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Falcon 5

The proposed design for the Falcon 5

Falcon 5 was a proposed partially reusable rocket that was ultimately canceled and replaced by the Falcon 9. It was designed to serve as an intermediate option between the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 rockets. Notably, the Falcon 5 featured four fewer engines compared to the Falcon 9. However, despite its initial promise, the Falcon 5 project was discontinued, paving the way for the remarkable success of the Falcon 9 in the field of space exploration.
Low Bay

The Low bay (also known as the Windbreak), was a Fabrication Building at the Starbase Build Site. It was the first Bay ever constructed and its initial purpose was to provide an indoor welding space for engineers during the early days of starship assembly. It was demolished on (insert date here) to make room for the Starfactory expansion, and the Low Bay itself was practically obsolete due to the construction of the Larger Bays at Starbase.
LTR1220

The LTR1220 is a red Liebherr crane used by Spacex at the orbital launch site. It was assembled at the end of March 2021 and is combining features of a crawler crane and a telescopic crane. Placed in the very east of the OLS, it will probably used for constructing the power bay / comms building.

## Specs

Specs according to Liebherr:

1. ↑ https://www.liebherr.com/en/che/products/mobile-and-crawler-cranes/crawler-cranes/liebherr-telescopic-crawler-cranes/ltr-1220.html
SN12

SN12 was a planned Starship prototype. First parts have been assembled and constructed, however it was decided to scrap SN12-SN14 and move on with SN15, which according to Musk has major improvments. It is also believed that the very good outcome of SN8's flight could have lead to the decision to move on to SN15 after the first four suborbital Starship prototypes (SN8-11).

According to NSF, the nosecone sections from SN12 have been used for the nosecone test rig.

According to a tweet by Brendan Lewis, the following parts of SN12 have been spotted:

* Aft dome (sleeved), mated with leg skirt
* 4 ring LOX tank section
* Downcomer pipe
* Common dome (sleeved), including methane header tank
* Forward dome (sleeved)
* Nosecone barrel section
* Nosecone including header tank, without lowest ring

In the same periode as this tweet was released, it came clear that SN12-14 would be scrapped.

## Timeline

* 22 Feb 2021: Common dome scrapped

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/\_brendan\_lewis/status/1352784291172737024
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/\_brendan\_lewis/status/1346682979523805184/photo/1
Ship 31 (S31)

Ship 31 (S31) is a Starship upper stage prototype, that is fully stacked inside the High Bay.

## History

Ship 31 was possibly first seen on the 22nd of August 2022 with its thrust puck being seen in the dome yard. It began stacking on the 31st of August 2023 and was completed 33 days later on the 3rd of October. On the 21st of November, Ship 31 was re-located to the rocket garden to make space for Ship 29 (S29) in the high bay. It was then brought back on Jan 4th 2024 and aft flaps where installed between the 5-9th.

## Timeline

* 22 August 2022: Possible S31 puck in dome yard.
* 18 March 2023: S31 AX:4 moved from Starfactory to T2.
* 25 March 2023: S31 PEZ dispenser installed into payload bay in front of tent 3.
* 02 June 2023: S30 and **S31** NCs leave tent 3.
* 27 July 2023: S31 PL:5 gets its door installed.
* 25 August 2023: S31 nosecone moves to the ringyard.
* 30 August 2023: S31 payload bay moved into high bay at 20:05; S31 nosecone moved into high bay at around 13:45.
* 31 August 2023: S31 nosecone stacked on payload section inside high bay.
* 05 September 2023: S31 fwd dome section staged outside of high bay for stacking.
* 07 September 2023: S31 fwd dome section moved into high bay at around 04:25.
* 09 September 2023: S31 stacked on its forward dome section inside high bay(3 of 6 sections tall).
* 11 September 2023: S31 cmn dome section moved into high bay at 15:56.
* 14 September 2023: S31 stacked on its common dome section inside high bay, now 4/6 sections tall.
* 22 September 2023: S31 ML:4 moves into the high bay.
* 25 September 2023: S31 N:12 stacked on ML:4 creating N:16.
* 02 October 2023: S31 downcomer installed, thrust section moved into high bay for stacking at midnight; S31 AX:4 is lifted into the highbay.
* 03 October 2023: S31 N:16 stacked atop AX:4 creating A:20, **completing the construction of Ship 31 in 33 days.**
* 20 November 2023: S31 moved to the Rocket Garden, taking the place of Ship 29.
* 4 Jan 2024: S31 moved back to high bay
* 5 Jan 2024: S31 left aft flap installed
* 9 Jan 2024: S31 right aft flap installed
Ship 23 (S23)

Ship 23 (S23) was a planned Starship prototype. Not many parts of S23 wereb spotted and it was ultimatly skipped.

## Timeline

* 11 Nov 2021: Aft dome sleeve (3-ring) spotted
* 23 Nov 2021: Ship fwd dome still outside tent; new jig next to it [S23?]
* 23 Nov 2021: Nosecone (next generation) spotted by Starship Gazer
* 09 Dec 2021: SN23 (S23) nosecone hooked to crane outside tents [not the same as the scrap nosecone from previous days?]
* 20 Dec 2021: Ship nosecone barrel section (5-rings!!) [S22/S23/S24?]
EDOME

**EDOME** was a test tank created to test flatter domes, which will be used on future Starship and Booster prototypes. On 30 September 2022, it was tested to failure.

## Timeline

**8 June 2022:** Moved to launch site
**23 August 2022:** Moved back to production site
**22 September 2022:** Moved to Massey's
**30 September 2022:** Tested to failure (cryogenic)
SN2

**Starship Serial Number 2**, or **SN2**, is a retired Starship prototype and test tank, designed to facilitate targeted testing on the structure of the thrust puck and welding quality following SN1's destruction during a cryogenic proof test on 28th February 2020. SN2 successfully completed both ambient pressure and cryogenic proof tests in early March 2020, and was subsequently decommissioned. As of January 2024, the test tank resides at the production site.

