SpaceX Starship page

FAQ

  1. When (first) orbital flight? First integrated flight test occurred April 20, 2023. “The vehicle cleared the pad and beach as Starship climbed to an apogee of ~39 km over the Gulf of Mexico – the highest of any Starship to-date. The vehicle experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble. The flight termination system was commanded on both the booster and ship.”
  2. Where can I find streams of the launch? SpaceX Full Livestream. NASASpaceFlight Channel. Lab Padre Channel. Everyday Astronaut Channel.
  3. What’s happening next? SpaceX has assessed damage to Stage 0 and is implementing fixes and changes including a water deluge/pad protection/“shower head” system. No major repairs to key structures appear to be necessary.
  4. When is the next flight test? Just after flight, Elon stated they “Learned a lot for next test launch in a few months.” On April 29, he reiterated this estimate in a Twitter Spaces Q&A (summarized here), saying “I’m glad to report that the pad damage is actually quite small,” should “be repaired quickly,” and “From a pad standpoint, we are probably ready to launch in 6 to 8 weeks.” Requalifying the flight termination system (FTS) and the FAA post-incident review will likely require the longest time to complete. Musk reiterated the timeline on May 26, stating “Major launchpad upgrades should be complete in about a month, then another month of rocket testing on pad, then flight 2 of Starship.”
  5. Why no flame diverter/flame trench below the OLM? Musk tweeted on April 21: “3 months ago, we started building a massive water-cooled, steel plate to go under the launch mount. Wasn’t ready in time & we wrongly thought, based on static fire data, that Fondag would make it through 1 launch.” Regarding a trench, note that the Starship on the OLM sits 2.5x higher off the ground than the Saturn V sat above the base of its flame trench, and the OLM has 6 exits vs. 2 on the Saturn V trench.


Quick Links

RAPTOR ROOST | LAB CAM | SAPPHIRE CAM | SENTINEL CAM | ROVER CAM | ROVER 2.0 CAM | PLEX CAM | NSF STARBASE

Starship Dev 48 | Starship Dev 47 | Starship Dev 46 | Starship Dev 45

Official Starship Update | r/SpaceX Update Thread


Status

Road Closures

Type Start (UTC) End (UTC) Status
Primary 2023-08-24 13:00:00 2023-08-25 01:00:00 Cancelled
Alternative 2023-08-25 14:00:00 2023-08-26 02:00:00 Concluded
Alternative 2023-08-28 13:00:00 2023-08-27 01:00:00 Cancelled

Up to date as of 2023-09-05

Vehicle Status

As of 2023-09-22

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Ship Location Status Comment
S20 Rocket Garden Retired
S24 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Destroyed on during Flight Test 1
S25 Stacked on B9 Spin Prime and Static Fire
S26 Test Stand B Cryo tested
S27 Rocket Garden Scrapped Common dome imploded
S28 Engine Install Stand Raptors installed Previously tested at Masseys
S29 Masseys Awaiting testing
S30 High Bay Under construction
S31 High Bay Under construction
S32 Build Site Parts spotted
S33 Build Site Parts spotted
S34 Build Site Parts spotted

 

Booster Location Status Comment
Pre-B7 & B8 Scrapped or Retired B4 is in the Rocket Garden, the rest are scrapped.
B7 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Destroyed April 20th in Flight Test 1
B9 Launch mount Hot-stage ring installed Static fire (August 5th)
B10 Megabay 1 Cryo tested
B11 Megabay 1
B12 Megabay 1 Grid fins installed
B13 Megabay 1 Stacking
B14 Build Site Parts under construction
B15 Build Site Parts under construction

Resources

  • pigeonberry@lemmy.world
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    I copied and pasted it here. Thanks to @[email protected] for pointing me back at the RES extension so I could get the source.

    Each item is on its own line. C## is the ID#. If there’s text before it on its line, that’s its Observation / Description section name; if it’s at the start of the line, the Observation / Description string is the next one above.

