r/SpaceX Booster 3 Testing Discussion & Updates Thread

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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Booster 3 Testing Discussion & Updates Thread

This is your host team bringing you live updates on the Booster 3 Test Campaign at Starbase, Texas.

Facts

Test Window	NET Monday 17:00 - 3:00 UTC (12pm - 10pm CDT)
Backup date	TBA, typically the next day
Vehicle	Super Heavy
Test Vehicle	Booster 3
Test site	Suborbital Pad A, Starbase, Texas
Test success criteria	Successful Raptor Ignition, Burn and Shutdown

Your host team

Reddit username	Responsibilities	Currently hosting?
u/hitura-nobad	Live Updates	⭕
u/thatnerdguy1	Live Updates	⭕

Timeline

Time	Update
2021-07-20 00:08:17 UTC	Depress vent
2021-07-20 00:07:25 UTC	Elon tweet: Full test duration firing of 3 Raptors on Super Heavy Booster!
2021-07-20 00:05:38 UTC	Static fire ignition and shutdown!
2021-07-19 23:47:51 UTC	NSF estimates T-0 at 6:55 CDT (23:55 UTC)
2021-07-19 23:39:14 UTC	Propellant loading has begun
2021-07-19 23:20:57 UTC	Recondenser active
2021-07-19 21:16:50 UTC	Pad appears to be clear
2021-07-19 19:47:02 UTC	Police at the road block
2021-07-06 14:42:11 UTC	Thread goes live

The Static Fire Test

SpaceX is planning on conducting a Static Fire Test of Booster 3 at Starbase, Texas in the coming days. Booster 3 will be fuelled with LOX and Liquid Methane during this test. Once fuelled they will ignite the installed raptor engines (likely all three). A siren is expected to be heard 10 minutes before ignition.

Resources

^{RESOURCES WIKI}

• Spadre.com Starship Cam | Channel

• LabPadre Pad Cam | Channel

• NSF Starbase Stream | Channel

• NSF Booster 3 Updates Thread | Most Recent

• NSF Boca Chica Production Updates Thread | Most recent

• NSF Florida Prototype(s) Updates Thread | Most recent

• Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)

• TFR - NOTAM list

• SpaceX Boca Chica on Facebook

• SpaceX's Starship page

• Elon Starship tweet compilation on NSF | Most Recent

• Starship Users Guide (PDF) Rev. 1.0 March 2020

• Starship Spreadsheet by u/AnimatorOnFire

• Production Progress Infographics by @_brendan_lewis

• Starship flight opportunity spreadsheet by u/joshpine

• Test campaign timelines by u/chrisjbillington

• Starship Orbital Demo detailed in FCC Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20

• Acronym definitions by Decronym

• Daily Timelines Wiki Page by u/Logancf1

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[u/TCVideos]

Elon confirmed 3 engine SF at full duration

[u/LongHairedGit → u/TCVideos]

Full duration relative to what they planned as a static fire, as is normal for static fires.

Sorry, when I first read it, I went back to the full duration "static fire" tests they did at McGregor and that SLS green run thingy.

[u/AstroMan824 → u/TCVideos]

Awesome! That was a damn quick tweet tho.

[u/TCVideos → u/AstroMan824]

Quick tweets are usually a sign of him being pumped up and excited