Starship Development Thread March 2025

threelonmusketeers · edit-2 2 天前

threelonmusketeers · 3 天前

Starbase activities (2025-03-20):

Mar 19th cryo delivery tally.
Mar 19th addendum: Chopsticks testing at Pad B. (ViX)
Launch site: A new power and communications bunker is delivered. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
Wall sections for the Pad B flame trench are delivered. (ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer)
One of the wall sections is lowered into the Pad B flame trench, and water is delivered for the Pad A deluge system. (ViX)
Zack Golden’s thoughts on flame trench progress. (Golden 1, Golden 2, Golden 3, Golden 4)
RGV Aerial post recent flame trench and a labelled map of the launch site.
2-hour road delay is posted for between Mar 21st 22:00 and Mar 22nd 04:00 for transport from Brownsville Port to the pad.
2-hour road delay is posted for Mar 23rd between 00:00 and 04:00 for transport from Brownsville Port to the pad.
Build site: A crane is in position to demolish the end wedge section of Starfactory, and a ship forward dome section is pending rollout. (ViX)
Highbay disassembly continues with the removal of more roof sections and windows, and the arrival of another crane. (ViX 1, ViX 2)

McGregor:

Ship	Location	Status	Comment
SN2	Rocket Garden	Pending scrapping?
S20	Rocket Garden	Pending scrapping?
S31	Indian Ocean	Successful splashdown	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. Engines installed by Jul 26th. Rolls to Massey’s Sep 6th. Partial (aborted) cryo test Sep 8th. Static fired Sep 18th. Preflight checkouts completed Nov 17th. Launched as IFT-6 on Nov 19th. In-space raptor relight was successful, ship survived reentry and performed soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
Test Tank 16	Sanchez	Resting	Cryo tested four times between July and September. Sliding plates added to the catch points on Jan 27th. Moved to Sanchez Mar 15th.
S34	Caribbean	Destroyed	Methane header tank spotted Aug 14th. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Sep 20th. Stacking completed around end of November. Cryo tested Jan 17th. Static fired Feb 11th. FTS installed Feb 24th. Launched Mar 6th, experienced an RUD shortly before SECO.
S35	Megabay 2	Pending engine install	Parts spotted Sep 20th. Forward flap installation Dec 3rd. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Dec 11th. Stacked by Feb 7th. Cryo tested Mar 11th.
S36	Megabay 2	Stacking	Parts spotted in December. Moved to Megabay 2 Feb 12th.
S37	Starfactory	Nose cone tiling	Parts spotted in December.
S38	Starfactory	Nose cone tiling	Parts spotted in December.

Booster	Location	Status	Comment
B12	Rocket Garden	Resting	Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched as IFT-5 on Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th.
B14	Megabay 1	Post-flight inspection	Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th. Static fired Dec 9th. FTS installed Jan 3rd. Wet dress rehearsal performed Jan 10th. Launched and landed Jan 16th.
B15	Rocket Garden	Resting	Stacked from July to September. Methane tank cryo test Dec 27th, full cryo test Dec 28th. Static fired Feb 9th. Launched and landed Mar 6th.
B16	Megabay 1	Pending engine install	Stacking completed by Dec 26th. Cryo tested Feb 28th.
B17	Build Site	Assembly	Parts spotted. First two sections moved to Megabay 1 Jan 4th.
B18.1	Build site	Assembly	Likely a test article for Block 2 boosters. Parts spotted Feb 24th.

FAQ