## Timeline

**February 2020** - First spotted.

**6 or 7 March 2020** - Rolled out to the test site, testing begins.

**15 or 16 March 2020** - Rolled back to production site.

## Test schedule

 08/03/3020

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/sYeVnGL7fgw
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1226396667722727425
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/R13HYZTqiTc
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/BxfVT6S6VNY
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/BocaCharts/status/1394917558730514433
Spin prime sequence (booster)

The booster **spin prime sequence** appears to be the following:

* center three engines ignite
* the engines in the inner ring ignite in opposite pairs
* the engines in the outer ring ignite in the same way as those in the inner ring

This information was revealed with the test of Booster B7.

## What is a spin-up test?

A spin-up test is the **fuel passing through the engine, but not igniting.**
Elon Musk Interview on The Joe Rogan Experience

On 11 February 2021 Elon Musk gave an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience #1609 on spotify (on YouTube). There are several important aspects to note:

* Elon made Starhip more pointy just because of the movie "The Dicatator". Pointy Nose has no efffects on the aerodynamics or even slightly worse, just looks cooler.
* Two years away from point to point trasport/human starship missions
* But there will be many flights until then
* We expect the prototypes to explode. All systems of the rocket are evolving simultaneously (engines, structure, avionics, ground systems...) as well as the production system (which is 1000x harder than the initial rocket design).
* If current progress continues as now, regulary orbital flights with high probability of safe landings in two years
* The goal is to get into orbit this year
* 5000 tons on lift off, twice the thrust of the Saturn V
* We know how to get in to orbit, we need to have a fully and rapidly reusable where all elements of the rocket are reused and they're reused quickly, and this has never been done.
* Elon Musk works a lot and sleeps 6 hours :)
* You only need 1-2 percent of the energy to get to space, to where the atmosphere is thin, compared to what you need to get to orbit. Then you need a heat shield to get it back
B11 Hot Staging Test Article

On 30 July 2023, a test article was spotted with the label "B-11 FWD RETAIN / HOT STAGE LOAD HEAD".  This test article is to structurally qualify the new interstage design. The bottom barrel section is the old B11 fwd dome section. It was reassigned to become a test article for this, seemingly back in January of this year, possibly suggesting when this design decision was made. On 6 July 2023, it moved into tent 1 and later returned with extra stringers. The upper part of the test article is the actual staging ring. The first of them was spotted on 25 May, a revised design on 20 July. This one however was the first with reinforcements. The top of the test article is the old leg skirt from S26.1, which was cut off the test tank a few month ago and returned to the production site to receive more stringers.

More in-depth information and analysis can be found in the referenced thread by The Ringwatchers.

## History

* Jan 2023: B11 fwd dome section reassigned
* 06 July 2023: Old B11 fwd dome section moved into tent 1
* **30 July 2023: Test arcticle spotted**
* 30 July 2023: Transported to Masseys
* 3 Jan 2023: Hot Staging Ring removed
* 8 Jan 2023: Moved to the Sanchez Site

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1685726255973359619
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1685787655542378496
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/Ringwatchers/status/1686050762470612992
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/Ringwatchers/status/1686050768489529344
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/Ringwatchers/status/1686050770913837056
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/Ringwatchers/status/1686050772868300800
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/Ringwatchers/status/1686050788152426501
Standing Ovation

**Standing Ovation** is a movie that Danny covered in his video, This Low Budget Movie Is a Disaster.

## Response

Standing Ovation has a score of 22 based on 6 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "Generally unfavorable reviews". It has a 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is based on reviews from 17 critics. *Standing Ovation* is rated as the worst movie of 2010 by Ain’t It Cool News. Joe Leydon of Variety magazine said the movie was “annoyingly hyper and underwhelmingly dull.” Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said "Standing Ovation is an innovative film in the sense that every minute or so it comes up with a different way of being annoying." On August 20, 2015, Crave Online declared the movie the 37th Worst Movie of the Decade (So Far).

1. ↑ Standing Ovation. Metacritic.com. Retrieved on July 21, 2018.
2. ↑ *Standing Ovation* (2010). Fandango Media. Retrieved on July 17, 2022.
3. ↑ Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. Aintitcool.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2022.
4. ↑ Leydon, Joe (2010-07-18). Variety Reviews - Standing Ovation - Film Reviews - New U.S. Release - Review by Joe Leydon. Retrieved on July 17, 2022.
5. ↑ Mick LaSalle, Chronicle Movie Critic (2010-07-16). Review: Amateurish 'Standing Ovation'. Sfgate.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2022.
6. ↑ The Big List: The 50 Worst Movies of the Decade (So Far).
Ship 27 (S27)

Ship 27 was a Starship second stage prototype produced by SpaceX. Similar in design to Ship 26, it featured no TPS heat shield tiles and no flaps.

## History

Ship 27 was first spotted around June 2022, and begun stacking in either late 2022 or early 2023. Following stacking, it was brought out of the High bay to the Rocket Garden on the 24th of April 2023, joining Ship 20 and SN 15. After its common dome imploded, Ship 27 was cut in half on the 20th of July 2023 and partially scrapped. On the 27th of September 2023, its aft section; which was spared from scrapping, was rolled out to Massey's and was placed in the structural testing cage for possible testing. It was later removed on the 25th of October 2023.

