SpaceX practices for epic Starship booster catch attempt (photos)
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- Sep 20, 2024
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SpaceX's Starbase site sits among seaside South Texas wetlands, near the border with Mexico.
(Image credit: SpaceX)
Starship's four flights to date occurred in April and November of 2023 and March and June of this year.
The rocket has performed better on each successive liftoff. For example, the debut mission lasted just four minutes; SpaceX sent a detonation command after Starship's two stages failed to separate as planned and the vehicle began to tumble in the skies over South Texas.
But the most recent launch was a complete success, according to SpaceX. Super Heavy and Ship separated on time, and the latter reached orbital velocity as planned. Both stages returned to Earth intact, surviving their trips through the atmosphere and splashing down in the ocean (in two different parts of the world).
Starship's fifth test flight will likely lift off no earlier than late November 2024.
(Image credit: SpaceX)
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