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Starship Development Thread June 2025 (sh.itjust.works)
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FAQ

  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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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

Starbase activities (2025-06-10):

  • Jun 9th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Build site: Gigabay foundation preparation and excavation continues. (NSF)
  • Launch site: LOX pump motor #8 is installed. 9th position still needs a pump and motor. (ViX)
  • The last manifold for the Pad 2 "pancake deck" arrives. (ViX)

Florida:

  • SLC-37 to be converted to a Starship launch pad. Demolition of Delta IV infrastructure to begin NET Jun 12th (Thursday). (Stephen Clark)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Starbase activities (2025-06-09):

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Starbase activities (2025-06-08):

  • Quiet Sunday.
  • Jun 7th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Overnight, B16 moves from Pad 1 to Megabay 1. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX)
  • "Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight boosters everywhere" (ViX)
  • Build site: Jun 8th flyover photo, in which sheet piles for Gigabay are visible. (RGV Aerial)
  • Diagram illustrating how hardware might flow from Starfactory to Gigabay, based on sheet pile layout. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Starbase activities (2025-06-07):

  • Jun 6th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Jun 6th addenda: A new stand of some kind is spotted at the build site. (ViX)
  • Booster transport stand returns to Pad 1. (ViX)
  • Launch site: Two new vertical tanks arrive, and are is lifted almost into place. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
  • LOX pump #8 is lifted into position at the pump farm. (ViX)
  • The second section of booster quick disconnect cover arrives. (ViX)
  • Steel plates are installed in the flame trench. (Anderson)
  • B16 is lifted off of Pad 1 and placed onto transport stand. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, ViX)
  • B16 receives a slight bump on the way down. The retraction of the alignment pins at a time when neither the stabilizing arms on the chopsticks nor the clamps on the transport stand were engaged, caused B16 to swing freely and hit the interior of the transport stand a few times. (ViX, Golden)
  • Chopsticks release B16 and descend, transport stand clamps engage. (ViX, NSF)
  • B16 moves to the entrance of Highway 4 in preparation for rollback to the production site. (NSF)
  • New road delay for between Jun 7th 22:00 to Jun 8th 02:00, presumably for B16 rollback. (cityofstarbase, archive)
  • B16 rollback begins. (NSF)
  • Build site: Sheet piling rig continues work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)

Florida:

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Starbase activities (2025-06-06):

Brownsville:

  • Starship Gazer posts 4k video of the construction work on the Linde air separation plant.

Florida:

  • Four more cryo tanks are en route from South Korea, possibly for SpaceX. (Cornwell)
  • Two starship pads are planned for LC-37, with towers 36 metres taller than those at Starbase. (NSF, spaceforcestarshipeis, Anderson)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

Starbase activities (2025-06-05):

  • Jun 4th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Launch site: Booster transport stand and launch mount work platform move from the launch site to the Starhopper sight. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
  • A planned B16 static fire test turns into a cryo test. (NSF)
  • Road is closed and pad is cleared. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Starship Gazer)
  • Propellant loading. (LabPadre)
  • Engine chill vent. (ViX)
  • Depress vent. (ViX)
  • Detanking. (LabPadre)
  • Road closure concluded. (BocaRoad)
  • Launch mount work platform returns to the pad. (ViX)
  • RGV Aerial post comparison flyover photos of pads A and B.
  • Build site: A B18 aft section (A5:4) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
  • Sheet piling rig continues work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson)

Brownsville:

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Starbase activities (2025-06-04):

  • Jun 3rd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Build site: Overnight, S37 moves from Massey's to Megabay 2, and B16 moves from Megabay 1 to the launch site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, NSF 3, LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer)
  • Sheet piling rig begins work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson)
  • Aft flap 2 of 2 is lifted towards S36 in Megabay 2. (video)
  • Box labelled SN08, presumably a Raptor 3. (Hardcore Electric)
  • Launch site: B16 is lifted onto the Pad A launch mount. (NSF 1, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, clwphoto1)
  • Pad A chopsticks rise to the launch position and the SQD arm swings in. (ViX)
  • 12-hour road closure is posted for Jun 5th or 6th from 07:00 to 19:00 for non-flight testing activities. "Should SpaceX not complete its planned space flight activities on June 5, 2025, then SpaceX may use the alternate date to complete its testing activities". I suspect "space flight activities" is a typo.
  • Other: Linde to build an air-separation plant) at 7245 Industrial Circle, Lot 6, in the 72-acre North Brownsville Industrial Park. (myrgv)
  • Ship and booster upgrades comparison infographic. (Vikranth)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Starbase activities (2025-06-01):

Flight 9:

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Starbase activities (2025-06-03):

  • Jun 2nd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
  • Build site: Overnight, an R-vac moves from Megabay 2 towards Sanchez. (ViX)
  • Booster transport stand arrives at Megabay 2. (ViX)
  • B16 prepares for rollout to the launch site, S37 prepares for rollback to the build site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, (ViX))
  • Massey's: B18.1 (Test Tank 17) timelapses of long-duration (27-hour!) cryo testing. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
  • S37 begins rollback to the build site. (Starship Gazer)
  • Launch site: Following the move of the continuous flight auger drill, more piles drilled at Pad B. (ViX)
  • Pad A chopsticks are raised slightly to facilitate installation of cladding panels to the tower base. (ViX)
  • Other: New render from Killip of Pad B booster quick disconnect system, based on observations of B18.1 and hardware at Sanchez. (May 2nd, June 3rd)
  • RGV Aerial post a comparison photo of 2019 January and 2025 June.
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

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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