## Timeline

* 10 June 2022: S27 aft dome barrel section moved to tent 1.
* 17 June 2022: Ship aft dome sleeve spotted in front of tents, possibly for S27.
* 22 July 2022: Ship aft dome (likely S27) prepared for sleeving; aft dome sleeve connected to crane; sleeved with the help of hammers.
* 30 July 2022: S27 methane sump and transfer tube spotted at production side.
* 08 August 2022: Ship transfer tube for S27 spotted (wrapped up), left tent area.
* 19 September 2022: Nosecone (S27?) rolled out of tent 3.
* 21 September 2022: S27 starlink dispenser installed in payload bay section; S27 payload section moved into tent 3.
* 15 October 2022: S27? Nosecone moved outside tent 3, 6 hexagonal tiles (antenna) spotted on it.
* 20 October 2022: S27 payload bay moved out of tent 3, S27 nosecone moved from low bay to ring yard.
* 26 October 2022: S27 mid-LOX and cmn sections moved into high bay and stacked; S27 stacking began Barrel section moved into tent 2.

## Testing Overview

Ship 27 as a whole wasn't tested before imploding and subsequently being scrapped, however testing may have beeen performed on its remaining aft section, which was placed in the can crusher but subseuqnelty removed on the 25th of October 2023.

## Gallery

Ship 27's imploded common dome.Ship 26 left and Ship 27 right.
## References

1. https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1683177178085617665
LTM 1350-6.1

The LTM 1350-6.1 is a yellow Liebherr mobile crane assembled in mid August 2021 for the final construction of the orbital launch and integration tower. The crane was supplied by certified. The crane was returned in early September.

## Specs

1. ↑ https://www.liebherr.com/en/che/products/mobile-and-crawler-cranes/mobile-cranes/liebherr-mobile-cranes/ltm-1350-6.1.html
RGV Aerial Photography

RGV Aerial Photography is a youtube channel that is provides Boca Chica site flyover livestreams and videos with high resolution photo release of the flyovers. A collection of photos are also presented on their twitter account

## History

According to their website, "RGV Aerial Photography was started with a vision to photograph the Rio Grande Valley from a new perspective.  We turned our vision into a reality and now our passion and mission is to keep sharing our photos and videos with the community."

## Boca Chica updates

Funded by patreon supporters, RGV Aerial Photograpy documents the progress at Boca Chica build and launch sites on a biweekly basis. Their updates are intended for people who are interested to get an overview of the sites as well as for those who want to spot developments that cannot be observed from the ground or from the road.

In the early phases of the Starship program, drones were permitted to fly in the area. On 23 March 2019, drones got prohibited. Using a Cessna 172, RGV is however still able to provide flyover images. On 08 February 2021, the long term TFR has been altered from [????] to 7200ft. On 25 March 2021, it was lowered to 5000ft.[General Timeline]

## Team

* Mauricio Atilano
* Fabrizio Atilano

## Other services

Other services include real estate photography

1. ↑ https://rgvaerialphotography.com/about/
2. ↑ https://rgvaerialphotography.com/space-x-boca-chica-aerial-photography-video-updates/
SN14

SN14 was a planned Starship prototype. Although some initial parts were constructed, it was ultimately decided to abandon SN12-SN14 and proceed with SN15 instead. According to Elon Musk, SN15 boasts significant improvements. It is also speculated that the successful flight of SN8 may have influenced the decision to move forward with SN15, following the completion of the first four suborbital Starship prototypes (SN8-11).

Based on a tweet by Brendan Lewis, certain components of SN12 were observed, including the leg skirt, a single nosecone ring, and the aft dome. However, around the same time this tweet was published, it became evident that SN12-14 would be scrapped. Furthermore, it had been previously suggested that SN13 and SN14 would not be assembled, as no new parts for those prototypes had been identified, while the assembly of SN15 and subsequent models progressed.

## Timeline

* 24 Apr 2021: Rapotor vacuum mount on a test dome (former SN14 thrust dome)
* 12 Feb 2021: Aft dome used as a pathfinder
Phobos

Phobos is one of the two oil rigs (see Deimos) that have been acquired by SpaceX. Phobos and Deimos had been undergoing some refurbishment and modifications as the company planned to use them as Starship operation platforms. The big advantage of offshore platforms compared to on land sites is reduced risk and less noise and congestion for populated areas. However, they can not be placed too far away from the shore as they still need to be easily accessible. SpaceX sold both rigs in 2023.

## History

NASASpaceflight author Jack Beyer wrote on 19 January 2021 that SpaceX has acquired those two oil rigs. While remarks from Elon Musk and SpaceX already earlier hinted at future floating launch and landing sites for Starship, it now became clear that the oil rigs Valaris 8500 (previously ENSCO 8500) and Valaris 8501, that have been sold in August 2020 for $3.5 million each, must have been bought by SpaceX.

Phobos, named after one of the moon of Mars, was previously called ENSCO/Valaris 8501, while Deimos, also named after a moon of Mars, was called ENSCO/Valaris 8500.

Elon Musk already wrote in July 2020 that "SpaceX is building floating, superheavy-class spaceports for Mars, moon & hypersonic travel around Earth". The idea of using offshore launch and landing platforms was however already presented by SpaceX in 2017.

According to Beyer, "On January 17, *Phobos* departed the Port of Galveston for the Port of Pascagoula in Mississippi. *Phobos* arrived in Pascagoula on January 22."

**The Oil rigs Phobos and Deimos have been sold** as announced by Gwynne Shotwell in early February 2023: "Gwynne Shotwell told reporters last week that SpaceX sold the rigs; **"they were not the right platform."** Still interested in sea-based launch platforms, but the company wants to start flying Starship first and understand it before proceeding." [Jeff Foust], this comes after speculation due to both rigs listed in the departure list of Port of Pascagoula (Deimos on 20 Feb, Phobos on 12 March).

