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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Portions of this thread copied from a Starship Dev thread on r/SpaceX.

FAQ

When next launch? Wen IFT-4? IFT-4 is now NET June 1st. "Objective is for the ship to get past max heating or at least further than last time."
When previous launch? (IFT-3)? Booster 10 and Ship 28 launched on 2024-03-14.
What was the result? Booster makes it to the landing burn, but loses control and insufficient engines relight. RUD occurs at 462 m in altitude. S28 makes it to reentry but fails to face the heat shield in the correct direction, followed shortly by RUD. Payload door test and propellant transfer demo "complete".

Type	Start (CDT)	End (CDT)	Status
Primary Date	2024-04-05 08:00	2024-04-05 20:00	Closure Scheduled.

Up to date as of 2024-04-02

As of 2024-05-08

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Ship	Location	Status	Comment
S24	Gulf of Mexico	Destroyed	IFT-1 launched on 2023-04-20. Destroyed by flight termination system after successful launch.
S25	Atlantic Ocean	Destroyed	IFT-2 launched on 2023-11-18. Mostly successful launch and stage separation
S26	Massey's	On new test stand	Static fire Oct. 20. No fins or heat shield, multiple mysterious changes. Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10. Rolls to Massey's May 8th, likely to test the new flame trench.
S28	Indian Ocean	Destroyed	IFT-3 launched on 2024-03-14. Ship destroyed on reentry due to heat shield facing the wrong way.
S29	Launch site	Pending WDR	Spin prime Mar 11th, Static fire Mar 25th (6 engines) and 27th (1 engine)
S30	Highbay 1	Static fire completed	2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th. Engines installed ~Apr 9th. Static fired May 8th.
S31	Massey's	Cryo testing	Cryo tested May 12th
S32	Rocket Garden	Resting	Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps
S33-34	Build Site	Parts spotted	To be scrapped in preparation for Starship V2

Booster	Location	Status	Comment
B7	Gulf of Mexico	Destroyed	Destroyed by flight termination system after successful launch.
B9	Gulf of Mexico	Destroyed	Successfully launched, destroyed during Boost back attempt.
B10	Gulf of Mexico	Destroyed	IFT-3 launched on 2024-03-14. Booster destroyed shortly after failed landing burn attempt.
B11	Launch Mount	Pending WDR	Completed 2 Cryo tests. Static fired Apr 5th. Hot stage ring installed ~May 3rd.
B12	Megabay 1	Finalizing	Cryo x2
B13	Megabay 1	Testing	Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank)
B14	Megabay 1	Partially stacked	Stacking in progress
B15	Build Site	Assembly	Potential aft end spotted Jan 5th

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Sorry for the delay; I was travelling to witness a specific astronomical event.

Starbase activities (2024-04-07):

B11 lift and rollback: Chopsticks close around booster, stabilizer pins engage, and B11 is lifted off the OLM onto a transport stand (LabPadre, NSF 1, NSF 2, Mary, NSF 3, Starship Gazer). Chopsticks open and lower, ship quick disconnect arm swings back in.
Starfactory progress continues. Frame looks complete, roof is coming along nicely.
S29 (I think) recent tile status from April 6th.

Starbase activities (2024-04-08):

B11 moves from launch site to Megabay 1 (LabPadre, NSF 1, NSF 2, NSF 3, AnthonyFGomez).
Rover 1 build site timelapse. Starfactory progress continues. Raptor spotted near Megabay 2, likely to be installed on S30. A second and third Raptor arrive at Megabay 2 shortly after.
Large crane labelled "High Bay" is spotted.
OLM work continues. A launch clamp arm linkage is removed.

Starbase activities (2024-04-09):

Starbase activities (2024-04-10):

Other:

TheSpaceEngineer renders and speculation threads on IFT-3 booster behaviour after stage separation: Tweet 1, tweet 2, tweet 3, tweet 4, tweet 5, tweet 6, tweet 7, tweet 8, tweet 9. TL;DR: Flamey end pointing the wrong direction may have led to significant cosine losses.
IFT-4 reported to require a launch license modification for SpaceX to do "some different things". FAA to revamp reentry license process.
Zack chimes in with his thoughts on the interstage in the new official renders of Starship V2 and V3.
Japan to develop lunar rover, and fly two astronauts on future Artemis missions. I wonder if the rover will fly on Starship or H3?
SpaceX tweets a slow-mo video of an R-vac shutdown at sea level. Flow separation is visible.