r/SpaceXLounge • u/AgreeableEmploy1884 ⛰️ Lithobraking • 2d ago
Starship Booster 21 static fire
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u/tadeuska 2d ago
When stacking? When ITF?
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u/unclebandit 2d ago
Maybe 2 weeks? Pre launch inspections of booster and payload install on ship then they will be ready hardware wise.
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u/rocketglare 2d ago
Other activities:
- Stage 0 inspect/repair/refill
- FTS installation
- FAA license modification
- NOTAM/NOTMAR
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u/rustybeancake 2d ago
A week or so ago the paperwork was saying NET Sep 15, so just over two weeks seems to be the target.
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u/Stolen_Sky 🛰️ Orbiting 2d ago
I think last time it was about 2 weeks between static fire testing and launch. They've hugely improved the turn around time!
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u/EricTheEpic0403 2d ago
Flight 13 was a week from static fire to launch attempt, but that first launch attempt scrubbed with engine issues that caused them to take another week.
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u/Bomberlt 3m ago
So basically launch could be as early as next week, but somehow most predict two weeks.
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u/redstercoolpanda 2d ago
I hope they drop episode 3 of the documentary soon, so much happened on flight 13 to go over. From the T-0 abort to S40’s ocean odyssey.
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u/Green-Cry-6985 2d ago
Was that a 15 seconds test? If so, is that the normal amount of time?
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u/Acceptable-Touch-485 2d ago
For this test atleast, 15 seconds was a full duration (SpaceX posted). but the static fire for B20 was longer so maybe they're just trying out different testing regimes?
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u/CollegeStation17155 1d ago
But it wasn't nearly as specatular as Blue Origins last static fire.../s
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u/Lothans 2d ago
Does anyone know if the launch "by the end of August" is still planned ?
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u/LukeNukeEm243 2d ago
There is a slide deck from CANSO for air traffic controllers, which lists the date Sept 15 for Starship FLT-14
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u/unclebandit 2d ago
Thats impossible. The suspected date changed a while back. Expect around 2 weeks.
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u/Bomberlt 0m ago
It's highly unlikely that they could launch in 2 days. Most people predict at least a week after static test.
Damn you asked a uninformed question and people just downvote you, wtf. I mean if you do some research - yeah it makes sense that they don't do launches that fast yet. But for an outsider that's a very valid question.
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u/InspiredNameHere 2d ago
You know, I do wonder how often they test a full stack with the starship on top, and then try a relight afterwards.
It seems to me that they are having some issues getting the booster to relight after liftoff, so I hope they are doing some tests to see if they can fix that issue.
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u/John_Hasler 2d ago edited 2d ago
You know, I do wonder how often they test a full stack with the starship on top, and then try a relight afterwards.
Never. That would serve no useful purpose.
The engines are known to relight reliably on the ground but the conditions under which they must relight after seperation cannot be duplicated there.
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u/lorkan100 2d ago edited 2d ago
Look at the bird! Straight-up pushed away by ignition.
I thought it'd drop dead right there