John Kraus@johnkrausphotos
7:54 AM · Jul 4, 2026 · 78.6K Views
Space photographer John Kraus captures high-resolution liftoff image of SpaceX Starship launch vehicle
The striking photo was shared widely by Y Combinator's Paul Graham and Beff Jezos
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Users are praising dramatic new photographs of the SpaceX Starship lifting off vertically from its launch tower because they find the images inspiring and emblematic of human progress and courage.
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Beff (e/acc)@beffjezos
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John Kraus@johnkrausphotos
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Josh (JP)@JLP734
@johnkrausphotos @SpaceXFan97 This was a wallpaper for so long before I saw a stack myself. Happy 4th, John!
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ES@supriana70608
@johnkrausphotos Happy 250th america full power this world🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
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Andrea 💫@Andreaobdc
@johnkrausphotos 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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§ⓤMMⓔR@SuMMeRFLi
@johnkrausphotos Happy 4th of July to you, John! 🇺🇸
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Linda@linda_ungureanu
@johnkrausphotos 🇺🇸♥️🚀🚀🚀
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Flash ⚡️@winearther
@johnkrausphotos Yup
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Lionel Junior@impolyglot
@johnkrausphotos Incredible shot as always! Happy 4th of July 🚀🇺🇸
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Tyler Gibbs@Tylerbryy
@johnkrausphotos the future is bright
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Bill@Av8r07
@johnkrausphotos
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Xina@XINAHK
@johnkrausphotos ❤️
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Gene Botkin@GeneBotkin
@johnkrausphotos This is genuinely inspiring. Space reminds people that civilization can still attempt difficult things with courage and discipline.
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Andreas Kruszakin-Liboska@andreaskruszaki
@johnkrausphotos Fire pic
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Estrella Polar 💫@coelloabogados
@johnkrausphotos Wowww 💙💫🇺🇸
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Ben Jesus Musk 💰@b_don01
@johnkrausphotos Happy 4th July Space X
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American Visionary@theopshatin
@johnkrausphotos @frontierism
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Pedro Teixeira MD PhD@VoteforPedro
@johnkrausphotos Destiny
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Chansoo Byeon@Chansoo
@johnkrausphotos This is the way.
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Flora Doo@DooFlora
@johnkrausphotos 👍 🇺🇸 🚀
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