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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 8) NET April, “4 to 6 weeks” after Flight 8. (Elon)
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 7)? Booster 15 and Ship 34 launched on 2025-03-06.
  3. What was the result? Booster lands on chopsticks, ship experiences an RUD shortly before SECO.

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2025-03-24

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 Megabay 2 / Starfactory Stacking / nose cone tiling Parts spotted in December. Forward dome section moves to Megabay 2 Mar 24th.
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.

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    I just wanted to say thanks for running this community, and not by just linking to the other place. Much appreciated.

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      Thanks for your comment, it’s nice to know my efforts are appreciated! Hope to see you around. Sometimes I feel like I’m shouting into the void…

      not by just linking to the other place

      Of course. I link from The Other Place to here :)

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    Starbase activities (2025-03-21):

    • Mar 20th cryo delivery tally.
    • Build site: Overnight, B16 moves from Massey’s to Megabay 1. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • A Berry LTM11200 is assembled in the ring yard, reportedly the same crane which built Starship MK1 back in 2019. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Highbay deconstruction continues with more cutting work on the roof, which results in a rather pretty shower of sparks inside the Highbay. (cnunez, ViX, Anderson / NSF)
    • Launch site: Three new wall sections for the Pad B flame trench are delivered bringing the total to six. (ViX, Render from Killip)
    • Two wall sections have been installed in the flame trench so far. (ViX)
    • Pad B chopsticks are raised to the top of the tower for the first time. (LabPadre, ViX, Anderson / NSF)
    • Other: RGV Aerial conduct a flyover, and post a picture of another shipment of cryo tanks pulling into port. This is likely explains the Mar 23rd transport notice.
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-01):

    Flight 8:

    • Both LR11000s have been lowered, as is typical prior to launches. (ViX)

    Maritime:

    • Two cargo ships carrying cryo tanks are en route to Canaveral and Brownsville ports. (Cornwell)
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-18):

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    Starbase activities (2025-03-16):

    • Mar 15th cryo delivery tally.
    • Build site: Video tour: Construction of the launch mount and flame bucket for Pad B continues. Temporary fencing has been erected across gate B2, blocking traffic from the road. (ViX)
    • Preparation for Highbay demolition continue. Scaffolding is installed around the base, and it seems that power to the building has been shut off. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
    • RGV Aerial post recent flyover photos of Massey’s and Rio West.
    • Launch site: Concrete trucks for Pad B flame trench begin to arrive. (Starship Gazer, Golden, BocasBrain)
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-19):

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    Starbase activities (2025-03-06):

    • Mar 5th cryo delivery tally.
    • Launch site: Ship stand rolls back from the launch site. (ViX)
    • Detonation suppression system is tested. (ViX)
    • Helicopters refuelling near the roadblock. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3)
    • Tank farm venting. (ViX)
    • Pad is clear. (LabPadre)
    • Chopsticks open. (NSF, LabPadre)
    • Chopsticks are tested. (ViX)
    • Fast Ship Hannah Ray is on duty. (Cornwell)
    • Tower and launch mount venting. (ViX)
    • Propellant is loaded. (SpaceX, ViX)
    • Helicopters on duty. (ViX)
    • Flight 8 happens.
    • B15 is caught and lowered onto the Launch Mount A. (Priel)
    • Road is reopened, booster transport stand rolls out to the launch site. (ViX)
    • Build site: S36 downcomer is lifted in Megabay 2, likely moved onto a fitting jig for later installation. (ViX)
    • Three smaller transfer tubes are also lifted into the installation jig. (ViX 1, ViX 2, Golden, Astronomy Live (tracking with an 11" telescope))

    Flight 8:

    McGregor:

    • A raptor engine is tested to destruction. (NSF)
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-15):

    Starship Mars landing tests:

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    Starbase activities (2025-03-03):

    • Mar 2nd cryo delivery tally.
    • Hot staging adapter stand and lifting jig arrive back at the build site, followed by both the ship and booster transport stands. (ViX)
    • A booster downcomer arrives, and a stand enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
    • A 1-hour road delay is posted for Mar 5th, between 00:00 to 04:00 for transport from pad to factory.

