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Starship Development Thread August 2025

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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 10) Targeting August 26th, per SpaceX.
  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 2025-08-22

ShipLocationStatusComment
SN2Rocket GardenScrapped Aug 19th.
S20Rocket GardenPending scrapping?
Test Tank 16SanchezRestingCryo tested four times between July and September. Sliding plates added to the catch points on Jan 27th. Moved to Sanchez Mar 15th.
S35Indian OceanDestroyedParts 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.
S36Massey'sDestroyedParts spotted in December. Stacking began Jan 30th. Moved to Megabay 2 Feb 12th. Stacking completed Mar 11th. Cryo tested Apr 27th. Single-engine static fire Jun 16th. RUD Jun 18th.
S37Stacked on B16Pending launchParts spotted in December. Forward dome section moves to Megabay 2 Mar 24th. Cryo tested May 30th. Forward flaps installed Jul 20th. (ViX 1, ViX 2) Aft flaps installed Jul 23rd and Jul 24th. Single-engine static fire Jul 31st, six-engine static fire Aug 1st. R-vac swap on Aug 5th. Six-engine spin prime Aug 13th.
S38Megabay 2Pending engine installParts spotted in December. Nosecone stacked on payload bay as of Mar 28th. Rolls to Massey's Jul 28th. Cryo tested Jul 30th. Rolls back to Megabay 2 Aug 1st. Aft flap installed Aug 25th.
S39StarfactoryAssemblyParts spotted (Apr 9th). Forward flaps installed July 29th and 31st.
S40StarfactoryAssemblyParts spotted (Apr 10th).
S41StarfactoryAssemblyParts spotted (May 10th).
S42StarfactoryAssemblyParts spotted (Jul 4th).
S43StarfactoryAssemblyParts spotted (Jul 4th).
S44StarfactoryAssemblyParts spotted (Jul 4th).
S45StarfactoryAssembly
BoosterLocationStatusComment
B12Megabay 1Pending scrapping?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.
B14Gulf of MexicoDestroyedStacked 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.
B15Rocket GardenRestingStacked from July to September. Methane tank cryo test Dec 27th, full cryo test Dec 28th. Static fired Feb 9th. Launched and landed Mar 6th.
B16Pad 1Pending launchStacking completed by Dec 26th. Cryo tested Feb 28th. Static fired Jun 6th. FTS potentially installed Jun 18th. Hot staging adapter removed Jun 19th. FTS installed Aug 17th. Rolled out to launch site Aug 21st.
B17Rocket GardenPending engine installParts spotted. First two sections moved to Megabay 1 Jan 4th. Fully stacked by Apr 7th. Cryo tested Apr 9th.
B18.1 / Test Tank 17Massey'sCryo testingTest article for Booster v3. Parts spotted Feb 24th, Apr 21. Cryo tested Jun 2nd and 3rd.
B18Megabay 1StackingParts spotted May 19th.
B19StarfactoryStackingParts spotted Aug 11th.

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