{"id":168709,"date":"2021-02-02T13:11:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T13:11:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:11:25","slug":"spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race\/","title":{"rendered":"#SpaceX and NASA: Who will win the space tourism race?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27144d405fc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27144d405fc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race\/#Starship\" >Starship<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race\/#NASAs_Space_Launch_System\" >NASA\u2019s Space Launch System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race\/#And_the_winner_is%E2%80%A6\" >And the winner is\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#SpaceX and NASA: Who will win the space tourism race?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            No-one has visited the Moon since 1972. But with the advent of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/spacex-astronaut-launch-heres-the-rocket-science-139398\">commercial human spaceflight<\/a>, the urge to return is resurgent and generating <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/to-the-moon-and-beyond-3-the-new-space-race-and-what-winning-it-looks-like-120372\">a new space race<\/a>. NASA has selected the private company SpaceX to be part of its commercial spaceflight operations, but the firm is also pursuing its own space exploration agenda.<\/p>\n<p>To enable flights to the Moon and beyond, both NASA and SpaceX are developing new heavy-lift rockets: SpaceX\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/vehicles\/starship\/\">Starship<\/a> and NASA\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/index.html\">Space Launch System<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But how do they differ and which one is more powerful?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Starship\"><\/span>Starship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rockets go through multiple stages to get into orbit. By discarding spent fuel tanks while in flight, the rocket becomes lighter and therefore easier to accelerate. Once in operation, SpaceX\u2019s launch system will be composed of two stages: the launch vehicle known as Super Heavy and the Starship.<\/p>\n<p>Super Heavy is powered by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/spacex-raptor-engine-starship\">Raptor rocket engine<\/a>, burning a combination of liquid methane and liquid oxygen. The basic principle of a liquid fuel rocket engine is that two propellants, \u2013 a fuel such as kerosene and an oxidizer such as liquid oxygen \u2013 are brought together in a combustion chamber and ignited. The flame produces hot gas under high pressure which is expelled at high speed through the engine nozzle to produce thrust.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket will provide 15 million pounds of thrust at launch, which is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/johnson\/rocketpark\/saturn_v.html\">approximately twice as much<\/a> as the rockets of the Apollo era. Atop the launcher sits the Starship, itself powered by another six Raptor engines and equipped with a large mission bay for accommodating satellites, compartments for up to 100 crew, and even extra fuel tanks for refueling in space, which is critical to <span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.2);\">long-duration<\/span>\u00a0interplanetary human spaceflight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"Artist's impression of Super Heavy separating from Starship.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381158\/original\/file-20210128-21-1iu0ae0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381158\/original\/file-20210128-21-1iu0ae0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381158\/original\/file-20210128-21-1iu0ae0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381158\/original\/file-20210128-21-1iu0ae0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381158\/original\/file-20210128-21-1iu0ae0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=424&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381158\/original\/file-20210128-21-1iu0ae0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=424&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381158\/original\/file-20210128-21-1iu0ae0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=424&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/space\/2021\/02\/02\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race-syndication\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2021%2F02%2F02%2Fspacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Super Heavy separating from Starship. Wikipedia, CC BY-SA\" data-title=\"Share Super Heavy separating from Starship. Wikipedia, CC BY-SA on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Super Heavy separating from Starship. Wikipedia, CC BY-SA on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Super Heavy separating from Starship. Wikipedia, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Starship is designed to operate both in the vacuum of space and within the atmospheres of Earth and Mars, using small moveable wings to glide to the desired landing zone.<\/p>\n<p>Once over the landing area, the Starship flips into a vertical position and uses its onboard Raptor engines to make a powered descent and landing. It will have sufficient thrust to lift itself off the surface of Mars or the Moon, overcoming the weaker gravity of these worlds, and return to Earth \u2013 again making a powered soft landing. The Starship and Super Heavy are both fully reusable and the entire system is designed to lift more than 100 tons of payload to the surface of the Moon or Mars.<\/p>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Recap\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_qwLHlVjRyw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>The spacecraft is maturing rapidly. A recent test flight of the Starship prototype, the SN8, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/spacex-starship-prototype-exploded-but-its-still-a-giant-leap-towards-mars-152022\">successfully demonstrated<\/a> a number of the maneuvers required to make this work. Unfortunately, there was a malfunction in one of the Raptor engines and the SN8 crashed on landing. Another test flight is expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NASAs_Space_Launch_System\"><\/span>NASA\u2019s Space Launch System<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Space Launch System (SLS) from NASA will be taking the crown from the discontinued Saturn V as the most powerful rocket the agency has ever used. The current incarnation (SLS block 1) stands at almost 100 meters tall.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The SLS core stage, containing more than 3.3 million liters of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen (equivalent to one-and-a-half Olympic size swimming pools), is powered by four RS-25 engines, three of which were used on the previous Space Shuttle. Their main difference from the Raptors is that they burn liquid hydrogen instead of methane.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"Drawing showing the different stages of the SLS.\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381101\/original\/file-20210128-15-1t9vp59.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381101\/original\/file-20210128-15-1t9vp59.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=364&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381101\/original\/file-20210128-15-1t9vp59.