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SpaceX received FAA approval for Starship flight 4

by hendi_ on 6/4/24, 8:25 PM with 18 comments

• by gary_0 on 6/4/24, 9:22 PM

  Flight 4 will be similar to IFT-3 and is scheduled for June 6th: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_flight_tests#U...

• by ortusdux on 6/4/24, 9:38 PM

  It will be interesting to see if all the thermal tiles will survive launch this time. They are targeting a successful reentry, but it sounds like their current design cannot tolerate the loss of more than a few tiles.

  https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1796049014938357932

• by _joel on 6/4/24, 9:45 PM

  wen hop?

• by bpodgursky on 6/4/24, 9:26 PM

  > An FAA Safety Inspector must be present at SpaceX’s Boca Chica Launch Complex for flight operations.

  Galling to think the FAA Safety Inspector gets paid to sit in a box seat. Probably a $500k market price to be in the room during the fun.