SpaceX opted to build and test a 65-foot-tall prototype called the Starhopper. 10/01/2020 – Forward dome was sleeved with a four ring stack labeled “FWD BARREL ASSY BOOSTER”. “NASA expects to see the same level of enthusiasm focused on the investments of the American taxpayer. Detail of the SpaceX's Starship Mk1 stainless steel hull on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Boca Chica. SpaceX to develop, test Starship prototype in South Texas, Elon Musk injects ‘X’ factor into space quest with bold vision, mixed track record, SpaceX success gives Texans reason to cheer, https://www.facebook.com/AndreaCLeinfelder/, With Axiom, Houston Spaceport gets commercial space station tenant, NASA receives $23 billion in budget including funds for returning to the moon, Members of U.S. Space Force to be called Guardians, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer. BOCA CHICA — SpaceX founder Elon Musk expects to one day launch people from South Texas to the moon, Mars or beyond — with an update late Saturday that confirmed the company’s long-term presence in a remote area outside of Brownsville where SpaceX this year started testing a prototype of its Starship vehicle. But the recent launch of its Starship prototype hinted of what the future could be. aka BocaChicaMaria or BCM. JB Wagoner, from the Los Angeles area, takes selfies of his agave spirit Temequila with SpaceX’s Starship in the background on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Boca Chica. But the proposed launch site sat idle for awhile. 10/23/2020 – Aero covers spotted in the shipyard. 10/13/2020 – Nosecone with the forward aerodynamic surfaces moved to low-bay. 11/08/2020 – Lox Stack 3 spotted in the shipyard. 08/29/2020 – Tank section stacked to the usual “full” level. Too much damage has been done to Earth. 10/12/2020 – Forward aerodynamic surfaces being installed on a nosecone in Fabrication Tent 3. 10/11/2020 – Raptor engine SN39 installed. The plan was to reach an altitude of more than 40,000 feet before attempting to land on a concrete slab near the launch … 10/16/2020 – Aft aerodynamic surface mounts installed. 10/11/2020 – Forward aerodynamic surfaces moved into the nosecone fabrication tent. 09/22/2020 – Moved out of the Mid-Bay into the shipyard. Starhopper was designed to test the Raptor engine, which will be used in both the Starship and Super Heavy, and other spacecraft systems. 10/05/2020 – Trust dome has been sleeved. 10/11/2020 – Raptor engine SN32 installed. SpaceX also has a team in Cape Canaveral, Fla., building a competing Starship prototype. Another site is also being developed at Boca Chica, Texas. They pulled out chairs and set up tripods Friday to watch as the top of the Starship prototype was lifted and then placed onto the vehicle’s bottom portion. 09/20/2020 – Leg Skirt spotted in the shipyard. 10/20/2020 – Aft aerodynamic surface cover installed. The giant spacecraft’s development site in Boca Chica, Texas has been extremely busy over the past few weeks with preparation for the big test. SpaceX's Starship Mk1 two halves before being joined on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Boca Chica ahead of the design unveiling event taking place on Saturday. 10/26/2020 – Aft aerodynamic surfaces delivered to the worksite. Launch Pad A - SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USA. 09/08/2020 – The forward dome was sleaved with a four-ring stack. The Earth’s surface rotates faster at the equator, and the spin gives rockets an additional boost to escape gravity and stay in orbit. 10/02/2020 – Lox Stack 1 spotted in the shipyard. 10/09/2020 – Cryogenic proof test – Passed. 10/22/2020 – Thrust dome stack moved to the Mid-Bay. The SpaceX South Texas launch site, also known as Boca Chica launch site, is a private rocket production facility, test site, and spaceport for SpaceX, located at Boca Chica approximately 32 km (20 mi) east of Brownsville, Texas, on the US Gulf Coast. 09/13/2020 – Three-ring stack probably part of the tank section with heat tile mounting points spotted. 10/31/2020 – Thrust section spotted in the shipyard. Anomalies during a flight to the International Space Station in 2015 and a launchpad test a year later also forced the company to put Boca Chica on the back burner. SpaceX … 09/30/2020 – Lifted onto launch mount after wind delay. 11/21/2020 – Nosecone stacked on a five ring stack in the Low-Bay 11/29/2020 – Forward aerodynamic surfaces installed. He has a patent pending for a device that will use algae to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere of both space colonies and homes here on Earth. Update: SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship launch debut appears to have slipped to no earlier than (NET) Monday morning, December 7th, and been reduced from 15 … Based on Cameron County, Texas road closures. In April 2019, SpaceX fired its first engine at the Texas launch site. Oil bust. “I grew up here,” Treviño said. Ideally, after SpaceX is done with this Starship prototype, he’d like to ask if Mars Colony X could use it to build the Mars habitat simulator. 