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Mostly Successful Fourth Orbital Launch and Landing Burns for SpaceX Starship

By Brian Wang

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Jun 06, 2024
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The fourth orbital SpaceX Starship has launched. It made through re-entry but with some damage.

The booster had a good return and a soft landing burn.

It is looking far better getting through re-entry.

It nearly burned through a flap.

It still is making it through despite the flap problem.

They are still getting telemetry and decelerated.

The flap still worke…

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