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Starship launch No. 4: When and how to watch Musk's latest attempt to conquer space

This highly anticipated test flight holds great significance in the pursuit of developing a reusable rocket system capable of making space exploration more accessible, cost-effective, and potentially even enabling human visits to distant celestial bodies.

by  Miri Weissman
Published on  06-03-2024 07:00
Last modified: 06-06-2024 15:24
Starship launch No. 4: When and how to watch Musk's latest attempt to conquer spaceChanda Khanna/AFP

The SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 14, 2024. Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, is set for its next test flight on June 5 | Photo: Chanda Khanna/AFP

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SpaceX, the aerospace company helmed by Elon Musk, is preparing for the fourth launch of its massive Starship rocket as early as next week.

This highly anticipated test flight holds great significance in the pursuit of developing a reusable rocket system capable of making space exploration more accessible, cost-effective, and potentially even enabling human visits to distant celestial bodies.

"The fourth flight of Starship will aim to bring us closer to the rapidly reusable future on the horizon. We're continuing to rapidly develop Starship, putting flight hardware in a flight environment to learn as quickly as possible as we build a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond," SpaceX says.

Starship and Super Heavy loaded with more than 10 million pounds of propellant in a rehearsal ahead of Flight 4. Launch is targeted as early as June 5, pending regulatory approval pic.twitter.com/lss0brCZgN

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 29, 2024

According to SpaceX, the launch window for the Starship rocket, coupled with its Super Heavy booster, could open as early as Wednesday, June 5, contingent upon obtaining approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Despite the company's previous Starship test ending in a fiery spectacle, the FAA has determined that the incident posed no safety risks to the public, granting SpaceX the green light to proceed with another test launch before completing the investigation into the previous mishap.

Watch Starship's fourth flight test → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK https://t.co/SjpjscHoUB

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 6, 2024

While the FAA has yet to issue the launch license required for the fourth test, approvals for the preceding three launches were granted within a day or two of the designated launch window. SpaceX has indicated that the launch window will open as early as 7 a.m. Central Time (8 a.m. ET, 5 a.m. PT), though the company has urged the public to follow its social media channels for the most up-to-date information, as such schedules are subject to change.

"The mission will fly a similar trajectory as the previous flight and will shift focus from achieving orbit to demonstrating the ability to return and reuse Starship and Super Heavy, including opening and closing the payload door in space for the first time and executing its first reentry from space," SpaceX stated.

A live webcast of the launch will commence approximately 30 minutes before liftoff and can be viewed on SpaceX's website and its X account.

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