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   The Running Man to alain245@videotron.ca   
   Re: Starship IFT-4   
   20 Mar 24 06:58:37   
   
   From: runningman@writeable.com   
      
   On 19/03/2024 14:13 Alain Fournier  wrote:   
   > Here is an interesting article about future Starship flights.   
   >   
   > spacenews.com/spacex-planning-rapid-turnaround-for-next-starship-flight/   
   >   
   > "SpaceX hopes to conduct the next launch of its Starship vehicle as soon   
   > as early May"   
   >   
   > And   
   >   
   > "However, Coleman said the agency wants to move to a process where the   
   > license is valid for ?portfolio of launches? rather than individual   
   > ones. That is particularly important, he added, because SpaceX is   
   > planning six to nine more Starship launches this year."   
   >   
   > That could accelerate Starship development.   
   >   
   >   
   > Alain Fournier   
      
   First they need to identify the issues they had on the last flight and rectify   
   them. That alone could cost two months or more and I assume the FAA license   
   will take at least that amount of time.   
      
   IMHO he roll control issue shouldn't have been there in any case.   
      
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