{"id":21593,"date":"2024-09-25T01:38:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-recovers-flight-4-starship-booster-from-gulf-of-mexico\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T01:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:38:46","slug":"spacex-recovers-flight-4-starship-booster-from-gulf-of-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-recovers-flight-4-starship-booster-from-gulf-of-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX recovers Flight 4 Starship booster from Gulf of Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SpaceX recovered at least the booster engine section of its most recent Starship flight, per a photo shared by Elon Musk on X. The flight was an overall success for the company, but they are still far away from getting to where they need to be.<\/p>\n

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In June, SpaceX launched its fourth fully integrated Starship rocket from its launch pad in Starbase, Texas. Its goal was to improve on Flight 3, which saw both the booster and upper stage fail to achieve controlled splashdowns in their respective bodies of water.<\/p>\n

Flight 4 saw this through, with the booster demonstrating a simulated catch on the launch tower before splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. For the Starship upper stage, the vehicle managed to make it to space again with better attitude control, which led to a successful reentry and Indian Ocean splashdown.<\/p>\n

Despite extensive damage to its flaps, the upper stage performed a nearly picture-perfect reentry and splashdown.<\/p>\n

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