Daily News Updates for SpaceX Starship

Date	Location	Source	Headline	Activity
31st	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 7 Rolled Out for Testing.....view.	SpaceX rolled out Booster 7 to the launch site for testing. Booster 7 is currently slated to fly the first orbital test flight along with Ship 24. Meanwhile, the Orbital Tank Farm was venting overnight and a new dome was lifted onto the sleeving stand.
30th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	3 New Raptor V2 Engines Delivered to Starbase.....view.	Three new Raptor V2 engines were delivered, a Haas VM-6 vertical milling center was trucked in, and a new nosecone barrel was spotted outside the production tents.
29th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Ship 24's Nosecone Nearly Ready for Stacking.....view.	As SpaceX prepares to roll out Booster 7, crews are hard at work preparing Ship 24's sections for final stacking. Meanwhile, more work is being performed at the Propellant Production Plant.
28th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Robot Dog Roams at the Launch Site.....view.	Zeus, one of SpaceX's robot dogs, was spotted roaming around the launch site. Meanwhile, Booster 7 still sits in the High Bay waiting for rollout and more dome sections were seen.
26th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Launch Site Fence Section Removed.....view.	A section of the fence at the Launch Site was removed, Booster 7 remains in the High Bay, and crane parts were spotted leaving the Launch Site.
25th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 7 Shuffled in the High Bay.....view.	Booster 7 was moved out, then back into the High Bay twice, Booster 4 was moved away from the Orbital Launch Pad, and a new Booster QD Plate was spotted at the Launch Site.
24th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 4 Lifted From the Orbital Launch Mount.....view.	Booster 4 was removed from the orbital launch mount as SpaceX prepares to rollout Booster 7 to replace it. Meanwhile, Ship 24's nosecone barrel section, potentially with a payload deployment mechanism installed, was moved at the Production Site.
23rd	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 4 Prepared for Launch Mount Removal.....view.	The SpaceX LR 11000 crane has been attached to Booster 4 as crews prepare to remove it from the orbital launch mount. Meanwhile, thermal tiles were attached to Ship 24’s nosecone sections and dome segments are spotted outside the tents.
22nd	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster Test Stand Arrives at the Launch Site.....view.	The structural test stand arrived at the launch site as SpaceX builds a new Booster test tank. Meanwhile, the SpaceX LR 11000 prepared to remove Booster 4 from the orbital launch mount.
21st	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Super Heavy Booster 4 Tested with Methane.....view.	Booster 4 was tested with methane at the Launch Site, one of Booster 7's chines was spotted being moved, and a Booster aft section with header tank was spotted inside a production tent.
20th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Chines Installed Onto Booster 7.....view.	Chines, formerly known as nominal segments, were installed onto Booster 7 as aerocovers for its COPVs. Meanwhile, a new Booster common dome section was flipped and crews prepared to sleeve a new Booster forward dome.
19th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Ship 20 Again Destacked from Booster 4.....view.	Ship 20 was removed from atop Booster 4, crews worked on GSE piping at the Orbital Tank Farm, and a Booster header tank was lifted at the Production Site.
18th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Full Stack Propellant Load Testing.....view.	Propellant load testing was conducted with the full Starship stack, Wide Bay construction continued, and a Booster header tank was spotted outside at the production site.
17th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Full Starship Stack Cryogenic Proof Test.....view.	Overnight, SpaceX tested the full Starship stack on the orbital launch mount with liquid nitrogen. This was the first test using the entire vehicle. Meanwhile, an SN8 forward flap was spotted on public display at the Brownsville Airport.
16th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Ship Aft Section with New Design Flipped.....view.	A Ship aft section with a new design was flipped, Ship 20 was prepared for cryogenic proof testing, and a new dome design was spotted.
15th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Starship is Fully Stacked.....view.	Ship 20 was stacked on top Booster 4 again at the Orbital Launch Site. This is the second time the chopsticks were used to fully stack the vehicle. Meanwhile, a new dome design is spotted outside the tents.
15th	Roberts Road, Cap Canaveral	NSF	Rapid Progress at SpaceX Starship Facilities.....view.
14th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Ship 20 Prepared for Chopsticks Lift.....view.	Ship 20 was prepared for stacking with Booster 4, new Self Propelled Modular Transporters were delivered, and the Wide Bay gained a level.
13th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	New Booster Aft Section Flipped.....view.	A new Booster aft section capable of supporting 33 Raptor 2 engines was flipped, crews worked on the Orbital Launch Mount, and Ship 20 was moved.
12th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Parts Removed from the Quick Disconnect Arm.....view.	Another part of the Quick Disconnect arm was removed, a new structure is under construction along the launch site wall, and a new nosecone with nearly complete TPS tiling was spotted in Tent 3.
11th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Super Heavy Booster 8 Stacking Begins.....view.	Booster 8's forward section was moved into the High Bay for stacking, another part of the Quick Disconnect Arm was removed, and the Booster transport stand was moved back the launch site.
10th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 7 Fully Stacked.....view.	Booster 7's tank sections were fully stacked inside the High Bay. Meanwhile, crews removed one of the Quick Disconnect Arm's claws and Booster 9's common dome section was sleeved.
9th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Ship 25 Aft Dome Sleeve Flipped.....view.	Ship 25's aft dome sleeve was flipped outside the tents as crews modified the sleeving stand. Meanwhile, Booster 4 vented as the sun set on Starbase.
8th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	New Booster Transport Stand Tested.....view.	A new booster transport stand was tested, a Liebherr crane was delivered, and a crew worked on a booster forward dome.
7th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Potential Payload Dispenser Lifted into Ship 24's Nosecone Barrel.....view.	What appeared to be a payload dispenser was lifted into Ship 24's nosecone barrel, a prefabricated stair section was lifted into the Wide Bay, and Booster 7 was rotated in the High Bay.
6th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 8 Forward Tank Section #2 Spotted.....view.	Booster 8's forward tank #2 section was spotted, crane parts arrived at the production site, and a Booster stand was moved in front of the High Bay.
5th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 7 Aft Section with New Design Rolled Out.....view.	Booster 7's aft section with a new design was rolled to the High Bay for stacking, a new Ship common dome section was spotted inside a production tent, and crews worked on the Orbital Launch Mount.
4th	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 7 Grid Fins Spotted.....view.	Booster 7's grid fins were spotted outside, Wide Bay construction continued, and workers made modifications to the dome sleeving stand.
3rd	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	New Ship Aft Dome Spotted Outside.....view.	More cryogenic proof testing was conducted with Ship 20, a new Ship aft dome was spotted outside the production tents, and the Buckner LR 11000 crane lifted its boom and jib.
2nd	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	Booster 4 Completes Cryogenic Proof Test.....view.	Booster 4 underwent an early morning cryogenic proof test that appeared to load the booster with more liquid nitrogen than previous tests. Meanwhile, a new Booster aft dome was sleeved.
2nd	Roberts Road, Cap Canaveral	NSF	Florida Starship Launch Tower Ready to be Assembled.....view.	Starship Launch Tower assembly jigs have been spotted at SpaceX's Roberts Road site, meaning tower construction is imminent. Also at Roberts Road, Hangar X expansion continues, and a new water tank has been installed on site. Meanwhile, Blue Origin's 2CAT facility gains another level.
1st	Starbase, Boca Chica	NSF	New Booster Aft Dome Spotted.....view.	A new Booster aft dome was spotted outside at the Production Site, Wide Bay construction continued, and further cryogenic proof testing was conducted on Booster 4.

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Compiled by Peter Schmalisch

Daily News Updates for SpaceX Starship