SpaceX Launches 4th Starship Megarocket Test Flight Today

SpaceX is set to launch its fourth test flight of the Starship megarocket from its Starbase site in South Texas today, with a 100-minute launch window starting at 8:20 a.m. EDT. The 400-foot-tall rocket, consisting of the Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage Starship, aims for a splashdown in the Indian Ocean, while the booster targets the Gulf of Mexico. This test is crucial for SpaceX's goal of making Starship a fully reusable vehicle for missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond, with NASA planning to use it for the Artemis program's lunar missions.