Starship, Super Heavy Complete Flight Test With Controlled Splashdowns

SpaceX's Starship launches from Boca Chica, Texas

SpaceX’s fourth Starship-Super Heavy lifted off on June 6 from Boca Chica Beach, Texas. Both stages completed their first full-duration flight tests.

Credit: SpaceX
Hoping to speed up turnaround time between flight tests of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system, SpaceX asked the FAA to consider three potential endings for the Integrated Flight Test-4 mission that would not trigger a mandatory mishap investigation. As it turned out, SpaceX did not need the...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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