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=364&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381101\/original\/file-20210128-15-1t9vp59.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=364&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381101\/original\/file-20210128-15-1t9vp59.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=457&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381101\/original\/file-20210128-15-1t9vp59.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=457&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381101\/original\/file-20210128-15-1t9vp59.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=457&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/space\/2021\/02\/02\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race-syndication\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2021%2F02%2F02%2Fspacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Stages of the SLS. NASA\" data-title=\"Share Stages of the SLS. NASA on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Stages of the SLS. NASA on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Stages of the SLS. NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The core stage of the rocket is augmented by two solid rocket boosters, attached to its sides, providing a total combined thrust of 8.2 million pounds at launch \u2013 about 5% more than the Saturn V at launch. This will lift the spacecraft to low Earth orbit. The upper stage is intended to lift the attached payload \u2013 the astronaut capsule \u2013 out of Earth\u2019s orbit and is a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sls\/interim_cryogenic_propulsion_stage_141030.html\">smaller liquid fuel stage<\/a> powered by a single RL-10 engine (already in use by ATLAS and DELTA rockets) which is smaller and lighter than the RS-25.<\/p>\n<p>The Space Launch System will send the Orion crew capsule, which can support up to six crew for 21 days, to the Moon as part of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/artemis-accords-why-many-countries-are-refusing-to-sign-moon-exploration-agreement-148134\">Artemis-1 mission<\/a> \u2013 a task that current NASA rockets are currently not capable of performing.<\/p>\n<p>It is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/orion-windows-provide-new-outlook-for-spacecraft-s-future\">intended to have large acrylic windows<\/a> so astronauts can watch the journey. It will also have its own engine and fuel supply, as well as secondary propulsion systems for returning to the Earth. Future space stations, such as the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gateway\">Lunar Gateway<\/a>, will serve as a logistical hub, which may include refueling.<\/p>\n<p>The core stage and booster rockets are unlikely to be reusable (instead of landing they will drop in the ocean), so there is a higher cost with the SLS system, both in materials and environmentally. It is designed to evolve to larger stages capable of carrying crew or cargo weighing up to 120 tonnes, which is potentially more than Starship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"Image showing a number of rockets.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381104\/original\/file-20210128-17-1do2huz.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381104\/original\/file-20210128-17-1do2huz.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381104\/original\/file-20210128-17-1do2huz.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381104\/original\/file-20210128-17-1do2huz.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381104\/original\/file-20210128-17-1do2huz.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=424&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381104\/original\/file-20210128-17-1do2huz.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=424&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/381104\/original\/file-20210128-17-1do2huz.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=424&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/space\/2021\/02\/02\/spacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race-syndication\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2021%2F02%2F02%2Fspacex-and-nasa-who-will-win-the-space-tourism-race-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: NASA\u2019s SLS and SpaceX\u2019s Starship, on the right, could both get us to the Moon and beyond. Ian Whittaker\/NASA\/SpaceX, Author provided\" data-title=\"Share NASA\u2019s SLS and SpaceX\u2019s Starship, on the right, could both get us to the Moon and beyond. Ian Whittaker\/NASA\/SpaceX, Author provided on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share NASA\u2019s SLS and SpaceX\u2019s Starship, on the right, could both get us to the Moon and beyond. Ian Whittaker\/NASA\/SpaceX, Author provided on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>NASA\u2019s SLS and SpaceX\u2019s Starship, on the right, could both get us to the Moon and beyond. Ian Whittaker\/NASA\/SpaceX, Author provided<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A lot of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> being used in SLS is so-called \u201clegacy equipment\u201d in that it is adapted from previous missions, cutting down the research and development time. However, earlier this month, a <span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.2);\">test-fire<\/span> of the SLS core stage was stopped a minute into the eight-minute test due to a suspected component failure. No significant damage occurred, and the SLS program manager, John Honeycutt, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2021\/01\/17\/nasa-studying-cause-of-early-end-to-nasa-moon-rocket-test-firing\/\">stated<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re looking at a significant design change.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_the_winner_is%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>And the winner is\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So which spacecraft likely to reach carry a crew to the Moon first? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/subject\/14152\/artemis-ii-was-exploration-mission-2\/\">Artemis 2<\/a> is planned as the first crewed mission using SLS to perform a flyby of the Moon and is expected to launch in August 2023. Whereas SpaceX has no specific date planned for crewed launch, they are running <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dearmoon.earth\/\">#dearMoon<\/a> \u2013 a project involving lunar space tourism planned for 2023. Musk has also stated that a crewed Martian mission <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-launch-astronauts-mars-2024\">could take place as early as 2024<\/a>, also using Starship.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately it is a competition between an agency that has had years of testing and experience but is limited by a fluctuating taxpayer budget and administration policy changes, and a company relatively new to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> but which has already launched 109 Falcon 9 rockets with a 98% success rate and has a dedicated long-term cash flow.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever reaches the Moon first will inaugurate a new era of exploration of a world which still has much <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/to-the-moon-and-beyond-4-whats-the-point-of-going-back-to-the-moon-120791\">scientific value<\/a>.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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