The SpaceX Starship is a fully reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by SpaceX since 2012, as a self-funded private spaceflight project. The second stage of the Starship — is designed as a long-duration cargo and passenger-carrying spacecraft. It is expected to be initially used without any booster stage at all, as part of an extensive development program to prove out launch-and-landing and iterate on a variety of design details, particularly with respect to the vehicle's atmospheric reentry.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has many pads, on the East Coast of the US they own SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral and LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center for their lower inclination launches. They also own SLC-4E at Vandenberg, California for their high inclination launches. Another site is also being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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Primary Date | 2021-03-08T15:00:00+0000 | 2021-03-08T17:30:00+0000 | Road Scheduled Boca Chica Beach will remain Open |
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2021-03-03T23:23:27+0000
Successful flight overall, but SN10 landed too hard resulting in a RUD a few minutes after touchdown.
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2021-03-03T20:21:04+0000
Abort at ignition. Standing by for a possible second attempt today.
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2021-03-01T07:58:19+0000
SN10 NET than Wednesday. Setting TBD until the evacuation notice is given to residents.
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2021-02-26T07:12:01+0000
Road closure cancelled for today. Flight NET Monday March 1.
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2021-02-25T23:00:35+0000
Second static fire complete. Flight NET tomorrow (February 26).
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2021-02-24T14:13:48+0000
Road closure cancelled for today (Feb 24). Pushing the second static fire and the flight to February 25 and 26 respectively.
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2021-02-24T07:19:57+0000
One engine of SN10 will be swapped out and a new static fire attempted on February 24. Flight NET February 25 pending a successful static fire.
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2021-02-23T23:16:47+0000
After a first static fire, Starship SN10 is now expected to fly as early as February 25.
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2021-02-19T10:07:18+0000
SN10 static fire NET February 22
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2019-03-25T22:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed its first wet dress rehearsal.
2019-03-28T23:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a wet dress rehearsal.
2019-04-01T21:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a wet dress rehearsal.
2019-04-03T00:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed its first static fire.
2019-04-06T00:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a tethered hop.
2019-05-23T23:40:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a wet dress rehearsal.
2019-06-19T15:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a wet dress rehearsal.
2019-07-16T03:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a wet dress rehearsal.
2019-07-17T03:24:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a static fire.
2019-07-23T04:57:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a wet dress rehearsal.
2019-08-09T22:00:00+0000
The Starhopper prototype has successfully performed a wet dress rehearsal.
2019-09-29T01:00:00+0000
Elon Musk will host an event where updated details of the Starship and Super Heavy will be shown. This next generation launch vehicle platform will be powered by SpaceX's next-gen methane powered Raptor engines. Both the Mk1 and the Mk2 — another prototype that SpaceX is developing at its Florida facilities — will feature at least three Raptors.
2019-11-18T23:00:00+0000
The Mk1 prototype successfully performed its first ambient pressure test.
2019-11-20T20:27:00+0000
The Mk1 prototype was destroyed due to a catastrophic failure which occurred during its first cryoproof test.
2020-01-10T14:00:00+0000
A tank prototype has been pressurized to failure to test the dome to barrel weld.
2020-02-29T00:00:00+0000
The SN1 prototype was destroyed during its first cryoproof test.
2020-03-10T01:00:00+0000
The SN2 prototype successfully performed its first cryoproof test.
2020-04-03T02:00:00+0000
The SN3 prototype successfully performed its first ambient pressure test.
2020-04-04T02:00:00+0000
The SN3 prototype was destroyed during its first cryoproof test.
2020-04-26T15:21:00+0000
The SN4 prototype has successfully performed its ambient pressure test.
2020-04-27T04:00:00+0000
The SN4 successfully performed its first cryoproof test.
2020-05-06T01:57:00+0000
The SN4 has successfully performed its first static fire.
2020-05-07T07:00:00+0000
The SpaceX Starship SN4 Prototype has successfully performed its second static fire.
2020-05-09T07:30:00+0000
The SN4 prototype successfully performed an ambient pressure test.
2020-05-10T04:25:00+0000
The SN4 prototype successfully performed its second cryoproof test.
2020-05-17T17:58:00+0000
The SpaceX Starship SN4 Prototype has successfully performed its second ambient pressure test.
2020-05-19T18:00:54+0000
The SpaceX Starship SN4 Prototype has successfully performed its third static fire.
2020-05-28T18:00:00+0000
The SpaceX Starship SN4 Prototype has successfully performed its fourth static fire.
2020-05-29T18:40:00+0000
The SN4 prototype and its mount have been destroyed due to an anomaly during its fifth static fire.
2020-06-15T19:00:00+0000
The SN7 prototype was tested to failure with liquid nitrogen. It reached a pressure of 7.6 bar.
2020-06-23T16:37:15+0000
The SN7 prototype was tested to failure again with a reinforced forward dome seam.
2020-07-20T19:00:00+0000
The SN5 prototype successfully performed an ambient pressure test.
2020-07-22T18:00:00+0000
The SN5 successfully performed its first wet dress rehearsal.