10/18/2020 – Forward dome stack spotted in the shipyard. 09/13/2020 – Note: I see no evidence of external “plumbing” on SN8 as of yet. And it wasn’t with the originally planned Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. Activity increased gradually and then suddenly. 10/04/2020 – Actuated its aft aerodynamic surfaces under its own power. SpaceX. This did not amount to much as the road to the launch site was never closed. 09/13/2020 – First ring section moved into the Mid-Bay for stacking. An up-to-date schedule tracking all of SpaceX's activity and news updates. SpaceX plans to launch a full-size Starship rocket prototype about 7.8 miles (12.5 kilometers) into the air at 4:45 p.m. CT on Wednesday from Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX's Starship Mk1 prototype already with the bottom and top halves joined on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Boca Chica. That was the year SpaceX officially announced it would build a launch site for its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets near Boca Chica Beach, which provided a mostly isolated area near the water and the equator. The latest Starship prototype that Musk stood near Saturday has three Raptor engines. var year = today.getFullYear() Kenneth Jackson, Designed by Kenneth Jackson at Connections.Digital in Amarillo, Texas. On HoustonChronicle.com: Elon Musk injects ‘X’ factor into space quest with bold vision, mixed track record. 10/07/2020 – Lox Stack 2 spotted in the shipyard. “I don’t think anybody in their wildest dreams would have thought we’d have potential rocket launches taking place in our backyard. Numerous structures, high bay assembly buildings, and elements of launch infrastructure have sprung up at Boca Chica over the last year. 08/15/2020 – The thrust section was flipped. Located on the southernmost tip of the state, Boca Chica has rapidly become a popular destination amongst space enthusiasts from around the globe. A decade ago, Boca Chica, home of SpaceX’s South Texas facility, likely wasn’t even known to space fanatics. Musk responded on this topic by saying the company’s resources are overwhelmingly focused on the Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft being used in Commercial Crew. Top half of SpaceX's Starship Mk1 on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Boca Chica ahead of the unveiling of the latest design. Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Starlink 15 Scrub – 11/22/2020 10:17 pm EST (0317 UTC) Boca Chica … She shared these to the SpaceX Boca Chica Group on Facebook. The venue, which will also host concerts and other events, was slated to have a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, though that was delayed by the SpaceX event, said Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. JB Wagoner was taking pictures of the Starship prototype positioned behind his agave spirit Temequila, which is essentially tequila but made in the U.S. 09/13/2020 – Aft aerodynamic surfaces delivered to Mid-Bay. 10/27/2020 – Nosecone skirt moved to Low-Bay. SpaceX came close to hitting the launch button on an early November flight up to 50,000 feet (9.4 miles) at its Boca Chica launch site, according to federal and state emails. 11/10/2020 – Static fire test completed with propellant from the header tanks. Plan Your Visit to the SpaceX Texas Launch Site in Boca Chica, TX. SpaceX came within two seconds of attempting to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket until an engine issue stopped the company short of liftoff on Tuesday. 10/29/2020 – Landing legs on the thrust section tested. Then came two hover tests in July and August, the latter having the Starhopper lift itself to nearly 500 feet before returning safely to Earth. 08/27/2020 – Stacking thrust section in the Mid-Bay. He shared photos of this “rocket fuel” on social media to promote his work toward creating a Mars habitat — which does have an alcohol connection. First SpaceX enthusiasts group based on a launch site *UNOFFICIAL**Not affiliated with SpaceX-*!! But now that SpaceX has switched its focus, Treviño is waiting to see what the economic impact could be for the region. 10/14/2020 – Stacking began in the Mid-Bay. “This is our future,” she said. BOCA CHICA — SpaceX founder Elon Musk expects to one day launch people from South Texas to the moon, Mars or beyond — with an update late … document.write(year) 11/11/2020 – Thrust section mated to leg skirt. 10/21/2020 – Nosecone assembly moved to Test Stand A. 10/12/2020 – Raptor engine SN30 installed. 10/17/2020 – Common dome and header tank awaiting integration in the shipyard. I am documenting our neighbor Elon Musk, Space X in Boca Chica … And, ultimately, the Starship vehicle would be paired with the Super Heavy Rocket to escape Earth’s gravity and help make humans a multi-planetary species, Musk said. All of the previous upper bulkheads have been sleeved with a three-ring stack. SpaceX is developing a new rocket called Starship-Super Heavy in Boca Chica, Texas, which founder Elon Musk hopes to soon use to launch people to the moon and Mars. Scrub – 11/22/2020 10:17 pm EST (0317 UTC). 