    Flight 8:

    • Tower camera lens covers are removed. (NSF, Starship Gazer)
    • Road closure in place and helicopter on duty. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 4, NSF)
    • Chopsticks open and rise. (ViX 1, ViX 2, NSF)
    • Detonation suppression system is tested. (ViX)
    • CEO arrives.
    • Tank farm spools up. (ViX)
    • Launch mount and tower venting. (ViX, NSF)
    • Following multiple holds at T-40 seconds, launch is scrubbed. (NSF 1, NSF 2, SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2)
    • Destack is planned: "Too many question marks about this flight and then we were 20 bar low on ground spin start pressure. Best to destack, inspect both stages and try again in a day or two. (Elon)
    • Ship transport stand rolls out to the launch site. (NSF / Keegan)

    Florida:

    • SpaceX post info on the Gigabay production facility and pads LC-39A and SLC-37. (current, archive)
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-11):

    • Mar 10th cryo delivery tally.
    • Launch site: Pad B chopsticks raise and lower. (ViX)
    • Build site: Starkitty is sighted :) (ViX) (Edit: Old tweet from Mar 8th)
    • SpaceX are still looking to hire a “Propulsion Systems Engineer, responsible for designing, analyzing, and building feedline system to feed Raptor engines on Starship”. (NSF, greenhouse.io (archive))
    • Widening of Highway 4 is proposed. (txdot.gov (archive))
    • Massey’s: S35 undergoes a cryo test on both tanks. (ViX)
    • 2-hour road delays are posted for Mar 12th (12:00 to 16:00) and 13th (00:00 to 04:00) for transport from Massey’s to factory, likely for B16 return.
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-07):

    • Launch site: Overnight, the booster transport stand and the launch mount work platform roll out to Pad A. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • B15 is transferred from launch mount to transport stand. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • B15 aft end, post flight. (Beyer)
    • Both the yellow and the black LR11000 cranes are rise. (ViX)
    • Some damage to the tank farm vapourizers is noted. (before and after, (thanks Planatus666), Interstellar Gateway)
    • Build site: In Megabay 2, the downcomer assembly moves towards S36 for final install, followed by “some kind of cap/bracket” and the LOX header tube. (ViX)
    • Mar 7th and 9th road closures are revoked.
    • 2-hour road delays are posted for Mar 10th and 11th, between 00:00 to 04:00 for transport from factory to Massey’s, likely for S35.

    Flight 8:

    Flight 9:

    • “The next ship will be ready in 4 to 6 weeks.” (Elon)

    Maritime:

    • Cryo tanks cross the Gulf from KSC to Texas, but are likely destined for McGregor, not Starbase. (Cornwell)
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-10):

    • Mar 9th cryo delivery tally.
    • Massey’s: Overnight, S35 rolls out to Massey’s. (NSF, LabPadre 1, ViX, Starship Gazer, Gisler 1, Gisler 2, cnunez)
    • Closeups of S35 structural catch pins. (Mary / NSF)
    • Build site: Multiple deliveries including Starlink simulators, loads of steel, and a white mystery torus. (ViX)
    • The booster press pipe install jig moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
    • Starkitty is sighted :) ViX
    • Car park mural is returning. (Gisler)
    • New B15 raptor tracking diagram from Ringwatchers.
    • A pipe is being run from the build site to the pad. (Gisler) Would this be for water? Propellant? Electrical conduit?
    • Launch site: Maintenance on the black LR11000 crane continues. (ViX)
    • Pad A: following some inspection work, the Chopsticks return to their normal rest position. (ViX)
    • Pad B: Concrete is poured for the flame trench. (Gisler)
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      Berger suggests that “another launch before this summer seems unlikely”.

      I think that’s speculation rather than reporting, but it’s nice to have a non-CEO reference point. Hopefully employees get a breather during this redesign, somehow.

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    Starbase activities (2025-03-14): (Happy pi day!)

    • Mar 13th cryo delivery tally.
    • Launch site: The three remaining damaged vapourizers have been uninstalled and trucked away. Two fat ass-pipes are delivered, likely for the Pad B deluge system. (ViX)
    • Maintenance/disassembly of the black LR11000 crane continues. (Gisler)
    • Roundabout construction continues. (Gisler)
    • Rubble and pipes at Pad A. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
    • Pad B construction continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3)
    • Build site: An empty Raptor transport cart moves from Starfactory towards Megabay 1. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Car park mural restoration continues. (Gisler)
    • Massey’s: 2-hour road delay is posted for Mar 15th between 00:00 and 04:00 for transport from Massey’s to factory, likely for Test Tank 16.
    • An SPMT heads toward Massey’s. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
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    Starbase activities (2025-03-17 ☘️):

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    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:

    • A Raptor 2 is tested to destruction. (Hayden)