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Booster 10 and Ship 28 were flown on [[SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 3|Integrated Flight Test 3]], on March 14, 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=STARSHIP'S THIRD FLIGHT TEST |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=SpaceX |language=en}}</ref> It had a different trajectory than the previous two launches, targeting a hard splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean.<ref name=":0" /> During ascent and boostback, there were no engine failures, though during the landing burn, all but one of B10s center engines failed.<ref name=":0" /> S28 had an aborted raptor relight attempt, and burned up during reentry.<ref name=":0" />
On June 6, 2024, SpaceX launched Booster 11 and Ship 29 on the [[Starship flight test 4|IFT-4]] mission. After shutting off one engine shortly after liftoff, Starship continued on a trajectory similar to IFT-3, only without the attempted raptor relight. After performing its boostback burn and jettisoning the hot-staging ring, Super Heavy successfully reentered and landed,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2024-06-06 |title=Starship survives reentry during fourth test flight |url=https://spacenews.com/starship-survives-reentry-during-fourth-test-flight/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref> with SpaceX executive [[Bill Gerstenmaier]] saying that it landed with half a centimeter of accuracy. Starship continued to its planned orbit and began reentry around 40 minutes later. It demonstrated far better attitude control than Ship 28 but had plasma burn through its flaps during the more intense parts of reentry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wall |first=Mike |date=2024-06-06 |title=SpaceX Starship launches on nail-biting 4th test flight of world's most powerful rocket (video, photos) |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-flight-4-test-launch-success |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> Despite the significant damage to the flaps, which Starship relied on for aerodynamic control, a successful water landing was achieved, albeit 6 kilometers off target.
Booster 12 and Ship 30 launched on October 13, 2024. The booster kept all thirty three engines lit until stage separation, before performing a successful boostback burn.<ref name="nsf20241012">{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2024-10-12 |title=SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/10/starship-flight-5-catch/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The vehicle reentered, and was successfully caught by the launch tower.<ref name="nsf20241012" /> Ship 30 reached the desired trajectory, and retained attitude control until entry.<ref name="nsf20241012" /> It suffered minimal damage to the flaps during reentry, and achieved a successful landing burn on target.<ref name="nsf202410122">{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=2024-10-12 |title=SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/10/starship-flight-5-catch/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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