https://spacewatch.global/tag/dan-huot/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/dan-huot/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/starship-successfully-launches-and-makes-controlled-reentry/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55529 SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship rocket on its fourth flight test, clearing all previous milestones with both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship second stage making a soft splashdown. The booster’s flight ended with a landing burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico seven minutes and 24 seconds into the flight. Meanwhile, Starship ignited its three-center Raptor engines to execute the first flip maneuver and landing burn for the first time, before soft splashing in the Indian Ocean one hour and six minutes after launch.]]>