Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Test #5 next

 (cont'd from yesterday's post)

Both stages survived re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and made a successful splashdown: that was the biggest achievement of Starship's fourth test flight in June. 

SpaceX says they're ready for the next test flight, just waiting for the launch license from the FAA.

New on test flight #5 will be the spectacular catch of stage one Super Heavy booster by the new "chopstick" arms in mid-air when it returns to Earth. 

Here's an animation showing what that will (hopefully) look like:

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