10/06/2020 – Cryogenic proof test attempt. 10/19/2020 – Nosecone stacked on a barrel section in the Low-Bay. 10/24/2020 – Common dome sleeved in the shipyard. Perhaps due to differential shrinking per Elon Musk. 10/03/2020 – Trust section mated to leg skirt in the shipyard. “Commercial Crew is years behind schedule,” he said in a statement. Both were launched at SpaceX's launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, and both had just one Raptor engine pushing them into the air. 10/16/2020 – Common dome section has now been stacked on the mid LOX ring section in the Mid-Bay. View of the two halves of the SpaceX's Starship Mk1 from the Boca Chica Boulevard on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Boca Chica. 08/15/2020 – Common dome has been sleeved. Musk on Saturday said he expects the area will be built up more by the time SpaceX is launching people into space. NASASpaceflight – SpaceX Boca Chica: From Super Heavy to Starship SN17 – new vehicles point to exciting future Standing down from today’s launch attempt of NROL-108 to take a closer look at the data; Falcon 9 and NROL-108 remain healthy. The 16-story-tall Starship prototype was set for liftoff at 4:35 p.m. local time from SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas, launch facilities for its first suborbital flight using three of its new Raptor rocket engines. Andrea Leinfelder is the space reporter for the Houston Chronicle. SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, runs around-the-clock operations at the SpaceX South Texas Launch Facility in Boca Chica Beach where they are developing the Starship spacecraft. Unusual material discharged from the launch area during the test. 10/05/2020 – Ambient Testing Complete. His patent-pending device would use algae to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere of space colonies and homes here on Earth, and one of the byproducts of this device is ethanol. 09/14/2020 – Thrust puck and fuel downcomer delivered. var today = new Date() It had just one engine. 10/24/2020 – Aft dome section with the skirt installed spotted in the shipyard. He would also like to see local propellant production. 10/14/2020 – Static fire attempt – This was to be the first time SpaceX attempted a static fire of three Raptor engines. To better watch the tests and launches in Texas, Cameron County officials built a new amphitheater on the southernmost tip of South Padre Island. They also own SLC-4E at Vandenberg, California for their high inclination launches. Those prototypes launched about 500 feet into the air and landed on a concrete slab roughly a minute later. SpaceX has carried out two hop tests this year using rudimentary, single-engine rocket prototypes at its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site. 09/04/2020 – Trust dome has been sleeved. WO: 133 7367. 11/20/2020 – CH4 header tank spotted in the shipyard. 09/28/2020 – Lox Stack 4 spotted in the shipyard. Big things are happening in a tiny Texas town. Starship will be a gigantic two-stage launch vehicle consisting of the spacecraft - Starship - and a rocket booster called Super Heavy. 10/07/2020 – Cryogenic proof test to 7 bar absolute. FILE: Space enthusiasts look at a prototype of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft at the company’s Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. 10/03/2020 – Leg skirt spotted in the shipyard. And with the SpaceX facility located on a public road, it’s easy for locals to see the company’s progress. 09/03/2020 – Thrust puck and fuel downcomer delivered. 09/22/2020 – The second rear aerodynamic surface installed. 09/20/2020 – Forward dome with Tesla batteries, stacking guides, and other hardware installed spotted in the shipyard. Cryogenic proof test aborted. 09/26/2020 – Transported to Test Stand A. 09/13/2020 – The thrust section was flipped. 09/02/2020 – The first Super-Heavy booster (Per Elon Musk). Construction was delayed by unstable ground that required trucking in 310,000 cubic yards of soil, enough to cover a football field 13 to 14 stories tall, to settle and compress the land. Raquel Aldape, 51 of Brownsville, was there in both the morning and the evening to take pictures. He plans to turn this ethanol into vodka. It’s time to deliver.”. 11/02/2020 – Aft aerodynamic surfaces were installed. View the SpaceX Launch Schedule and get launch information including location, launch videos, rocket information and launch dates. “This is the most inspiring thing that I’ve ever seen,” Musk said, standing by the 165-foot-tall Starship prototype that was just assembled Friday. SpaceX Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and … SpaceX Boca Chica, Brownsville, Texas. 11/02/2020 – Tank section stacked to the usual “full” level. 08/26/2020 – Forward aerodynamic surfaces spotted in the shipyard. Elon Musk announces South Texas SpaceX launch details. 10/03/2020 – Thrust section spotted in the shipyard. 08/28/2020 – Forward dome sleaved with a ring stack that includes heat shield tile mounts. 