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Elon Musk· 2025-10-15 18:15
Starship Development & Achievements - SpaceX's Starship V1 and V2 era concluded after 2.5 years of iterative development [1] - Super Heavy booster demonstrated ten straight reliable ascents, frequently with 33/33 Raptor engines [1] - Hot-staging proven as a viable technique for a reusable vehicle [3] - Three boosters returned to Starbase for tower catch, with two re-flown [3] - Raptor re-lights in space and Starlink satellite simulator deployment completed [3] - Starship upper stage completed five soft splashdowns, with four precisely on target [3] Future Goals & Plans - Completion of Pad 2 at Starbase is planned [2] - Building the first Starship V3 hardware, including upgraded Super Heavy booster and upper stage Starship [2] - Demonstration of in-space propellant transfer to refill Starship on-orbit [2] - Payload deployment from Starship, including Starlink satellites [4] - Returning Starship to Starbase for tower catch and re-flying Starship to demonstrate heat shield reusability [4] - Begin flying missions from Florida [4]
Starship Flight Test 11: Everything That Happened in 11 Minutes
CNET· 2025-10-14 02:02
5 4 3 2 1. We have liftoff. Go Super Heavy. Go Starship.Thanks for all the historic flights. Bad one. Eagles get you downrange.Raptor chamber pressure nominal booster and ship nominal power and telemetry. All right, we are about 45 seconds into flight. We're still getting the rattle here at Star Factory.We are seeing 33 out of 33 Raptor engines lit on Superheavy as it arcs across the Gulf. Coming up next on Max Q. That's two.So at this point, we've passed through that period of maximum aerodynamic pressure. ...
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Elon Musk· 2025-08-27 08:09
Rocket Engine Technology - Starship's Raptor engines ignite during hot-staging separation [1] Spacecraft Recovery - Super Heavy is boosting back towards its splashdown site [1]
FULL LAUNCH! SpaceX Starship 10th Flight Test
The Launch Pad· 2025-08-27 02:09
Flight Progress & Key Events - Vehicle achieved lift-off and maintained nominal booster chamber pressure [1] - Vehicle passed through Max Q (maximum dynamic pressure) [2] - Hot staging (separation of booster and Starship) was successfully executed [2][4] - Booster performed boost back burn to head towards the Gulf for splashdown [3][4][5] Engine Performance & Testing - All six Raptor engines on the ship ignited with nominal chamber pressures [4] - Booster conducted engine tests during landing burn, simulating an engine out situation by intentionally turning off one center engine and lighting one from the middle ring [6][7] - Booster successfully splashed down in the Gulf after engine tests [10] - Ship engine cutoff (SECO) was successful, achieving nominal orbital insertion [11][13][14] System Resilience & Redundancy - Super Heavy demonstrated resilience to engine out during ascent [8] - Landing burn was previously performed at the tower with an engine out, indicating system redundancy [9] Technology & Communication - Starlink provided views during the flight [12]
SpaceX's Tenth Starship Flight Test: Everything That Happened in 6 Minutes
CNET· 2025-08-27 01:42
Flight Performance & Milestones - Booster successfully pitched over the Gulf, passing through maximum dynamic pressure [1] - Hot staging occurred approximately 90 seconds after passing maximum dynamic pressure [1] - Stage separation confirmed with six engines running on Starship [2] - Booster executed boost back burn towards splashdown site in the Gulf [2] - Booster splashed down successfully in the Gulf [3] Payload Deployment - Starship deployed eight dummy satellites, simulating V3 Starlinks, at a rate of approximately one per minute [4] - Payload deployment operation successfully completed on a suborbital trajectory [4][5] - Deployed satellites are on a trajectory towards the Indian Ocean and expected to burn up entirely [5] Landing & Re-entry - Starship passed peak heating and performed a belly flop maneuver [7] - Starship landing burn initiated with three engines [7] - Starship splashed down successfully in the Indian Ocean [7]
ENGINE TEST! Starship In Space Engine Test | Flight Test 10
The Launch Pad· 2025-08-27 00:56
Engine Technology - Raptor发动机成功重启,这是第二次完成该项测试 [1] - 团队成功完成中心Raptor发动机的重新点火演示 [1] Mission Status - 已经通过脱轨演示阶段 [1]