SpaceX Starship page

Portions of this thread copied from a Starship Dev thread on r/SpaceX.

FAQ

  1. When next launch? (IFT-5) Booster catch NET late July, per Elon.
  2. When previous launch? (IFT-4)? Booster 11 and Ship 29 launched on 2024-06-06.
  3. What was the result? Both booster and ship make it to landing burn and splashdown. Ship flaps took a beating on reentry, but remained in control of the vehicle.

Quick Links

RAPTOR ROOST | LAB CAM | SAPPHIRE CAM | SENTINEL CAM | ROVER CAM | ROVER 2.0 CAM | PLEX CAM | NSF STARBASE

IFT-4 launch thread | Starship Dev 55 | IFT-3 launch thread | Starship Dev 54 | Starship Dev 53 | Starship Dev 52 | Starship Dev 51

Official SpaceX Starship Update Video (2024-04-06)

Status

Road Closures - @bocaroad Mastodon bot

Type Start (CDT) End (CDT) Status
Primary Date 2024-07-09 08:00 2024-07-09 20:00 Possible Closure.
Backup Date 2024-07-10 08:00 2024-07-10 20:00 Possible Closure.
Backup Date 2024-07-11 08:00 2024-07-11 20:00 Possible Closure.
Primary Day 2024-07-10 12:00 2024-07-11 00:00 “Clossure” Scheduled.
Alternative Day 2024-07-11 12:00 2024-07-12 00:00 Possible “Clossure”.
Alternative Day 2024-07-12 08:00 2024-07-12 20:00 Possible “Clossure”.

Up to date as of 2024-07-11

Vehicle Status

As of 2024-06-29

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Ship Location Status Comment
S26 Rocket Garden Resting Static fire Oct. 20. No fins or heat shield, multiple mysterious changes. Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10. Rolls to Massey’s May 8th, cryo test May 24th, static fired Jun 3rd, rolls to rocket garden Jun 12th.
S29 Indian Ocean Successful launch and soft water landing Spin prime Mar 11th, Static fire Mar 25th (6 engines) and 27th (1 engine), partial WDR May 16th, full WDR May 20th, full WDR May 28th, FTS installed May 30th, stacked on Jun 1st, launched on IFT-4 Jun 6th.
S30 Highbay Undergoing heatshield upgrade 2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th. Engines installed ~Apr 9th. Static fired May 8th.
S31 Megabay 2 Pending engine install Cryo tested May 12th, suffers small electrical fire. Underwent repairs in the Highbay, rolls back to Massey’s Jul 1. Cryo tested Jul 2nd and 3rd.
S32 Rocket Garden Resting Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps
S33-35 Abandoned Parts spotted, likely to be scrapped in preparation for Starship v2
S36-37 Build Site Parts spotted Starship v2 forward flap spotted
Booster Location Status Comment
B11 Gulf of Mexico Successful launch and soft water landing Completed 2 Cryo tests. Static fired Apr 5th, hot stage ring installed ~May 3rd, partial WDR May 16th, full WDR May 20th, full WDR May 28th, FTS installed May 30th, launched IFT-4 on Jun 6th.
B12 Pad A Pending static fire Cryo x2
B13 Megabay 1 Testing Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank)
B14 Megabay 1 Pending cryo Stacked Apr 26th
B14.1 Sanchez Resting Multiple catch simulation “slap tests” performed on Jun 26th and 27th.
B15 Build Site Assembly Potential aft end, common dome section, aft tank section, and forward dome spotted.
B16 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted
B17 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted

Resources

  • threelonmusketeersOPMEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    Flight rate hasn’t been too bad. They’ve reduced the time between each flight to under three months now. If they keep this cadence up, they’ll do at least two more flights this year, doubling last year’s cadence.

    • LuduEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      No sure that’s already pretty great. It’s just that given their objectives and their fly-break-fix methodology, they really need to crank up those numbers!

      (And also, I’m a bit impatient haha.)

      • threelonmusketeersOPMEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        And also, I’m a bit impatient

        Haha, same. IFT-5 is now NET July, so even if it slips to August, that would still be an improvement in their flight cadence.