    List of Actions:

    Observation / Description ID# Corrective Action Description Status
    Tank sensing C1 Replace certain fittings with welds inside tank Complete
    Aft end cavity environment failure C2 Increase fire suppression capacity by 15x Complete
    C3 Replace certain manifolds with dedicated drain per corresponding valve Complete
    C4 Replace certain flanges with better seals and improve joint design Complete
    C5 Replace certain fittings with welds in specific location Complete
    Booster leak C6 Replace accessible valves of a certain type with new design Complete
    mitigation C7 Replace certain flange bolts with higher strength bolts and increase torque Complete
    C8 Disallow certain seal re-use, and add cameras to monitor all engines during ground operations Complete
    C9 Increased scrutiny on leak checks Complete
    C10 90+ cameras added to detect leakage during operations Complete
    C11 Add leak capture and drain hardware for valves of a certain type Complete
    C12 Add leak check and screen for porosity on igniter units Complete
    C13 Improved igniter seal design Future Action
    C14 Weld certain alignment bolt holes shut Complete
    Raptor leak C15 Reassess k-factor and torque for engine hot joint #1, add leak capture and route overboard Complete
    mitigation C16 Reassess k-factor and torque for engine hot joint #2 Complete
    C17 Add safety cable to certain fluid lines on high risk locations Complete
    C18 Add one methane sensor per engine bay Complete
    C19 Ground test campaign to better characterize typical engine leakage Complete
    C20 Improve structural FEA/fatigue analysis for all medium to high criticality lines Complete
    C21 Add insulation to engine lines sensitive to thermally driven loads Complete
    Collateral C22 Add insulation to avionic harnessing Complete
    damage from fire C23 Add backup wire to specific harness Complete
    C24 Improve thermal protection of avionics tray Complete
    C25 Change routing to flight computers Complete
    C26 Replace sensor with more reliable units Complete
    C27 Coat gimbal assembly with lubricant Complete
    C28 Add pump pressure sensors to certain location Complete
    C29 Add pump temperature sensors to certain location Complete
    Booster reliability C30 Replace certain bolts, and increase torque for certain flanges Complete
    improvement C31 New seal design for certain areas of booster Complete
    C32 Add electric actuation system Complete
    C33 Better manage engine bay pressure by increasing fire suppression capacity by Complete
    C34 Change certain booster valve timing Future Action
    C35 Add final leak checks for critical joints Complete
    C36 Add support bracket for certain sensor Complete
    C37 Add support bracket for certain sensor Complete
    C38 Add check valves to certain areas of engine Complete
    C39 Improve oxygen valve design Future Action
    C40 Improve oxygen valve seal design Future Action
    Raptor reliability C41 Improve design of hot manifold Future Action
    improvement C42 Change nitrogen shutdown usage Complete
    C43 Change engine shutdown logic Complete
    C44 Increase capability for ground leakage mitigation Complete
    C45 Redesign fire suppression system Complete
    C46 Change conditions around bolts Complete
    C47 Change timing of specific valve actuation Complete
    Avionics reliability C48 Eliminate certain type of connector Complete
    improvement C49 Redesign network architecture Future Action
    Risk Process C50 Improve risk tracking process Complete
    C51 Implement improvements to safety system Complete
    Safety System C52 Verify flight safety system design improvements using additional type of test article Complete
    C53 Verify flight safety system design improvements via analysis Complete
    C54 Perform component testing Complete
    C55 Review and improve operations surrounding flight safety system Complete
    C56 Improve CAD controls Complete
    Control C57 Add engineering walkdown Complete
    Change C58 Improve use of change management system Complete
    C59 Redesign of launch pad deck Complete
    Pad Design C60 Improve assumptions for new pad deck design Complete
    C61 Add water cooled pad deck Complete
    Pad Design Process C62 Improve pad deck design documentation Complete
    C63 Improve pad design process Complete
    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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      Reddit took away the “source” link, which would help any mass editing.

      You can restore the “source” link using RES.

      I can’t be bothered to try to make it a table here. (I don’t know if or how it can be done

      Reddit and Lemmy markdown are almost identical, so you should be able to copy it over with minimal formatting changes.