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

FAQ

  1. When next launch? IFT-3 is NET Mid-March, and after completion of the IFT-2 mishap investigation. Candidate vehicles are Booster 10 and Ship 28.
  2. When previous launch? (IFT-2)? Booster 9 and Ship 25 launched on 2023-11-18.
  3. What was the result? Successful lift off with minimal pad damage. Successful booster operation with all engines to successful hot stage separation. Booster destroyed by AFTS after attempted boost-back. Ship fired all engines to near orbital speed then destroyed by AFTS. No re-entry attempt.
  4. Was IFT-2 a complete failure? No. As part of an iterative test programme, many milestones were achieved. Perfection is neither expected nor desired at this stage.

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Status

Road Closures

Type Start (CDT) End (CDT) Status
Primary Date 2024-02-15 08:00 2024-02-15 20:00 Closure revoked.
Backup Date 2024-02-16 08:00 2024-02-16 20:00 Closure scheduled.
Backup Date 2024-02-20 08:00 2024-02-12 20:00 Possible closure.

Up to date as of 2024-02-19

Vehicle Status

As of 2024-02-20

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Ship Location Status Comment
S24 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed April 20th (IFT-1): Destroyed by flight termination system after successful launch.
S25 Atlantic Ocean Destroyed Mostly successful launch and stage separation
S26 Rocket Garden Mysterious Static fire Oct. 20. No fins or heat shield, multiple mysterious changes. Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10.
S28 Suborbital test stand Awaiting testing Static fired Dec 29th. Stacked on B10 on Feb 13th. Partial WDR conducted Feb 14th and 16th. Destacked Feb 18th. Spin prime Feb 26th.
S29 High Bay Pending engine install 3x cryo
S30 High Bay Pending engine install 2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th
S31 High Bay Aft flaps installed
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 Megabay 1 Awaiting testing Static fired Dec 29th. Hotstaging ring installed Jan 26th. Partial WDR conducted Feb 14th and 16th.
B11 Megabay 1 Finalizing Completed 2 Cryo tests.
B12 Megabay 1 Finalizing Cryo x2
B13 Megabay 1 Fully stacked Chine installation underway
B14 Build Site Assembly Assorted parts spotted
B15 Build Site Assembly Potential aft end spotted Jan 5th

Resources

  • @refreezeEnglish
    4•4 months ago

    Interesting that they are going for a flame trench, I guess the water table is different at Massey’s. Or since they don’t do static fires at full thrust, it doesn’t need to be that deep?

    • @[email protected]OPMEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      Yeah, I wonder why they aren’t just doing another water-cooled steel plate. Seems to have worked well for IFT-2. Perhaps it is cheaper to build/operate a flame trench, so if the terrain allows one, it is the preferable option?