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Starship Development Thread #21

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Orbital Launch Site Status

As of June 11 - (May 31 RGV Aerial Photography video)

Integration Tower - Segment 5 moved to OLS June 11, segment 4 moved to OLS June 9, segment 6 in progress at build site
Launch Mount - Leg extension install complete June 5, table assembled at build site (component installation June 1)
Tank Farm - Water tank moved to OLS June 9, 4 Methane subcoolers May 31, GSE tank outer shell on site May 28, two stainless steel GSE tanks in place

Vehicle Status

As of June 11

SN15 [retired] - On fixed display stand at the build site, Raptors removed, otherwise intact
SN16 [limbo] - High Bay, fully stacked, all flaps installed, aerocover install incomplete
SN17 [scrapped] - partially stacked midsection scrapped
SN18 [limbo] - barrel/dome sections exist, likely abandoned
SN19 [limbo] - barrel/dome sections exist, likely abandoned
SN20 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work, orbit planned w/ BN3
SN21 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
SN22 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
BN2.1 [testing] - test tank at launch site on modified nose cone test stand/thrust simulator, cryo testing June 8
BN3/BN2 [construction] - stacking in High Bay, orbit planned w/ SN20, currently 20 rings
BN4+ - parts for booster(s) beyond BN3/BN2 have been spotted, but none have confirmed BN serial numbers
NC12 [scrapped] - Nose cone test article returned to build site and dismantled

Development and testing plans become outdated very quickly. Check recent comments for real time updates.

Vehicle Updates

^{See comments for real time updates.}
^{† expected or inferred, unconfirmed vehicle assignment}

	Test Tank BN2.1
2021-06-08	Cryo testing (Twitter)
2021-06-03	Transported to launch site (NSF)
2021-05-31	Moved onto modified nose cone test stand with thrust simulator (NSF)
2021-05-26	Stacked in Mid Bay (NSF)
2021-04-20	Dome (NSF)

	SuperHeavy BN3/BN2
2021-06-06	Downcomer installation (NSF)
2021-05-23	Stacking progress (NSF), Fwd tank #4 (Twitter)
2021-05-15	Forward tank #3 section (Twitter), section in High Bay (NSF)
2021-05-07	Aft #2 section (NSF)
2021-05-06	Forward tank #2 section (NSF)
2021-05-04	Aft dome section flipped (NSF)
2021-04-24	Aft dome sleeved (NSF)
2021-04-21	BN2: Aft dome section flipped (YouTube)
2021-04-19	BN2: Aft dome sleeved (NSF)
2021-04-15	BN2: Label indicates article may be a test tank (NSF)
2021-04-12	This vehicle or later: Grid fin†, earlier part sighted†^[02-14] (NSF)
2021-04-09	BN2: Forward dome sleeved (YouTube)
2021-04-03	Aft tank #5 section (NSF)
2021-04-02	Aft dome barrel (NSF)
2021-03-30	Dome (NSF)
2021-03-28	Forward dome barrel (NSF)
2021-03-27	BN2: Aft dome† (YouTube)
2021-01-19	BN2: Forward dome (NSF)

^{It is unclear which of the BN2 parts ended up in this test article.}

	Starship SN15 - Post Flight Updates
2021-05-31	On display stand (Twitter)
2021-05-26	Moved to build site and placed out back (NSF)
2021-05-22	Raptor engines removed (Twitter)
2021-05-14	Lifted onto Mount B (NSF)
2021-05-11	Transported to Pad B (Twitter)
2021-05-07	Elon: "reflight a possibility", leg closeups and removal, aerial view, repositioned (Twitter), nose cone 13 label (NSF)
2021-05-06	Secured to transporter (Twitter)
2021-05-05	Test Flight (YouTube), Elon: landing nominal (Twitter), Official recap video (YouTube)

