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Starship Development Thread June 2025 (sh.itjust.works)
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  1. When next launch? (Flight 10) Three to four weeks after Flight 9, Elon time.
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 9) Starship flight 9 launched at about 23:36:29 UTC May 27.
  3. What was the result? Ship reached a suborbital path with a 189 km apogee. It lost attitude control during coast and tumbled during reentry, with loss of signal at about 59 km altitude." (Jonathan McDowell) - Booster experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly immediately after landing burn startup. (Golden, SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2)

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2025-06-02

Ship Location Status Comment
SN2 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
S20 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
Test Tank 16 Sanchez Resting Cryo tested four times between July and September. Sliding plates added to the catch points on Jan 27th. Moved to Sanchez Mar 15th.
S35 Indian Ocean Destroyed Parts spotted Sep 20th. Forward flap installation Dec 3rd. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Dec 11th. Stacked by Feb 7th. Cryo tested Mar 11th. Single-engine static fire Apr 30th, six-engine static fire May 1st. R-vac likely replaced May 6th. Static fired May 12th. Spin prime May 22nd. Rolled out and stacked May 25th. Launched May 27th. Ship lost attitude control shortly after SECO and broke up during reentry.
S36 Megabay 2 Pending engine install Parts spotted in December. Stacking began Jan 30th. Moved to Megabay 2 Feb 12th. Stacking completed Mar 11th. Cryo tested Apr 27th.
S37 Megabay 2 Pending engine install Parts spotted in December. Forward dome section moves to Megabay 2 Mar 24th. Cryo tested May 30th.
S38 Megabay 2 Stacking Parts spotted in December. Nosecone stacked on payload bay as of Mar 28th.
S39 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Apr 9th).
S40 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (Apr 10th).
S41 Starfactory Assembly Parts spotted (May 10th).
Booster Location Status Comment
B12 Rocket Garden Resting Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched as IFT-5 on Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th.
B14 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th. Static fired Dec 9th. FTS installed Jan 3rd. Wet dress rehearsal performed Jan 10th. Launched and landed Jan 16th. Static fired Apr 3rd. Stacked on launch mount May 13th. Destacked May 16th. Rolled back May 17th. Rolled out May 24th. Launched May 27th. RUD immediately after landing burn startup.
B15 Rocket Garden Resting Stacked from July to September. Methane tank cryo test Dec 27th, full cryo test Dec 28th. Static fired Feb 9th. Launched and landed Mar 6th.
B16 Pad 1 Pending static fire Stacking completed by Dec 26th. Cryo tested Feb 28th. Static fired Jun 6th.
B17 Rocket Garden Pending engine install Parts spotted. First two sections moved to Megabay 1 Jan 4th. Fully stacked by Apr 7th. Cryo tested Apr 9th.
B18.1 / Test Tank 17 Massey's Pending cryo test Test article for Booster v3. Parts spotted Feb 24th, Apr 21. Cryo tested Jun 2nd and 3rd.

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Starbase activities (2025-06-02):

  • Jun 1st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Launch site: Overnight, the continuous flight auger drill rig relocates from one side of Pad B to the other. (ViX)
  • Departure of the Buckner LR11000 crane continues. (ViX)
  • Pad A inspection and refurbishment continues. (Gisler)
  • Gisler posts some photos of Launch Mount B. Booster quick disconnect hood is still connected to the crane. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
  • Flyover photo of Pad B. (RGV Aerial)
  • Pad B chopstick landing rails are deployed, and a simulated catch tests are performed. (LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
  • Build site: Three single rings move from Starfactory towards scrapyard. (ViX)
  • Highbay foundation rubble. (Gisler)
  • A sheet piling rig arrives. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
  • Sanchez: Some pipes are are delivered. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
  • Massey's: B18.1 (Test Tank 17) undergoes a second round of cryo testing. (Roger S, ViX)
  • 2-hour road delay is posted for between Jun 3rd 22:00 and Jun 4th 04:00 for transport from Massey’s to factory. (Presumably for S37 rollback)

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