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Attractive flown aft flap skin from SpaceX Starship SN15, which made history when it became the first full-size test spacecraft to take off and land successfully on May 5, 2021. The metallic skin, 1.25˝ x 3˝, is engraved with a Starship design and presented within a screw-mounted acrylic display, 5.25˝ x 6˝ x .75˝, which reads: “Starship SN15, Successful Launch and Landing, May 5, 2021, Flown Aft Flap Skin, Limited Edition: 1,401 of 2,500.” In fine condition.
The Starship SN15 launched from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on May 5, 2021, reached an altitude of ~10 km (~6 miles), executed a ‘belly flop’ descent, reignited Raptors to flip upright, and, after a flight of six minutes, made the first successful soft landing of a full-scale Starship prototype. SN15 ended a string of failures, such as SN8, SN9, SN11, which all exploded on landing/descent, and SN10, which landed but exploded minutes later. SN15 was the first to land and remain intact, validating key systems needed for full reusability—a cornerstone for missions to the Moon and Mars.
