#superheavy — Public Fediverse posts

Traveling ~ 500 miles in 24 days, SpaceX Starship 40 arrives @ Christmas Island.

Now, only 10,000 more miles to go to get home to Texas!

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/its-christmastime-at-spacex-as-company-salvages-starship-from-indian-ocean/ #SpaceX #Starship #SuperHeavy #Rocket #Booster #BoosterRecovery #OceanSalvage #Space #SpaceCraft

#NASA:
"
NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket
"
"NASA and .. partners are preparing for next year’s Artemis III demonstration mission by completing new wind tunnel tests on SpaceX’s Super Heavy Version 3 rocket booster."

".. focused on better understanding the extreme aerodynamic forces the rocket can experience during re-entry .."

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/artemis-campaign-development-division/human-landing-system-program/nasa-spacex-advance-wind-tunnel-tests-for-starship-rocket/

31.7.2026

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #reentry #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #SuperHeavy #Wiedereintritt #Windkanal

#TachyonBeam #SpaceMission #SpaceX #SuperHeavy #Starship

It was the afternoon in the USA when SpaceX conducted a new flight test of its Super Heavy rocket and Starship prototypes. This is the 13th test involving the entire system of Elon Musk's company. They are advanced prototypes with the Super Heavy identified as Booster 20 and the Starship identified as Starship 40 or Ship40 or simply S40. It was the second test of the vehicles in their Block 3 version.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2026/07/25/a-success-for-the-13th-test-of-spacexs-super-heavy-rocket-and-starship/

Starship gewassert. Schwimmt. Flammen züngeln links und rechts.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Starship reentry läuft.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Starship Raptor relight erfolgt.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Starlinks ausgesetzt, Nutzlastklappe wieder geschlossen.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Honks bei SpaceX brüllen USA, USA ...

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Starship Nutzlastklappe für Starlink-Sats geöffnet.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Starship hatte Brennschluß, soll auf der vorgesehenen Bahn sein.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Booster Landing Burn mit nach der Züdung direkt wieder ausgehenden Triebwerken, zum Schluß liefen nur fünf Triebwerke vor dem Aufschlag aufs Wasser.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Starship aktiv mit sechs laufenden Triebwerken.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Stufentrennung erfolgt.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Max Q durch.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Rakete ist abgehoben.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Betankung hat begonnen / prop load started

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

#SpaceX:
"
Now targeting Friday, July 24 for Starship’s thirteenth flight test, due to weather.

A key objective for the flight test is to get clear imagery from the ground of Starship’s heatshield as it flies at a higher dynamic pressure during ascent, which won't be possible with today's weather conditions. Visibility is forecast to be ideal for a Friday attempt.
"

23.7.2026

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

#SpaceX:
"
The thirteenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as early as Monday, July 20. The 90-minute launch window will open at 5:45 p.m. CT.

A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff..
"

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-13

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Und wieder einmal faseln Leute in manischen Fankreisen davon, dass Musk jetzt aber Köpfe rollen lässt / lassen müsse ....

Einfach nur danenben.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Vor neuem Versuch sollen nun einige wenige Triebwerke getauscht werden.

Imho haben die wieder neuen Raptoren (V3 Mk was weiß ich) noch keine ausreichend gute Zuverlässigkeit erreicht ..

und/oder

.. das Zünden eines solch größen Triebwerksclusters ansich birgt zusätzliche Probleme (Akustik, Drücke, Fluidmechanik, Gasdynamik, Hydraulik, Treibstoffdistribution, ..) , die momentan nicht beherrscht werden.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Offenbar sind nichr alle Triebwerke richtig hochgelaufen.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Rakete ist nicht abgehoben. Unmittelbar ein Abort nach der Zündung. Rakete steht weiter auf dem Pad.

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

#usatoday:
"
Here's everything you need to know ahead of SpaceX's next Starship launch
"
".. carrying 20 ..Starlink .. satellites that it will attempt to deliver into suborbital space... attempeting to connect with .. Starlink constellation .. before they fall toward the ground and burn up in the atmosphere about 20 minutes later. .."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/space/2026/07/15/spacex-starship-launch-flight-13/90912085007/

15.7.2026

#IFT13 #Pollution #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy #Umweltverschmutzung

#SpaceX:
"
July 16, 2026 23:45 GMT - July 17, 2026 01:15 GMT

Starship's Thirteenth Flight Test
"
"The thirteenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Thursday, July 16. The 90-minute launch window will open at 5:45 p.m. CT.

A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff .."

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-13

#IFT13 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #SuperHeavy

Independent:
"
SpaceX has been forced to ground its Starship rocket while it conducts an investigation into an incident during its most recent test flight.
"
""“A return to flight of the Starship Super Heavy vehicle is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety.”""

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/starship-rocket-mishap-faa-spacex-next-launch-b2984994.html

28.5.2026

#FAA #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #USA

#SCMP:
"
Is the world’s most powerful rocket hitting a wall similar to the engineering limitations experienced decades ago by the Soviet N1?
"
"“High frequency and reliability launches of Starship – as a must for delivering big promises such as orbital data centres and moon and Mars landings – are still out of sight,” the commenter added."

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354854/concerns-mount-chinas-space-sector-musks-starship-will-be-failure

26.5.2026

#China #Musk #Rakete #Raptor3 #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starship #SuperHeavy

Bernd Leitenbergers Blog:
"
Nachlese Starship IFT-12
"
".. SpaceX hat es geschafft, dass Triebwerksausfälle nicht mehr zur Explosion führen. Das war es aber auch schon. Es sind die neuen Raptor 3 nicht zuverlässiger als die Raptor 2 und damit schwebt über jedem Start ein Damoklesschwert. .."

https://www.bernd-leitenberger.de/blog/2026/05/24/nachlese-starship-ift-12/#more-18666

24.5.2026

#Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship #StarshipFlight12 #StarshipV3 #SuperHeavy #Texas #USA