Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
The fourth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket hasn't happened yet, but the company is already gearing up for launch number five.upper stage today at its Starbase site in South Texas, briefly igniting all six of the 165-foot-tall vehicle's Raptor engines while it remained anchored to the pad.
The Flight 4 vehicle is therefore presumably ready to go. But SpaceX still needs to secure a launch license from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration , which is apparently stillStarship performed quite well that day, according to SpaceX. Its two stages separated successfully, and Super Heavy aced its"boostback" burn shortly thereafter, getting into position for a planned splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
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