News about Starship

The fourth flight test of Starship could launch as soon as June 5, pending regulatory approval spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-4 pic.twitter.com/2tv2s1yJ5F

Starship is designed to fundamentally alter humanity’s access to space, ultimately enabling us to make life multiplanetary. The third flight test of Starship and Super Heavy was an important step on the road to rapidly reliable reusable rockets. spacex.com/updates/#flight-3-report pic.twitter.com/23J39Sd7Qz

Summary of the Starliner call: - Helium leak likely caused by a defective seal in flange; an isolated issue; - Studies of that led to finding of a "design vulnerability" in propulsion system that could affect deorbit burn in rare circumstances; developed workaround for now.

Summary of the locations of the trunk reentries from Dragon 2 missions planet4589.org/space/misc/trunks.html