## Timeline

* Feb 2023: Sold
* 22 Jan 2022: Arrived at Pascagoula
* 17 Jan 2022: Departed Galveston for Pascagoula
* 08 May 2021: SpaceX request to use Starlink terminals onboard the platforms
* 08 May 2021: Remaining towers, some of the room-structures and other objects removed [Shane Overvold, Levy]
* 26 Apr 2021: Derrick tower removed, much of the helipad and accommodation block as well [Gavin Cornewll]
* 15 Apr 2021: Progress on rig deconstruction [Shane Overvold]
* 16 March 2021: Removing the tower and large section of the accommodations started
* 05 March 2021: Renovation started with deconstruction of the tower
* 22 Jan 2021: Arrived at Port of Pascagoula in Mississippi
* 17 Jan 2021: Departed Port of Galveston
* Aug 2020: Bought by SpaceX for $3.5 million.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/spacex-rigs-starship-spaceports/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1272972228326379520
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/jeff\_foust/status/1625292261830414337
Starbase

Starbase sign at night

## Infrastructure

### See also

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Construction/Building Site, Starbase Launch/Testing Site, Massey Outpost, Boca Chica Village (CCA)

-> For an overview of the site, see Boca Chica Site Overview.

Starbase is the name given by Elon Musk and SpaceX to their facility in and around the Boca Chica village in South Texas, USA. It is their main development facility for the Starship program and went through major upgrades and development. The site consists of several areas such as a launch and test site, a build site, the village itself. Furthermore, a propellant production plant was planned at the site. In 2023, an additional test site was constructed (Massey's Outpost). An overview of the site can be found here.

SpaceX is currently attempting to make Starbase the official place name of the site

## History and quotes

The concept of the city of starbase in the area of Boca Chica, Texas, was introduced by Elon Musk in a tweet on March 2: "Creating the city of Starbase, Texas". He made clear that this would include an area much bigger than Boca Chica. Cameron county later released the following statement:

"In the last few days, Cameron County was officially approached by SpaceX regarding Elon Musk's interest to incorporate BocaChica Village into the City of Starbase, Texas. Earlier today Cameron County Commission Court was informed of SpaceX's endeavor. 'If SpaceX and Elon Musk would like to pursue down this path, they must abide by all state incorporation statutes. Cameron County will process any appropriate petitions in conformity with applicable law,' stated Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr."

On 30 March 2021, Musk stated that Starbase will grow significantly in the coming year and promoted people to move to the area:

"Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so! SpaceX’s hiring needs for engineers, technicians, builders & essential support personnel of all kinds are growing rapidly."

"Starbase will grow by several thousand people over the next year or two"

Possibly within the same plans, Elon Musk announced on the same they that he would be donating to Cameron County and Brownsville:

"Am donating $20M to Cameron County schools & $10M to City of Brownsville for downtown revitalization. Details to follow next week."

## References

1. ↑ https://docreader.reciteme.com/doc/view/id/65a20f3e76674
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1366848696298561536
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1366859619461570561
4. ↑ https://www.cameroncounty.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3.2.21-SpaceX-Incorporation-Inquiry.pdf
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1376901399867441156
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1376908285677297671
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1376903913564160002
Test Launches

This article provides an overview of all test launches from SpaceX's launch facilities (currently only Starbase Boca Chica). Included are early suborbital tests as well as orbital tests (none yet).

Sources: This wiki and Wikipedia.

## Starhopper

The first flight test series was conducted with Starhopper, a test vehicle with a single Raptor engine. During the first two "hops", Starhopper was tethered, so it could not lift off a lot. The first "tethered hop" took place on 3 April 2019, according to Elon Musk.

## Low altitude hops (2. stage tanks)

The low altitude test hops included SN5 and SN6 which both successfully ascended to 150 meters and landed again at the launch site. Both prototypes had a fully assembled tank section, but only one Raptor engine has been installed and no nosecone was stacked, instead a mass simulator was used.

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## Suborbital test flights (2. stage)

After SN5 and SN6's test hops, SpaceX moved on to fully stacked prototypes of the second stage, thus with three engines and a stacked nosecone. Five vehicles have been tested in rapid succession, all with a similar flight profile that included ascend, successive turning off of the engines to a hover position, flipping to horizontal position, flap-controlled descend, engine-reignition, and landing attempt. The ultimate goal was to demonstrate landing capability of the second stage, finally achieved with SN15, although SN10 also landed but subsequently exploded.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_SpaceX\_Starship\_flight\_tests#Starship\_test\_flights
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1113613409767964673
Ship 24.2 (S24.2)

Ship 24.2 was a ship test tank. It was designed to test the payload bay door of the starship vehicle. There were indications that the tank may have undergone a structural failure during testing, as the plating of the door appeared to be slightly bent and partially torn. It was scrapped in December 2023.

## History

Ship 24.2 was first spotted close to July 2023. It had some work done and remained at the Build site until the 29th of September 2023, when it was rolled out to Massey's for possible structural testing. On November 2nd it was lifted into the structural test cage. After testing it was then removed on 15th of December 2023 and scrapped later that month.

## Timeline

### 29 September 2023 - Rollout to Massey's

Ship 24.2 is rolled out to the Massey's Outpost. Timeline according to LabPadre discord:

* 00:05 Entered highway 4
* 02:27 Arrived at Massey's Outpost

### 2 November 2023 - Lifted into Structural Test Cage

Ship 24.2 is lifted in to the Strucutral Test Cage at Massey's Outpost

### 15 December 2023 - Lifted out of Structural Test Cage

Ship 24.2 is lifted out of the Strucutral Test Cage at Massey's Outpost
LR1300

The LR1300 crawler crane is a yellow Liebherr crane that has been assembled at the launch site on 1 April 2021. Another one seems to be assembled from April 10 onwards, possibly for building the larger LR 11350 crane.

## Specs

Specs according to Liebherr:

1. ↑ https://www.liebherr.com/en/che/products/mobile-and-crawler-cranes/crawler-cranes/lr-crawler-cranes/details/lr1300.html
Operational Launches Overview

The following list includes all planned, announced and past launches of the operational starship, not including any test flights. The article Test Launches provides an overview of all suborbital and orbital test launches. Some missions have not been updated for a long time and their status is unclear.

