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[Special] IFT-4 and the Future of Starship: All You Need to Know

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Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House! Super Heavy soft-landed in the ocean. Starship survived re-entry. What does it mean for SpaceX?

📺 Scott Manley:

https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley

📺 Marcus House:

https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse

🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: https://youtu.be/EVic941kQ44

🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U
🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:30 Starship IFT-4 Liftoff
  • 06:19 Booster separation and landing
  • 15:51 Ship coast and reentry
  • 32:52 Failure or success?
  • 45:41 What it means for Artemis
  • 49:10 Starliner and Chang'e-6
  • 59:14 Final thoughts

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