10/26/2020 – Starship SN8 unhooked from the “TankZilla” crane. 10/29/2020 – Forward dome spotted in the shipyard. Leak detected near engine mounts. Each prototype will undergo testing towards the development of the spacecraft that could one day change the … 13K likes. “The critical thing that we need to focus on, I think, is the fastest path to a self-sustaining city on Mars,” Musk said. Florida. “It’s going to be really nutty to see a bunch of these things,” he said. This SpaceX Status Report is updated throughout the day. 10/23/2020 – The thrust section is being prepared for stacking at the Mid-Bay. Temequila is essentially tequila but made in the U.S. 10/03/2020 – The thrust section was moved into the Mid-Bay for stacking. The SN8 Starship prototype was destroyed when attempting to land after a first flight to an altitude of 12.5 km or 41,000 ft. 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. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The county thought SpaceX would bring tourism dollars as people came to watch its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket launches. SpaceX is planning a resort at its Texas launch facility, job posting reveals. On HoustonChronicle.com: SpaceX to develop, test Starship prototype in South Texas. This is Maria Pointer's historical page. Two women dead in wrong-way crash on new Texas 288 toll road, Bombshells Restaurant expands to San Antonio with franchise deal, U.S. crude inventories fall, bolstering rally in oil markets, ConocoPhillips makes major oil discovery off Norway, US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid, Avenue breaks ground on affordable apartments in Oak Forest. 11/18/2020 – Common dome sleeve spotted in the shipyard. Founder Elon Musk said SpaceX is planning to launch its latest prototype 12 miles into the sky within the next month or two. The company plans to launch the massive rocket to a height of nearly 8 miles, or 12.5 kilometers, up above SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, before landing the vehicle back down on … Sign it today. Musk’s announcements Saturday are important developments for both the 17-year-old space company and the Brownsville community, which has felt both eager anticipation and healthy skepticism since 2014. 08/21/2020 – Thrust section and top section stacked. “This is history in the making.”, On HoustonChronicle.com: SpaceX success gives Texans reason to cheer. 08/26/2020 – Nosecone five-ring stack spotted in the shipyard. The prototype made a tethered hop that same month. Similar to Musk, she believes humans need to find other planets to survive. Pandemic. He’s hopeful that SpaceX can attract other space companies and help develop a local aerospace workforce. Work is being done on SpaceX's Starship Mk1 top half on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Boca Chica ahead of the unveiling of the latest design. And while known for overly optimistic time frames, Musk said later Starship prototypes could reach orbit in the next six months. So the fact we’ve gotten to this point … it’s really a heck of an opportunity for us.”. Musk said the company is building at both Boca Chica and Cape Canaveral as fast as the company can. Editorial: Mr. President, sign the COVID relief bill. Recession. People could be flying in the next year, he said, though SpaceX efforts with NASA to take astronauts to the International Space Station have been delayed, a point that NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine pointed out this week. The sun set as SpaceX prepared their super heavy-lift Starship SN8 rocket for a test launch this week at the company's facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, US on December 1, 2020. 10/01/2020 – Fuel Stack spotted in the shipyard. Another of the device’s byproducts is methanol, which can be used to make rocket fuel for the Mars habitat that Wagoner and his Mars Colony X teammates are working to create. BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas (KVEO) — SpaceX is launching into the future and watching out for the sea turtles while they’re at it. Wagoner traveled to Boca Chica from California to scope out the area for creating an early version of this Mars habitat to refine and test its systems. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! This SpaceX Status Report is updated throughout the day. 10/03/2020 – Tank section stacked to the usual “full” level. 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SpaceX teams are rapidly manufacturing multiple Starship prototypes in an assembly factory at the SpaceX South Texas Launch Facility located in Boca Chica Village. Tomorrow will be the 7th flight of this rocket, landing on droneship Of Course I Still Love You, Filed Under: Status Report Tagged With: Boca Chica, Dragon, ISS, Raptor, SLC 40, SpaceX, Starship, Texas, Vandenberg AFB, Copyright © 10/12/2020 – Raptor engine SN39 installed. 10/29/2020 – Aft aerodynamic surface attachment parts spotted in the shipyard. 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