Jarrod McLachlan from SpaceX announced on 9 August 2022, that they are working on rideshare configurations for Starship, but nothing there was nothing concrete to announce to date.

On 14 September 2022, Northrop Grumman executive Rob Hauge announced an agreement with SpaceX to potentially launch robotic spacecraft that extend the life of satellites in orbit. However, he said that Starship, going to be an "awesome capability", is "not there yet", especially as it will need to do orbital refueling to reach GEO.

1: On 12 October 2022, SpaceX announced that Dennis and Akiko Tito will be the first two crewmembers on Starship's second commercial flight around the moon (after the dear moon mission). During this mission, which will last for a week, Starship will travel to the moon, "fly within 200 km of the Moon’s surface, and complete a full journey around the Moon before safely returning to Earth. This mission is expected to launch after the Polaris Program’s first flight of Starship and dearMoon."

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris\_program
2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/14/jared-isaacman-polaris-spacex-starship-inspiration4/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.spacex.com/updates/index.html
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200211143203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu7WJD8vpAQ
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-XXSdcsBLU
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFIuzormhYU
7. ↑ https://dearmoon.earth/pdf/dearMoon\_EN\_231109.pdf
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/yousuckMZ/status/1722449717223927859
9. ↑ https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-03-sky-perfect-jsat-signs-contract-with-airbus-to-build-superbird-9
10. ↑ https://www.skyperfectjsat.space/en/news/detail/sky\_perfect\_jsat\_signed\_launch\_service\_contract\_for\_superbird-9\_satellite\_with\_spacex.html
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/Astrolab\_Space/status/1641802600331767808
12. ↑ https://www.venturi.com/en/venturi-and-space/
13. ↑ https://www.srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/schweizer-mondfahrzeug-von-freiburg-auf-den-mond-raumfahrzeug-fliegt-2026-ins-all
14. ↑ https://frapp.ch/de/articles/stories/freiburger-unternehmen-entwickelt-ein-mondfahrzeug
15. ↑ https://twitter.com/jeff\_foust/status/1557034116960268288
16. ↑ https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/14/northrop-executive-spacex-starship-has-potential-but-not-ready-yet.html
17. ↑ https://www.spacex.com/updates/index.html
18. ↑ https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1580187420015722496
Falcon Heavy

Falcon heavy at launchpad

The Falcon Heavy is a partially reusable heavy lift launch vehicle built by SpaceX. It is composed of three reusable Falcon 9 Rockets (normally only 2 of them are reused, not being expended a single time and fully landed only a single time) and it has been launched 8 times as of October 2023 with no failures and can lift 63,800 kg / 140,660 lb to low orbit (LEO) ; 26,700 kg / 58,860 lb to Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) and; 16,800 kg / 37,040 lb to Mars (in a expendable configuration).
Nickisnotgreen

**Nick Green**, better known as nickisnotgreen, is an American YouTuber, Twitch Streamer, and musician. He is mostly known for his commentary videos on internet culture and influencers, and his political commentaries from a left-wing perspective. Other types of videos he makes include comical skits, gaming videos, and musical parodies. Nick resides in Illinois.

Nick met Kurtis Conner through TikTok and consequently met Danny through Kurtis. He was also previously an editor for Kurtis. Nick appears in one of Danny's videos, "Trying Troom Troom's Awful Kidnapping Hacks" in which he helps Danny test out kidnapping hacks in a rented-out garage. Danny has also appeared in many of Nick's videos. Additionally, Nick was a part of Baddie SMP, a Minecraft server that included Danny and Kurtis.
Starship 10/28

S28 and B10 at the launch site.

This article is about the full stack only. For the individual prototypes, see Ship 28 (S28) and Booster 10 (B10). For the third integrated flight test, including updates and analysis, see Starship Flight 3.

Starship 10/28 is set to be the fourth starship full stack comprised of Ship 28 (S28) and Booster 10 (B10).

Booster 10 rolling to the pad with S28 in the backgroundB10 and S28 at launch site with newly installed sign "Gateway to Mars"
Red Dragon

Red Dragon was a proposed spacecraft from SpaceX designed as a low-cost Mars Lander. It was planned to use a modified cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft launched on top of a a Falcon Heavy however after not receiving funding from NASA and SpaceX focusing resources on Starship, it was eventually cancelled in 2017, 6 years after it was first proposed.
Elon Musk NASEM Presentation November 2021

Elon Musk held a Starhip presentation at the NASEM (National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine) on 17 November 2021.

Currently, the video is available on Youtube.

## Key Points

* Stage Cero, the launch infrastructure could be finished at the end of November 2021.
* In December, Elon Musk expects further testing
* The first orbital flight attempt could happen in January or February
* Elon Musk is "not confident" they reach orbit on this first attempt, but they "will get there next year".
* There could be up to 12 or more launches in 2022 to complete the testing phase
* Commercial launches could start in 2023
* SpaceX is working with a 3rd party company on a Starship based teleskope.
* Stainless steel greatly reduces heat shield mass, tiles can be much thinner than carbon fiber would allow due to higher melting point; great structural properties at cryogenic temperatures
* Both header tanks for Mars missions could be moved to the payload bay with increased insulation
* Propellant depot Starship will replace heat shielding with multiple insulation layers; Elon Musk is confident about orbital docking for refuelling: SpaceX already docks Dragon with ISS, so docking with own ships should be easier.

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l\_MHkr\_uYww
SN7.2

SN7.2 was a test tank designed to undergo pressure tests in order to verify the new 3mm stainless steal first used for this test tank. All other ship prototypes up to SN7.2 (possibly including SN8-11) are built with 4mm stainless steel. After some testing in January and February, the test tank was moved back to the construction site and it was subsequently scrapped.

