Starship Launch This Week! Flight Termination Systems Installed Ahead of Flight - SpaceX Weekly #117

As the target launch date of SpaceX's fourth Starship test flight draws near, final preparations are underway. One final wet dress rehearsal is performed, equipment is moved to safe locations, flight terminations systems are readied, and excitement is in the air. Meanwhile, over at Cape Canaveral, the blinding pace of SpaceX's launch, recovery and refurbishment operations covers the span of 3 separate Starlink missions within a single week.

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[mrmeanyu]

Thank you once again for a great update. Love what you guys are doing

[MrKellymcilrath]

Thank you Lab Padre for another great SpaceX Weekly! also thank you & all your staff for all the hard work you do to make all this happen for all of us!❤❤❤

[LibertyEver]

Flight 4 is so close. I can't wait. These weekly updates do more than just inform. They sustain me. It's so gratifying to see the strong steady progress. SpaceX is doing what an aerospace company does if the goal is the rapid development of safe and affordable access to space to create a Mars colony. Other aerospace companies seem to be in the business of bilking tax payers for the least development possible at the highest cost.
Go SpaceX! Go Starship! Thanks LabPadre!

[GerardHammond]

well done keeping up with all they starlink launches, Lab. Also incredible that SpaceX can make so many stage 2 and satellites each week.

[grumpygreg]

Always enjoyable. A whole week in just a few minutes. Thanks!

[Capt.Turner]

Here's LabPadre for you with yet another beefy update. That's how I love 'em.

[allen]

Thanks Lab and team, another outstanding update .. I'm digging in for June 5th .. !! 🚀

[vix]

Great work @LabPadre I LOVE your weeklies!

[Wrangler-fpei]

Wonderful update, I can't wait for flight! Looking forward joining in the coverage of the flight!

[friendo]

F - yeah! on that excitement in the air.

[DeadManWalking]

And there you have it …. 🎉
Thanks for another amazing video

[ThexBorg]

Exciting times yet again, Big Wednesday.

[johnnyh]

Lets hope we can get a successful landing soon

[noelle]

The cadence of Falcon 9 flights is impressive and have become a normal every day occurance! On a note about Starship heat tiles, it surprises me there hasn't been a substantial upgrade in relation to keeping them fixed in situ! It has been an issue since the Starship short flight tests! Maybe they have been. Since there have been upgrades on various parts of the booster and starship gleaned from the previous three tests, it is the tiles I have heard nothing much about that concern me the most!!

[RWBHere]

Hank-you, Lewis. 🙂👍 I guess that your next report will be after the next Starship launch, if SpaceX receive an FCC launch license in good time.

[paulsessions]

8:52 did you mean Ship 29 and not Booster 29?

[dphuntsman]

LabPadre, what’s your feeling on what’s likely to happen to Ship 26 now?

[dphuntsman]

The chines contain engine-bay relight systems? Like what?

[MySouLisBlue]

is this a typical Texas accent there ? (real question from a non US person, not even english native)

[CaptainEvillian]

the starship on the thumbnail looks like a sheeps head if you squint your eyes.