2020-07-30T20:00:00+0000
SpaceX will attempt to perform a static fire of its Starship SN5 prototype in preparation of its upcoming 150m hop. The road closure lasts from 8am to 8pm CDT (1pm to 1am UTC).
2020-08-16T18:00:00+0000
The SN6 prototype successfully performed its first ambient pressure test.
2020-08-16T22:30:00+0000
The SN6 prototype successfully performed its first cryoproof test.
2020-08-24T00:44:30+0000
The SN6 prototype has successfully performed its first static fire.
2020-09-23T09:58:10+0000
SN7.1 performed testing to failure to validate the performance of 304L stainless steel. Awaiting status of success.
2020-10-05T11:00:00+0000
SN8 will undergo a series of tests to validate its build quality.
2020-10-19T11:01:43+0000
SN8 conducted a preburner test of the raptor engines in preparation for the future 15km flight.
2020-10-20T06:22:08+0000
SN8 successfully performed a second preburner test of its raptor engines.
2020-10-20T08:14:21+0000
Starship SN8 sucessfully performed a static fire of its raptor engines.
2020-10-31T00:00:00+0000
Updated details on the SpaceX Starship vehicle will go live on the spacex website in late October.
2020-11-11T00:08:00+0000
Starship SN8 performed a Raptor engine static fire before its 15 km Flight.
2020-11-13T01:15:00+0000
SN8 performed a static fire of its Raptor engines. The test was followed by a unintentional loss of pneumatic control of the vehicle, as well as possible damage to a raptor engine.
2020-11-24T23:23:00+0000
SN8 successfully performed a static fire of its Raptor engines.
2020-12-03T03:00:00+0000
SN8 performed a Wet Dress Rehearsal to validate tank performance before the 15 km flight.
2020-12-08T00:00:00+0000
Starship SN8 will perform a WDR of the vehicle before the 12.5km flight.
2020-12-29T02:00:00+0000
SpaceX has conducted a pressure test on Starship SN9.
2020-12-29T23:00:00+0000
SpaceX conducted a Cryo test on SN9. The RCS thrusters were also tested.
2021-01-04T23:00:00+0000
SpaceX likely conducted pressure tests on Starship SN9's header tanks.
2021-01-06T22:07:00+0000
SpaceX performed a static fire on Starship SN9's three raptor engines.
2021-01-13T18:30:00+0000
SpaceX conducted a second static fire test on Starship SN9's raptor engines.
2021-01-13T20:23:00+0000
SpaceX conducted a third static fire test on Starship SN9's raptor engines.
2021-01-13T21:37:00+0000
SpaceX has conducted a fourth static fire test on Starship SN9's raptor engines.
2021-01-21T22:44:00+0000
SpaceX might conduct a fifth static fire test on Starship SN9's raptor engines.
2021-01-22T15:01:00+0000
SpaceX might conduct a sixth static fire test on Starship SN9's raptor engines.
2021-01-28T20:50:00+0000
SpaceX conducted a wet dress rehearsal on Starship SN9 in preparation of its first flight.
2021-02-23T23:00:00+0000
SpaceX successfully performed a static fire of the Starship SN10 vehicle.
2021-02-25T22:57:00+0000
SpaceX performed a second static fire of the Starship SN10 vehicle after swapping out one of its engines.
Starship Mk1 was partially destroyed during max pressure tank testing, when the forward LOX tank ruptured along a weld line of the craft's steel structure, propelling the bulkhead several meters upwards.
Serial Mk1
Status destroyed
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
SN1 was destroyed when undergoing pressurization.
Serial SN1
Status destroyed
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
SN10 is a Starship Prototype similar in design to SN9. It got destroyed during an explosion on the pad after landing.
Serial SN10
Status destroyed
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
SN2 successfully went through a pressure and cryo test, but was not used for a static fire or hop.
Serial SN2
Status retired
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
SN3's cryo test failed, the result being the LOX (Liquid Oxygen) Tank collapsing due to underpressurisation.
Serial SN3
Status destroyed
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
On April 26, 2020, SN4 successfully completed a cryogenic pressure test. On May 29, 2020, SN4 exploded after engine testing.
Serial SN4
Status destroyed
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
Fifth prototype of the Starship prototype vehicle. On the 4th of August, SN5 completed a 150m hop, its first successful launch and landing.
Serial SN5
Status retired
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
Starship SN6 first flew on Aug. 23rd in Boca Chica, Texas with a single Raptor engine. It flew to height of 150m before landing safely. This vehicle has now been transported back to the main construction site.
Serial SN6
Status retired
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
Intentionally destroyed during a pressurization test.
Serial SN7
Status destroyed
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
SpaceX Test tank for 304L Stainless Steel. Top bulkhead intentionally burst during pressure testing.
Serial SN7.1
Status destroyed
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
SN8 was destroyed when attempting to land after its first flight due to low header tank pressure during landing burn.
Serial SN8
Status destroyed
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
SN9 is the first starship prototype to be fully made of 304L stainless steel. It was destroyed on landing after its first flight.
Serial SN9
Status destroyed
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
First prototype of the Starship vehicle. Starhopper was a short test article that flew once to a height of 150m before landing safely.
Serial Starhopper
Status retired
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 2