land and control it a certain way is amazing and extremely complex. Just imagine someone saying “make a heavy booster land back from where you launched it” yeah you’ll give it a go but once you coordinate and try to get everything together and see if your theory even worked in practice is a whole nother level. This is beyond amazing !