SpaceX Highlights Starship's 4th Flight Test, Teases 'Chopsticks' Catch For Flight 5

Relive the 4th launch of the SpaceX's Starship rocket and see teaser of what could happen on flight 5.   Credit: SpaceX

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00:00ATTENTION ALL OPERATORS ON COUNTDOWN 1 THIS IS THE FINAL GO NO GO POLL FOR STARSHIP FLIGHT 4

00:07STAGE 1 GO

00:08STAGE 2 GO

00:098X2 GO

00:11FLIGHT DOCTORS GO FOR LAUNCH

00:20WE HAVE LIFT OFF

00:24VEHICLE IS POSITIONED AT RANGE

00:30VEHICLE CHAMBER PRESSURES ARE NOT MOVING

00:33FAX CUE

00:35VEHICLE IS SUPERSONIC

00:43BOOSTER ENGINE CUT OFF

00:45SHIP IGNITION

00:47STAGE SEPARATION CONFIRMED

00:49HOT STAGE CONFIRMED SHIP UNDER ITS OWN POWER

00:52WHO'S BEFORE STARBUCKS?

00:55VIEW OF THE JETTISONED HOT STAGE

00:57BOOSTER THE PRIMARY GOAL TODAY IS TO DO A LANDING BURN AND A SPLASHDOWN IN THE WATER

01:04YOU CAN SEE THOSE GRID FINS ON YOUR LEFT HAND SCREEN

01:07ROTATING AND TURNING TO GUIDE THE BOOSTER

01:10THERE'S THAT LANDING BURN

01:12AND WE HAVE SPLASHDOWN

01:21SHIP HAS BEEN CUT OFF

01:23OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH THE EXTREME HEAT OF STARSHIP REACTION

01:28AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T EXPLODE

01:31AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T EXPLODE

01:34AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T EXPLODE

01:37OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH THE EXTREME HEAT OF STARSHIP REENTRY

01:42STARSHIP IS APPROACHING ENTRY PERFECT

01:47STARSHIP IS PASSING THROUGH 100KM ALTITUDE, GOOD ALTITUDE FOR ENTRY

01:52VEHICLE IS PASSING THROUGH 85KM ALTITUDE, FLAPS HAVE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE

01:59VEHICLE IS APPROACHING MAXIMUM ENTRY DYNAMIC PRESSURE

02:04EXTERNAL TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING

02:06EXTERNAL TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING

02:08STARSHIP IS IN LANDING BAY

02:12STARSHIP LANDING BAY SHUTDOWN

02:36STARSHIP LANDING BAY SHUTDOWN