## Timeline

* **26 Jan 2021:** First pressure test
* **04 Feb 2021:** Second pressure test
* **05 Feb 2021:** Scaffolding around SN7.2 and inspection
* **06 Feb 2021:** Inspection
* **09 Feb 2021:** Still being worked on
* **14 Feb 2021:** Still on stand with scaffolding
* **04 March 2021:** Work continued, new layer of welding put on the bottom ring
* **14 March 2021:** Work continued
* **15 March 2021:** Moved back to production site, status unclear
* **25 March 2021:** GSE1 aft dome flipped and moved, ring added like on SN7.2 [!?]
* **22 May 2021:** SN7.2 probably going to scrapyard

## Cryo-Testing on 26.01.2021

The first pressure testing of SN7.2 was done on Tuesday 26.01.2021. According to Elon Musk, the test tank "passed initial pressure test".

The test included filling the tank once, building up pressure by closing the top valves and then releasing the pressure by opening the same valves. Finally, the valves closed again and SN7.2 was detanked and fully depressed.

## Cryo-Testing on 04.02.2021

This test campaign included several pressure cycles. Unlike previously, SN7.2 was tested to failure. It was uncleare if the leaks would be closed and another test made, as the test tank didn't "pop" (e.g. SN7.1 final test).

Local time:

* 15:46 Vents closed, depress without top vents began
* 14:37 Top vent start again, probably repressurisation, venting from two side holes
* 14:05 Side vent (leak?) ended
* 13:09:33 Pop on the south facing side (leak?)
* 13:05:40 Venting stopped for a final time
* 10:52 Start venting
* 10:10 Pad clear
* 09:47 Road closed

No comments yet on the outcome of the test. The cycles between 10:52 and 13:05 have been successful, so it can be assumed that the test was successful.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1354172189679955970
Deimos

Deimos is one of the two oil rigs (see Phobos) that have been acquired by SpaceX. Phobos and Deimos have been undergoing refurbishment and modifications as the company planned to use them as Starship operation platforms. The big advantage of offshore platforms, compared to land sites, is reduced risk and less noise and congestion for populated areas. However, they can not be too far away from the shore as they still need to be easily accessible. SpaceX sold both rigs in 2023.

## History

NASASpaceflight author Jack Beyer wrote on 19 January 2021 that SpaceX had acquired two oil rigs. While remarks from Elon Musk and SpaceX already earlier hinted at future floatin launch and landing sites for Starship, it now became clear that the oil rigs Valaris 8500 (previously ENSCO 8500) and Valaris 8501, that have been sold in August 2020 for $3.5 million each, must have been bought by SpaceX.

Phobos, named after one of the moon of Mars, was previously called ENSCO/Valaris 8501, while Deimos, also named after a moon of Mars, was called ENSCO/Valaris 8500.

Elon Musk already wrote in July 2020 that "SpaceX is building floating, superheavy-class spaceports for Mars, Moon & hypersonic travel around Earth". The idea of using offshore launch and landing platforms was however already presented by SpaceX in 2017.

In January 2021, Jack Beyer found the oil rig with the name "Deimos" in the port of Brownsville. The progress on Phobos (as of May 2021) has been faster than on Deimos.

**The Oil rigs Phobos and Deimos have been sold** as announced by Gwynne Shotwell in early February 2023: "Gwynne Shotwell told reporters last week that SpaceX sold the rigs; **"they were not the right platform."** Still interested in sea-based launch platforms, but the company wants to start flying Starship first and understand it before proceeding." [Jeff Foust], this comes after speculation due to both rigs listed in the departure list of Port of Pascagoula (Deimos on 20 Feb, Phobos on 12 March).

## Timeline

* Feb 2023: Sold
* 08 May 2021: SpaceX request to use Starlink terminals onboard the platforms
* 19 Jan 2021: Oil rig with name "Deimos" in port of Brownsville
* Aug 2020: Bought by SpaceX for $3.5 mio.

1. ↑ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/spacex-rigs-starship-spaceports/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1272972228326379520
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1351331758084661252
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/jeff\_foust/status/1625292261830414337
SN18

SN18 was a Starship prototype. First parts were spotted, however the prototype never went into the stacking phase as it wasn't needed after SN15's success.

## History

According to Brendan Lewis, following parts have been spotted on March 05:

* Aft dome barrel section (not sleeved)
* Common dome barrel section (not sleeved)
* Common dome
* Methane header tank
* Forward dome barrel section (not sleeved)
* Forward dome
* Nosecone barrel section

According to NSF author Chris Bergin, this prototype could be skipped as it wasn't mentioned in a disclosed information.

## Timeline

* 04 Feb 2021: Forward dome moved spotted
* 17 Feb 2021: Nosecone barrel section spotted
* 19 Feb 2021: Potential forward dome on stand ready for sleeving
* 24 Feb 2021: Forward dome barrel section moved around
* 07 March 2021: Leg skirt spotted
* 16 March 2021: Aft skirt and engine section now mated (5-ring stack)

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/\_brendan\_lewis/status/1367838958646784008/photo/1
2. ↑ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/starship-sn11-spacex-orbital-flight-summer/#more-76751
SN16

SN16 was the second prototype of the second generation of fully stacked Starship prototypes after SN15. It never flew and was scrapped around the Summer of 2022 as SpaceX moved their focus away from suborbital testing to preparing their orbital launch site (tank farm, launch tower,...) for an orbital flight as soon as possible.

