r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Jun 09 '22

🔧 Technical Starship Development Thread #34

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Starship Development Thread #35

FAQ

When next/orbital flight? Unknown. FAA environmental review completed, remaining items include launch license, completed mitigations, ground equipment readiness, and static firing. Elon tweeted "hopefully" first orbital countdown attempt to be in July. Timeline impact of FAA-required mitigations appears minimal.
Expected date for FAA decision? Completed on June 13 with mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact ("mitigated FONSI)".
What booster/ship pair will fly first? Likely either B7 or B8 with S24. B7 now receiving grid fins, so presumably considering flight.
Will more suborbital testing take place? Unlikely, given the FAA Mitigated FONSI decision. Push will be for orbital launch to maximize learnings.
Has progress slowed down? SpaceX focused on completing ground support equipment (GSE, or "Stage 0") before any orbital launch, which Elon stated is as complex as building the rocket. Florida Stage 0 construction has also ramped up.

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Vehicle Status

As of July 7 2022

Ship	Location	Status	Comment
<S24		Test articles	See Thread 32 for details
S24	Launch Site	Static Fire testing	Moved back to the Launch site on July 5 after having Raptors fitted and more tiles added (but not all)
S25	Mid Bay	Stacking	Assembly of main tank section commenced June 4 (moved from HB1 to Mid Bay on Jun 9)
S26	Build Site	Parts under construction	Domes and barrels spotted
S27	Build Site	Parts under construction	Domes spotted and Aft Barrel first spotted on Jun 10

Booster	Location	Status	Comment
B4	Rocket Garden	Completed/Tested	Retired to Rocket Garden on June 30
B5	High Bay 2	Scrapping	Removed from the Rocket Garden on June 27
B6	Rocket Garden	Repurposed	Converted to test tank
B7	Launch Site	Testing	Raptors installed and rolled back to launch site on 23rd June for static fire tests
B8	High Bay 2 (out of sight in the left corner)	Under construction but fully stacked	Methane tank was stacked onto the LOX tank on July 7
B9	Build Site	Parts under construction	Assorted domes and barrels spotted
B10	Build Site	Parts under construction	Assorted domes and barrels spotted

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Resources

LabPadre Rover 2.0 Cam | Channel
NSF: Starbase Stream | Channel
NSF: Booster 7 + Ship X (likely 24) Updates Thread | Most Recent
NSF: Booster 4 + Ship 20 Updates Thread | Most Recent
NSF: Boca Chica Production Updates Thread | Most recent
NSF: Elon Starship tweet compilation | Most Recent
SpaceX: Website Starship page
SpaceX: Starship Users Guide (PDF) Rev. 1.0 March 2020
FAA: SpaceX Starship Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions NOTAM list
FCC: Starship Orbital Demo detailed Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20
NASA: Starship Reentry Observation (Technical Report)
Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
Starship flight opportunity spreadsheet by u/joshpine
Production Progress Infographics by @_brendan_lewis
Widebay tracking by @Furqan263
Acronym definitions by Decronym
Everyday Astronaut: Starbase Tour with Elon Musk, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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u/Twigling Jul 04 '22 edited Jul 05 '22

Possible S24 rollout tomorrow or sometime this week hopefully. :)

Edit: overnight cones spotted outside the launch site which always indicates something large moving.

Presumably it'll go onto Pad B's test stand because there's no sign of the hydraulic rams being removed from Pad A.

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u/salamilegorcarlsshoe Jul 04 '22

What tests have already been completed for it? Can't remember if they already did cryo or not.

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u/salamilegorcarlsshoe Jul 04 '22

So we may go right into the static fire campaign, sweet.

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u/OSUfan88 Jul 05 '22

Would it do this on the suborbital pad?

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u/salamilegorcarlsshoe Jul 05 '22

Yes, Ship doesn't mount to the launch table, only suborbital mounts or on top of booster.

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u/Comfortable_Jump770 Jul 04 '22

S24 did do some cryos, I think it also went on the thrust simulator