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Upcoming launch: Starship's fourth flight test
- joak 2y agoIt's June 5, 2024, 12:30 UTC | 07:30 CDT
- mannewalis 2y agoWhat is hot stage jettison?
- cubefox 2y agoSeems to be missing a word. They will jettison the hot-stage ring which connects the lower stage to the upper stage. It's a special piece required by hot-staging, where the upper stage is lit when it is still attached to the hot-stage ring on the lower stage (perhaps the ring is actually called the "hot stage"). The hot-staging ring is probably quite reinforced and therefore relatively heavy. I'm not sure why they want to jettison it though. The whole rocket is aimed to be nearly 100% reusable, so this is probably a temporary measure.