## Timeline

* 01 Feb 2021: Nosecone barrel section spotted
* 02 Feb 2021: Thrust dome sleeved, unclear
* 03 Feb 2021: Leg Skirt moved
* 10 Feb 2021: Leg Skirt spotted??
* 10 Feb 2021: Aft dome section has been flipped and moved
* 11 Feb 2021: Aft skirt (2 rings and feet) and thrust section (3 rings, dome inside) mated
* 11 March 2021: 4-ring section now spotted in mid bay
* 24 March 2021: Aft section moved into tent 1
* 24 March 2021: GSE 1 fuel aft dome spotted infront of SN16 aft section (including leg skirt)
* 04 Apr 2021: [?] nosecone spotted in tent 3 SN15 still attached to crane, detached late in the evening
* 05 Apr 2021: Nosecone barrel section "Nose Quad" with work platform spotted
* 12 Apr 2021: Section spotted with approx 960 heat shield tiles, biggest part covered yet
* 14 Apr 2021: Mid-lox section stacking in mid bay
* 15 Apr 2021: 4-ring section lifted into mid bay for stacking
* 20 Apr 2021: Aft section (5-ring stack) moved into mid bay, other sections stacked onto it
* 21 Apr 2021: Tank section now fully stacked in mid bay
* 22 Apr 2021: 2 Nosecones [SN16, SN17?] inside tent 3
* 23 Apr 2021: Tank section fully stacked in mid bay
* 23 Apr 2021: Nosecone with flaps installed in tent 3, moved next to wind break, near a 4-ring stack with work platform
* 24 Apr 2021: Nosecone RCS testing
* 25 Apr 2021: New [Sn16?] nosecone washed in front of low bay; Other nosecone [Sn17?] in tent 3
* 26 Apr 2021: Nosecone stacked on its barrel section
* 28 Apr 2021: Nosecone removed from crane; a stack covered with TPS tiles near it
* 29 Apr 2021: Tank section moved from mid bay to high bay (19:27-19:48)
* 30 Apr 2021: Nosecone moved to high bay, attached to bridge crane; stacked onto tank section
* 02 May 2021: Still attached to crane
* 03 May 2021: Still attached to crane; crews entered through access hatch
* 04 May 2021: Still attached to crane
* 05 May 2021: Remained attached to bridge crane, work platform still there
* 06 May 2021: Work continued; received one aft flap
* 07 May 2021: Detached from crane and work platform removed, second aft flap added
* 08 May 2021: Moved to the side of high bay, possibly to make place for booster assembly
* 09 May 2021: Work continued; work platform being removed
GSE7

GSE7 is the seventh tank built for the orbital launch site tank farm. Like GSE8 the tank is 15 rings tall and is likely slated for methane (CH4). It was spotted at the end of may and has been assembled and constructed in July and August 2021. On 31 August 2021, the GSE7 tank rolled out to the OLS tank farm where it was placed on its foundation next to GSE2 (most north-western) by the LR11000 crane on the same day. Cryo tank shell #6 has been placed over the GSE tank on 10 September 2021.

## Timeline

* 29 May 2021: Stack #2 fwd dome spotted
* 03 June 2021: "fwd dome" (not stack #2) barrel section spotted, 2-ring stack
* 23 July 2021: New barrel section (4-ring) attached to crane and lifted into mid bay, possibly beginning GSE7
* 24 July 2021: GSE7 aft dome sleeved (3-ring plus dome); GSE7 stack #2 fwd dome sleeve (2-ring) spotted
* 07 Aug 2021: GSE7 in mid bay, outside pipes apparently already installed
* 08 Aug 2021: Fwd tank section ready to be stacked on aft section; hooked to crane in mid bay; later both parts were stacked together; now likely full hight
* 11 Aug 2021: Aft dome sleeve (3-ring) spotted
* 14 Aug 2021: Nearing completion in mid bay; more pipes have been attached
* 21 Aug 2021: Attached to crane in mid bay
* 22 Aug 2021: Apparently fully stacked in mid bay
* 24 Aug 2021: In mid bay, pipes partly attached
* 27 Aug 2021: In mid bay; unknown 6-ring section right to it [GSE8?, S21?, B5?]
* 27 Aug 2021: Rolled out of mid bay
* 28 Aug 2021: GSE7 tank work outside of mid bay; nearly all pipes have been installed now
* 29 Aug 2021: Work outside mid bay continued
* 30 Aug 2021: Work looking finished
* 31 Aug 2021: **GSE7 rolled out to OLS**, arrived at OLS tank farm at 10:27 am; load spreader attached (by LR11000) at 12:59 pm; GSE7 lifted at 3:57 pm, touched down at 5 pm next to GSE2
* 01 Sept 2021: GSE7 has been placed next to GSE2 by LR11000; later crane was detached at 10:30 am
* 03 Sept 2021: Cryo tank **shell #6 rolled out** to OLS tank farm (to be put over GSE7) and arrived at 9:38 am, now three remaining shells at PPS; load spreader and LR11000 attached to shell #6 at around 10:30 am
* 08 Sept 2021: OLS tank farm: GSE7 work through work platform lifted by LR11000
* 09 Sept 2021: OLS tank farm: work on GSE1, GSE2 and GSE7, where LR11000 lifted a work platform
* 10 Sept 2021: OLS, tank farm: GSE cryo tank shell #6 lifted at 9:54 am, **placed over GSE7** at 10:47 am; red protective balloons used during stacking process

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/\_brendan\_lewis/status/1436921597898604548/photo/1
Dragon 1

Dragon 1 was a partially resusable cargo spacecraft created by SpaceX. Its first launch was in 2010 with the Falcon 9 rocket. Since then Dragon 1 flew 23 times before being retired 2020 to make way for the heavily improved Dragon 2. 14 Dragon 1 spacecraft were constructed and in 2017, the first mission re-flying a Dragon 1 spacecraft was launched.
The Angry Astronaut

The Angry Astronaut is a youtube channel that is dedicated to critical in depth analysis of space related topics. On the channel episodes and livestreams the host discusses and analyses current developments as well as proposed concepts and plans in the space industry. The Angry Astronout is famous for an unconventional way of presentation, that can be best described by the phrase "stay angry about space".

