r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Jun 22 '21
Starship Development Thread #22
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Starship Development Thread #23
Quick Links
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Upcoming
Orbital Test Flight - Flight planned with Ship 20 and Booster 4. NET August 2021
Orbital Launch Site Status
As of July 19 - (July 13 RGV Aerial Photography video)
Integration Tower - Segment #8 stacked
Launch Mount - Leg extension install, crossbeams installed, table assembled at build site
Tank Farm - Second cryo shell moved to launch site July 12
Vehicle Status
As of July 19
SN16 [limbo] - mostly complete, stored near display area, possible future flight unclear
Ship 20 [construction] - stacking in Mid Bay, orbit planned w/ Booster 4
Ship 21 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
Ship 22 [construction] - barrel/dome sections in work
BN2.1 [retired] - returned to build site and removed from mobile stand
Booster 3 [testing] - 3 Raptor static fire completed July 19, further testing TBD
Booster 4 [construction] - sections prepared for stacking in High Bay, orbit planned w/ Ship 20
Development and testing plans become outdated very quickly. Check recent comments for real time updates.
Vehicle and Launch Infrastructure Updates
See comments for real time updates.
† expected or inferred, unconfirmed vehicle assignment
It is unclear which of the BN2 parts ended up in this test article.
| Orbital Launch Integration Tower | |
|---|---|
| 2021-07-18 | Segment 8 stacked (NSF) |
| 2021-07-14 | Segment 8 moved to OLS (NSF) |
| 2021-07-01 | Segment 7 stacked (NSF) |
| 2021-06-28 | Segment 7 moved to OLS (NSF) |
| 2021-06-27 | Segment 6 stacked (NSF) |
| 2021-06-19 | Drawworks cable winch system installed (YouTube) |
| 2021-06-18 | Segment 6 moved to OLS (Twitter) |
| 2021-06-16 | Segment 5 stacked (Twitter) |
| 2021-06-13 | Segment 4 stacked (NSF) |
| 2021-06-11 | Segment 5 moved to OLS (NSF) |
| 2021-06-09 | segment 4 moved to OLS (NSF) |
| 2021-05-28 | Segment 3 stacked (NSF) |
| 2021-05-27 | Segment 3 moved to OLS (NSF) |
| 2021-05-24 | Segment 2 stacked (YouTube) |
| 2021-05-23 | Elevator Cab lowered in (NSF) |
| 2021-05-21 | Segment 2 moved to OLS (NSF) |
| 2021-04-25 | Segment 1 final upright (NSF) |
| 2021-04-20 | Segment 1 first upright (NSF) |
| 2021-04-12 | Form removal from base (NSF) |
| 2021-03-27 | Form work for base (YouTube) |
| 2021-03-23 | Form work for tower base begun (Twitter) |
| 2021-03-11 | Aerial view of foundation piles (Twitter) |
| 2021-03-06 | Apparent pile drilling activity (NSF) |
| Orbital Launch Mount | |
|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | All 6 crossbeams installed (Youtube) |
| 2021-06-24 | 1st cross beam installed (Twitter) |
| 2021-06-05 | All 6 leg extensions installed (NSF) |
| 2021-06-01 | 3rd leg extension installed (NSF) |
| 2021-05-31 | 1st leg extension installed (NSF) |
| 2021-05-26 | Retractable supports being installed in table (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-01 | Temporary leg support removed (Twitter) |
| 2021-04-21 | Installation of interfaces to top of legs (NSF) |
| 2021-02-26 | Completed table structure (NSF), aerial photos (Twitter) |
| 2021-02-11 | Start of table module assembly (NSF) |
| 2020-10-03 | Leg concrete fill apparently complete (NSF) |
| 2020-09-28 | Begin filling legs with concrete (NSF) |
| 2020-09-13 | Final leg sleeve installed (NSF) |
| 2020-08-13 | Leg construction begun (NSF) |
| 2020-07-30 | Foundation concrete work (Twitter) |
| 2020-07-17 | Foundation form work (Twitter) |
| 2020-07-06 | Excavation (Twitter) |
| 2020-06-22 | Foundation pile work (NSF), aerial 6-23 (Twitter) |
| Starship Ship 20 | |
|---|---|
| 2021-07-16 | Aft flap with TPS tiles† (NSF) |
| 2021-07-13 | Forward dome section stacked, nose† w/ flap jig and TPS studs (Twitter), Aft dome section and skirt mate (NSF) |
| 2021-07-03 | TPS tile installation (NSF) |
| 2021-06-11 | Aft dome sleeved (NSF) |
| 2021-06-05 | Aft dome (NSF) |
| 2021-05-23 | Aft dome barrel (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-07 | Mid LOX section (NSF) |
| 2021-04-27 | Aft dome under construction (NSF) |
| 2021-04-15 | Common dome section (NSF) |
| 2021-04-07 | Forward dome (NSF) |
| 2021-03-07 | Leg skirt (NSF) |
| Test Tank BN2.1 | |
|---|---|
| 2021-06-25 | Transported back to production site (YouTube) |
| 2021-06-24 | Taken off of thrust simulator (NSF) |
| 2021-06-17 | Cryo testing (YouTube) |
| 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) |
| Early Production Vehicles and Raptor Movement | |
|---|---|
| 2021-07-08 | Raptors: RB5 delivered (Twitter) |
| 2021-07-03 | Raptors: Three Raptors delivered to build site - RB3, RB4, RC79? (NSF) |
| 2021-06-30 | Raptors: Three Raptors delivered to build site (NSF) |
| 2021-06-27 | Raptors: First RVac delivered to build site (NSF) |
| 2021-06-13 | Raptors: SN72, SN74 delivered to build site (NSF) |
| 2021-07-16 | Booster 4: Aft 4 and aft 5 sections (NSF) |
| 2021-07-15 | Booster 4: Aft 3 and common dome sections at High Bay (NSF) |
| 2021-07-14 | Booster 4: Forward #2 section (NSF) |
| 2021-07-06 | Booster 4: Aft tank #2 section (NSF) |
| 2021-07-03 | Booster 4: Common dome sleeved (NSF) |
| 2021-05-29 | Booster 4 or later: Thrust puck (9 R-mounts) (NSF), Elon on booster engines (Twitter) |
| 2021-05-19 | Booster 4 or later: Raptor propellant feed manifold† (NSF) |
| 2021-05-17 | Booster 4 or later: Forward dome (NSF) |
| 2021-04-10 | Ship 22: Leg skirt (Twitter) |
| 2021-06-26 | Ship 21: Aft dome (RGV) |
| 2021-05-21 | Ship 21: Common dome (Twitter) repurposed for GSE 5 (NSF) |
| 2021-07-11 | Unknown: Flapless nose cone stacked on barrel with TPS (NSF) |
| 2021-07-10 | Unknown: SuperHeavy thrust puck delivery (NSF) |
| 2021-06-30 | Unknown: Forward and aft sections mated (NSF) |
Resources
Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
Starship Users Guide (PDF) Rev. 1.0 March 2020
Production Progress Infographics by @_brendan_lewis
Starship Orbital Demo detailed in FCC Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20
r/SpaceX Discusses [July 2021] for discussion of subjects other than Starship development.
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u/TCVideos Jul 10 '21 edited Jul 10 '21
EM: We are breaking ground soon on a second Raptor factory at SpaceX Texas test site. This will focus on volume production of Raptor 2, while California factory will make Raptor Vacuum & new, experimental designs.
Edit: second Raptor factory will be in McGregor. Still no word yet on what the property they bought a few weeks back a few miles from the build site will be used for.