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 @threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 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.