5 May saw SN15 perform its first test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. After a prior attempt on 30 April which was scrubbed, SN15 successfully ignited its three raptor engines and took the skies at 17:24 local time (22:24 UTC). The entire flight lasted nearly 6 minutes, featuring successful ignition, liftoff, ascent, bellyflop descent and […]
NASA has announced that SpaceX’s bid for the lander component of the Artemis Program to return humans to the Moon. Crews will be launched by SLS in the Orion capsule and will transfer to the lander for descent to the lunar surface. The announcement from NASA was accompanied by a new rendering of the Lunar […]
March 30th saw an extremely foggy day in Boca Chica, Texas for SN11‘s test flight. As with the previous test flights, the ignition, ascent, flip and controlled descent were all performed successfully. The landing process encountered an unexpected problem, on the official stream from SpaceX the video ceased functioning at T+05:49 and not returning. The […]
On 18 March 2021 the very first Super Heavy booster, BN1, was successfully stacked in the High Bay at Boca Chica. Elon announced its completion on Twitter. He also answered a question from Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut) stating that BN1 would be a production pathfinder, which they were using to gain information and experience on […]
SpaceX completed the rollout of SN11 from the High Bay to Suborbital Pad B on Monday 8th was completed within a few hours. The next steps for SN11 will now be cryogenic testing, followed by a static fire to check the three raptor engines that were installed pre-rollout and then a potential test flight. Check […]
I wanted to express my thanks to Chris Bergin of NASASpaceFlight.com for allowing me to use their photos on this website. All photos will be attributed to NSF and their respective photographers. NASASpaceFlight.com is a fantastic website filled with information on not just SpaceX but the wider activity in the space industry, and I’d encourage […]
A proposed development plan for Boca Chica has come to light. The plans include: Two orbital launch pads (one is currently under construction) Two integration towers next to the orbital launch pads A new landing pad in addition to the one that currently exists The two existing suborbital launch pads Two structural test stands for […]
On March 3, 2021 SN10 flew its first and only test flight. This was a much anticipated event following the tests of SN8 and SN9, both of which were destroyed after a hard landing. SN10 attempted to launch earlier in the day but suffered an abort which delayed launch. A second attempt was successful and […]
Welcome to this new website, the Starship Campaign. This is a site dedicated to helping track the development of the Starship program that SpaceX has been working on. It’s my hope that in future this site becomes a resource for those who are interested in the development of the program, by offering information here and […]