After a promising third test, Starship’s fourth test flight was fabulous.
On June 6, 2024 Starship lifted off at 7:50 a.m from the « Gateway to Mars » in Texas and the promised excitement was there.
The Super Heavy booster lifted off successfully and completed a full duration ascent burn.
Starship executed another successful hot stage separation, powering down all but three of Super Heavy’s Raptor engines and igniting the six second stage Raptor engines before separating the vehicle.
Following separation, the Super Heavy booster successfully completed its flip maneuver, boost back burn to send it towards the splashdown zone, and jettison of the hot stage adapter.
7 minutes and 24 seconds after lift off, the booster’s flight ended with a landing burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico .
Starship’s six second stage Raptor engines successfully powered the vehicle to Space and placed it on the planned trajectory for Coast.
After unbearable suspense because we no longer had the magnificent images of Starlink, Starship made a controlled tee try, successfully making it through the phases of peak heating and max aerodynamic pressure and demonstrating the ability to control the vehicle using its flaps while descending through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
Flight 4 ended with Starship igniting its 3 center Raptor engines and executing the first flip maneuver and landing burn since the suborbital campaign, followed by a soft splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean one hour and 6 minutes after launch.
The flight was absolutely fabulous and we can say that the information it provides will enable SpaceX to progress even further.
Maybe next time Starship will be caught up by Merchazilla 
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On X, Elon Musk said Starship’s fifth flight would take place in August.
I can’t wait to see the next flight as each one brings us a little closer to Mars !
