LIVE: SpaceX Starship Flight 4 (IFT4) in 4K!

SpaceX launches Starship Flight 4: Starship 29 and Booster 11 on the fourth orbital test flight! This test flight aims to improve on IFT-1, 2, and 3, SpaceX’s first, second, and third attempts at launching a full-stack Starship. The launch will take off at SpaceX’s Starbase in south Texas, USA. Flight 4 Shirt: For more info on the upcoming flight, go to #SpaceX #starship #elonmusk #starbase #247 COUNTDOWN All times approximate HR/MIN/SEC EVENT 01:15:00 SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load 00:49:00 Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway 00:47:00 Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway 00:40:00 Booster fuel load underway 00:37:00 Booster LOX load underway 00:19:40 Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship 00:03:20 Ship propellant load complete 00:02:50 Booster propellant load complete 00:00:30 SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch 00:00:10 Flame deflector activation 00:00:03 Raptor ignition sequence begins 00:00:00 Excitement guaranteed FLIGHT TEST TIMELINE All Times Approximate HR/MIN/SEC EVENT 00:00:02 Liftoff 00:01:02 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:41 Super Heavy MECO (most engines cut off) 00:02:45 Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation) 00:02:49 Super Heavy boostback burn startup 00:03:52 Super Heavy boostback burn shutdown 00:03:54 Hot-stage jettison 00:06:39 Super Heavy is transonic 00:06:43 Super Heavy landing burn startup 00:07:04 Super Heavy landing burn shutdown 00:08:23 Starship engine cutoff 00:47:25 Starship entry 01:03:11 Starship is transonic 01:04:01 Starship is subsonic 01:05:38 Landing flip 01:05:43 Landing burn 01:05:48 An exciting landing! ▶️Merch Store US: ▶️Merch Store EU: ▶️Patreon: ▶️Redline Helicopter Tours: ▶️WAI Orbit: In collaboration with our friends at SkyFi: ▶️WAI Hub: ▶️Twitter: ▶️Instagram: ▶️Facebook: ▶️WAI Spotify Playlist: LIVE Production: Astro Roadie, TJ Cooney, Felix Schlang Photography: John Cargile, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang 3D Animation: Voop3D Production: TJ Cooney, Stefanie & Felix Schlang Graphics, Media & Code: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang, LP