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Starship survives reentry during fourth test flight (spacenews.com)

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

less exposed flaps with reinforced hinges already. But is it already in production?

I'm not sure if it was at the time, but it is now. S33 nosecone was spotted on July 14th, and it has the new flap design. (Smaller flaps, positioned more leeward)