Musk & Shotwell have been talking Earth Point to Point (P2P) and other tidbits
Starship's fins & legs have been changed, but these mods shouldn't impact the schedule.
P2P to 10,000km (6,200m) could be done without a Super Heavy booster. Single stage, Mach 20. Instead of 3 sea level + 3 vacuum engines it would be 9-10 sea levels.
First full stack Starship+SH launch in 18 months, roughly Q3-Q4 2020. The first Mars cargo logistics loads during the 2024 Earth-Mars synod.
At the Boca Chica build site large verticle beams are being installed around what's assumed to be Starship Mk1's propulsion module. May be a verticle assembly structure w/crane. The below video shows 3 beams, but this morning there were 7 with more going in.
Across the yard is 1/4 of what looks like the propulsion module's common bulkhead, which separates the methane (lower) and liquid oxygen (upper) propellant tanks. It should go atop what's already been built, then they'd build the longer liquid oxygen tank above it.
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Starship's fins & legs have been changed, but these mods shouldn't impact the schedule.
P2P to 10,000km (6,200m) could be done without a Super Heavy booster. Single stage, Mach 20. Instead of 3 sea level + 3 vacuum engines it would be 9-10 sea levels.
First full stack Starship+SH launch in 18 months, roughly Q3-Q4 2020. The first Mars cargo logistics loads during the 2024 Earth-Mars synod.
At the Boca Chica build site large verticle beams are being installed around what's assumed to be Starship Mk1's propulsion module. May be a verticle assembly structure w/crane. The below video shows 3 beams, but this morning there were 7 with more going in.
Across the yard is 1/4 of what looks like the propulsion module's common bulkhead, which separates the methane (lower) and liquid oxygen (upper) propellant tanks. It should go atop what's already been built, then they'd build the longer liquid oxygen tank above it.
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