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Old 16th April 2026 | 16:45
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The pad, booster and ship looking so much more "Finished" than even the late model V2s. Anyone heard any rumbles of what the flight plan is yet?
FCC licence (for the comms), states RTLS for either water landing or catch for the next two flights.

Doesn’t actually say the Starships will achieve orbit, but they have to if they want to RTLS.

Previous word was that they would to do at least two Starship water landings to test systems and accuracy before going for a catch, so I expect planned catches for the boosters with off-shore diversion if there are issues and water landings for the Starships.





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