SpaceX Starship Flip & Burn Compared #space #starship

SpaceX launched the 4th integrated flight test of Starship Super Heavy on June 6, 2024 from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. They performed the Flip & Burn with Starship, Ship 29.

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✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden.

L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.

[chadwynia]

The fact that ship 29 survived and got within 6km of the landing point with those fins in amazing.

[basbekjenl]

Can't wait for flight 5. It's only going to get better. Fly baby fly

[stphngrnr]

I’m going to miss that flap. What a hero 🫡

[diegolink]

That flap didn't gave up until right at the end, went out like boss..😂

[MickRonald]

Interesting use of the SN10 video to show the flip and burn we couldn’t see for S29. Of course SN10 blew up about eight minutes after landing, nonetheless it performed the maneuver.

[thehoff]

Great flight, with great coverage from NSF!

[Martin_vemrx]

Hard to be a space fan and not a SpaceX fan with all they do!

[agsystems]

Partly melted and still performed a survivable landing. I know it wasn't the hope, but demonstrating system robustness is arguably a better result for getting it human rated than a perfect performance. I certainly have much more confidence in the system being able to become safe enough than I did a week ago.

[aaronr]

Amazing side by side! This brings so much comprehension to what we couldn’t see 🎉

[zapfanzapfan]

It was like the beat up T2 giving a final thumbs up :-)

[SpressieAvi]

THAT FLAP HELD ON TO THE VERY END 🗣‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[nischaysoni]

Those who are new, you don't know how it feels, 🔥💯👌🏻

[NadineLynch]

What an accomplishment for spaceX and Elon! Well done

[UndoingRuin]

SPACE X HECK YES!!! absolutely killing it

[BlackCeII]

Apparently, there was a surveillance plane dispatched from Australia that wouldn't filmed the Starship water landing. Here's hoping they have footage of it

[Nioghtrush-monk]

I am really wondering what happened to the ship and the booster after Splashdown, I thought they might recover it to undergo somewhat of an inspection or something

[jameslee]

Sorry to swear but that was fucking amazing. 😮😂

[rekcahx]

I just want to verify that the bottom video is not the actual landing footage of starship launch attempt 4. The fact that it has both of its top flaps is a giveaway to me.

[bigrob]

We need that Little Flap that Could merch

[jaypaint]

I think it’s worth mentioning that S29 was travelling about 20-30 meters per second faster than on previous hops.