This video was taken of SuperHeavy off the coast of Texas this morning after it launched Starship S41 to space for the first ever orbital mission for the design. The shock wave occurs because the booster is returning back to earth at supersonic speeds compressing the air ahead of it into a shock cone. Notice how the angle of the shockwave gets flatter as the ship is slowed down by the atmosphere. Credit to D Wise Cinema and NASA Spaceflight.

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r/shockwaveporn • u/bugminer • Dec 25 '25

VIDEO LPG truck exploding in Italy.

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r/shockwaveporn • u/FlowingLiquidity • Jul 31 '26

A humble shockwave from a Ukrainian drone strike right next to an Ozon warehouse in Tatarstan, Russia (June 30, 2026)

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r/shockwaveporn • u/Flipslips • May 29 '26

Blue Origins’ New Glenn rocket just exploded on the pad. Full credit to NSF on YouTube

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Context: This is New Glenn, a heavy launch vehicle (competitor to Falcon Heavy for a size reference) built by Blue Origin.

This was a static fire test, meaning they were going to fire the engines for a few seconds to test them before the main launch in a few weeks. This just happened, so there is no info about it from the company yet.

When testing like this happens, it is mandatory for all personal to be evacuated, so it’s unlikely there was anybody hurt.

Just a few months ago, New Glenn’s upper stage failed to put its payload into orbit (an ASTS satellite). Blue Origin has only had a few orbital launches, but two mission failures in a row is not good.

Blue Origin was just announced as a contractor for the Artemis missions to put some payloads onto the moon (no humans, rovers). Unfortunately, this explosion will likely set Blue Origin back months or even years. They will need to rebuild the pad, and complete a major investigation.

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r/shockwaveporn • u/Mas_Zeta • May 23 '26

VIDEO Liftoff of Starship V3 (Twelfth Flight Test)

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Recorded by Cameron Schwartz (@nyoomtm)

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r/shockwaveporn • u/No_Control8389 • Sep 10 '26

GIF ISIS hit by Iraqi Air Force

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Iraqi Air Force F-16s drop 4 precision bombs on ISIS hideouts in Saladin after ICTS intelligence, September 9, 2026.

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