, SpaceX is planning to showcase its reusability — and as an incredibly detailed new infographic shows, those plans are ambitious, to say the least.
Planned for no earlier than June 5 and pending regulatory approval, the fourth flight test of the world's most powerful rocket will, as the Elon Musk-owned company, turn the world's focus from "achieving orbit to demonstrating the ability to return and reuse Starship and Super Heavy.
It's the perfect overview of a highly ambitious plan that may or may not pan out for SpaceX — but we've got our fingers crossed. Version 1.0: "Excitement guaranteed", Starship FT-4 infographic. Please let us know of any additions, alterations and/or corrections that may need to be made before the flight. A big thank you toAlong the way, as the artists illustrated in pristine detail, the Super Heavy booster's hot ring will jettison off and Starship will, if everything goes right this time, c0ast above the Atlantic and the southern part of the African continent before beginning its descent back down to Earth.
SpaceX is hoping to glean new insights from the booster's trajectory to figure out how to "catch" it during future launch attempts. The ruins from this flight test's Starship rocket, however, will sink to the bottom of the Indian Ocean., the company has a chance to set a new record with its gigantic reusable spacecraft. And we'll be watching with bated breath.