Starship Survives Reentry, Completes IFT-4
SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle has completed its fourth Integrated Flight Test (IFT-4), lifting off from the company’s Starbase facility at 7:50 AM Central Time on Thursday, June 6th, 2024. IFT-4 achieved several striking successes for the system, including a splashdown of the Super Heavy booster, a controlled reentry of the Starship spacecraft, and a successful soft landing of Starship, despite significant damage during reentry.
Published by Space Scout on 06/06/2024
