Well folks, it’s time for Starship IFT-4!

Scheduled for (UTC) 2024-06-06 12:50
Scheduled for (local) 2024-06-06 07:50 (CDT)
Launch Window (UTC) 2024-06-06 12:00 to 2024-03-14 14:00 (120 minutes)
Launch site OLM-A, SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA.
Booster B11
Ship S29
Booster landing Soft water landing in the Gulf of Mexico
Ship landing Indian Ocean

Webcasts

Stream Link
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkQAU5sLck
Everyday Astronaut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VESowgMbjA
Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFkqZF-Ss7o
NASASpaceflight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTkhv4fvOgA
LabPadre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49s4fiyM3A
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiMpEWtojmY
SpaceX https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798689697184764071
The Space Devs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix-la4IqYlA

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 2nd Starship Full Stack launch this year

☑️ 4th Starship Full Stack launch overall

☑️ 60th SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 371st SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)

☑️ 2nd launch from OLM-A this year

☑️ 83 days, 22:35:00 turnaround for this pad

Mission Details 🚀

Link to Starship Dev thread

  • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    We’re still flying half a ship!

    Absolutely incredible performance. There are obviously some areas for improvement (booster engine out, flap seals), but the booster soft landing and ship controlled reentry were both huge steps forward.

    On to IFT-5! Put some payloads on it!