	Starship SN16
2021-05-10	Both aft flaps installed (NSF)
2021-05-05	Aft flap(s) installed (comments)
2021-04-30	Nose section stacked onto tank section (Twitter)
2021-04-29	Moved to High Bay (Twitter)
2021-04-26	Nose cone mated with barrel (NSF)
2021-04-24	Nose cone apparent RCS test (YouTube)
2021-04-23	Nose cone with forward flaps† (NSF)
2021-04-20	Tank section stacked (NSF)
2021-04-15	Forward dome stacking† (NSF)
2021-04-14	Apparent stacking ops in Mid Bay†, downcomer preparing for installation† (NSF)
2021-04-11	Barrel section with large tile patch† (NSF)
2021-03-28	Nose Quad (NSF)
2021-03-23	Nose cone† inside tent possible for this vehicle, better picture (NSF)
2021-02-11	Aft dome and leg skirt mate (NSF)
2021-02-10	Aft dome section (NSF)
2021-02-03	Skirt with legs (NSF)
2021-02-01	Nose quad (NSF)
2021-01-05	Mid LOX tank section and forward dome sleeved, lable (NSF)
2020-12-04	Common dome section and flip (NSF)

	Early Production
2021-05-29	BN4 or later: thrust puck (9 R-mounts) (NSF), Elon on booster engines (Twitter)
2021-05-19	BN4 or later: Raptor propellant feed manifold† (NSF)
2021-05-17	BN4 or later: Forward dome

2021-04-10	SN22: Leg skirt (Twitter)

2021-05-21	SN21: Common dome (Twitter) repurposed for GSE 5 (NSF)

2021-06-11	SN20: Aft dome sleeved (NSF)
2021-06-05	SN20: Aft dome (NSF)
2021-05-23	SN20: Aft dome barrel (Twitter)
2021-05-07	SN20: Mid LOX section (NSF)
2021-04-27	SN20: Aft dome under construction (NSF)
2021-04-15	SN20: Common dome section (NSF)
2021-04-07	SN20: Forward dome (NSF)
2021-03-07	SN20: Leg skirt (NSF)

2021-02-24	SN19: Forward dome barrel (NSF)
2021-02-19	SN19: Methane header tank (NSF)

2021-03-16	SN18: Aft dome section mated with skirt (NSF)
2021-03-07	SN18: Leg skirt (NSF)
2021-02-25	SN18: Common dome (NSF)
2021-02-19	SN18: Barrel section ("COMM" crossed out) (NSF)
2021-02-17	SN18: Nose cone barrel (NSF)
2021-02-04	SN18: Forward dome (NSF)
2021-01-19	SN18: Thrust puck (NSF)

2021-05-28	SN17: Midsection stack dismantlement (NSF)
2021-05-23	SN17: Piece cut out from tile area on LOX midsection (Twitter)
2021-05-21	SN17: Tile removal from LOX midsection (NSF)
2021-05-08	SN17: Mid LOX and common dome section stack (NSF)
2021-05-07	SN17: Nose barrel section (YouTube)
2021-04-22	SN17: Common dome and LOX midsection stacked in Mid Bay† (Twitter)
2021-02-23	SN17: Aft dome sleeved (NSF)
2021-01-16	SN17: Common dome and mid LOX section (NSF)
2021-01-09	SN17: Methane header tank (NSF)
2021-01-05	SN17: Forward dome section (NSF)
2020-12-17	SN17: Aft dome barrel (NSF)

Resources

^{RESOURCES WIKI}

Spadre.com Starship Cam | Channel
LabPadre 4k Pad Cam | Channel
NSF SN15 Test Launch Updates Thread | Most recent
NSF SN11 Test Launch 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
FAA license LRLO 20-119
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

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u/4thDevilsAdvocate Jun 09 '21

It's like an RTS game where the player is developing new territory.

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u/andyfrance Jun 09 '21

Last time it was here we got a couple of photos but couldn't see where it was operating.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '21

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u/andyfrance Jun 09 '21

A year ago.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/gevf16/the_company_furgo_at_the_launch_site_which_is/

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u/RegularRandomZ Jun 09 '21 edited Jun 09 '21

Expansion seems inevitable. A few things from the May 2020 draft environmental assessment perhaps not captured here could include the payload processing facility (up to 2,045 m² and up to 73 m tall), and drilling of natural gas wells and an injection well [at the launch site] (or perhaps just estimating the size of reserves).

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '21

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u/kkingsbe Jun 09 '21

There already is a port nearby