## Channels

The Angry Astronaut is also present on the following channels:

* Discord
* Twitter
* Reddit
BN2

BN2 was planned as the second Super Heavy booster prototype. However, some sections were renamed to BN2.1 and BN3.

## History

BN1 and BN2, along with SN15-17, represent “iterative improvements to the vehicles to improve the design and serve as production pathfinders” to aid the increasing production cadence.

Elon Musk stated on 30 March 2021 after the flight of SN11:

"BN1 is a manufacturing pathfinder, so will be scrapped. We learned a lot, but have already changed design to BN2. Goal is to get BN2 with engines on orbital pad before end of April. It might even be orbit-capable if we are lucky."

This obviously never came true. BN2 was used for parts of test tank BN2.1.

## Timeline

* 04 Feb 2021: Forward dome spotted
* 27 March 2021: Fwd dome moved
* 27 March 2021: BN2 [?] aft dome with 8 raptor ports spotted in tent
* 07 Apr 2021: BN thrust dome spotted with 40 holes on the outside (for 20 engines) and holes for 8 enginesin the middle, possibly for BN2/3
* 10 Apr 2021: BN2 [?] fwd dome sleeved
* 13 Apr 2021: BN2? aft dome sleeved
* 15 Apr 2021: BN2 ~~fwd~~ aft dome section moved (3-ring stack)
* 19 Apr 2021: BN2 aft dome section (not flipped yet)
* 21 Apr 2021: Aft section flipped
* 14 May 2021: Super heavy booster section moved into high bay for stacking, BN2 or BN3 [vid15]
* 15 May 2021: BN2/BN3 section in high bay rotated [BN3!]
* 26 May 2021: Modified test stand to work as new puck shucker for SH test tank BN2.1 as hydraulic cylinders are visible inside the structure [the\_denks]

## References

1. ↑ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/starship-sn11-spacex-orbital-flight-summer/#more-76751
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1376902791906611200
SN19

SN19 was a planned starship prototype. On February 19, a first section was observed, although the specific serial number was not yet assigned. However, with the success of SN15, it became evident that SN19 was no longer nessesary and was skipped.

## Timeline

* 19 Feb 2021: Methane header tank spotted, in the row with two others
Felix Schlang (WAI)

Felix Schlang is the host of the Youtube channel What about it!? on which he covers space related topics.

## Personal Life

Felix Schlang was born in the Eifel region in Germany. He is married and has three kids. In his livestreams he is often accompanied by cats.

## What about it!? (WAI)

What about it!? is the youtube channel hosted by Felix Schlang. On his episodes that are released Tuesdays and Fridays he covers space related topics. Currently he focuses on Starship development where he makes in depth analysis of building progress, not only from Starship itself, but also from ground equipment. Big events such as Starship prototype launches are being covered with livestreams, using LabPadre's and SpaceX's streams.

On his channel, Schlang also covers other space related topics such as important milestones by other space companies and NASA (e.g. Mars rover landing).

### Team

There are several people working for WAI:

* Another Space Nut (Moderator, Administrator)
* Eryk Gawron (Scripting, Research)
* Pete-MC (Moderator, IT)
* StingerNSW (Moderator, Web Admin, Newsletters)
* Splitsecond Mom (Moderator, Host of "Infinite Cosmos")
* Mikko Koskelin (Moderator, Research & Scripting)
* NickHenning3d (Content Creator)
* Warhawk (Moderator, Research & Scripting)
* Brian Klug (Editor)
* Kage (Moderator, Research & Scripting, Code Writer)
* Stanley Creative (Content Creator)
* Tashanimation (Editing, Animations)
* Faudgie-Kessai (Research & Scripting)
* Jesse (Research & Scripting)
* Framrk (Moderator, Research & Scripting)
* greenforest (Research & Scripting)
* Bi0nixE (Moderator, Research & Scripting)
* Alex Jobs (Moderator, Music Composition)
* Rich L\_B (Moderator)
* Jay\_Keegan (Moderator, ITDiscort, BOT Management)
* Heisey (New Website)
* Szabolcs Jaray (Moderator, Episode Subtitles/Captions
* Ryan\_OC (New Website)
* ErcXspace (Content Creator)
* Julia (Books)
* Astronomy Films
* Marko (Moderator, Episode Subtitles/Captions)
* Apo (Episode Subtitles/Captions)
* Susi (Moderator, Episode Subtitles/Captions)
* Mito (Moderator, New Website)
* Jama (Moderator)
* That Moony Sky (Graphic Design)

### Channels

Felix Schlang is present on following channels:

* Youtube
* X
* Discord

1. ↑ https://whataboutit.space/about-me
2. ↑ https://whataboutit.space/crew
Degagnarok

Degagnarok - złamany miecz, jedna z broni stworzonych przez Istotę tysiące lat temu. Jest jednym z najpotężniejszych obiektów, jakie kiedykolwiek stworzono.

## Historia

Herobrine usiłował zniszczyć miecz podczas Drugiej Wojny. Siedem kawałków zostało rozproszonych po świecie. Każdy fragment dodaje klindze mocy: siły niszczącej, szybkości ataku itd. Pełna wersja baśni liczy ponad tysiąc stron.

## Wygląd

Ostrze Degagnaroka jest jasnoszara, a rękojeść - ciemnszara. Jest złamany po ukosnej linii. Został Stworzony z adamantu, któremu zawdzięcza swój tęczowy połysk.

## Statystyki

Podano statystyki dotyczą złamanego miecza. Nie wiadomo, jakie statystyki miałby naprawiony miecz.

* **Materiał:** Adamant
* **Szybkość ataku:** 3,5
* **Średni poziom szkód:** 4,5
* **Odporność:** 3550/128000
* **Zaklęcia:** Tępostrze II, Spowolnienie II, Nieomylność III.
* **Opis:** "Miecz niestety daleki od swojego minionego splendoru"