Sawyer Rosenstien (@thenasaman) gained an update on @SierraSpaceCo's Dream Chaser status from ISS Program Manager Dana Weigel today.

"They're working really hard. I think everyone really underestimates what it takes to put together a complex spacecraft. I mean, you're watching it right now with Boeing Starliner, you're watching it with Sierra, but if we remind ourselves on average it takes eight to ten years for a spacecraft to get ready and fly.

"Everybody's hopeful they'll be closer to six, but in reality there are a lot of complexities and you want to get it right. You got to fly when you're ready (via) final certification work.

"Some of the big key areas that they're focused on is the software certification. You've got to test end-to-end all the different software functions. So that's a big focus area for them. And then they're still working on certification in the prop system.

"We still have some of our integrated safety reviews to do, and we're in the process with updating both of our schedules to try to understand where does that really put us. And so Sierra's working on that, and so I need to wait and just get information back from them to see where they think some of that work lines out.

"But we are looking forward to having them flying. They're a berthing vehicle, so that's helpful for us to have dissimilar capabilities in terms of our ports and our logistics.

"So we will be ready for them when they're ready to fly."

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[Eric Berger] Rocket Report: NASA finally working on depots, Air Force tests new ICBM (arstechnica.com)

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CNES Issues Call for Lunar Power Station Prototype - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)

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[Stephen Clark] With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back (arstechnica.com)

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[Eric Berger] The curious case of Russia’s charm offensive with NASA this week (arstechnica.com)

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NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-11 mission to the ISS - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)

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[Stephen Clark] The military’s squad of satellite trackers is now routinely going on alert (arstechnica.com)

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With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back in c/space@mander.xyz

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Yeah, reducing crew size would be such a confusingly bone-headed move. I can't understand how anyone could think that would be an optimal way to cut costs.

With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back in c/space@mander.xyz

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago

space X rocket. Don’t those things blow up more than work?

Depends which one. This was a Falcon 9 rocket, which currently has a success rate of 509/512, and a success streak of 158.

The SpaceX rockets which blow up frequently are Starship/Superheavy, which are still in the development phase, and not carrying payloads or crew yet.

Crew-11 Launch Thread! in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3lvfjylmrrc2m

Dragon Endeavour docked with ISS IDA-3 at about 0626:56 UTC Aug 2.

Starlink Group 13-4 launch bulletin in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3lvcjbs3nwc25

LAUNCH at 1835 UTC Jul 31 of Starlink Group 13-4 from Vandenberg. 19 Starlinks aboard; speculation (but no definite evidence yet) that the launch may also have carried some NRO Starshields

https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3lve55tdm4s2u

Two catalog numbers extra in the gap between 2025-164A (PRSC-S1) and 2025-166A (Endeavour), providing circumstantial evidence in favor of the theory that there were two Starshield sats, USA 549 and USA 550, aboard the Starlink 13-4 launch.

Starship Development Thread July 2025 in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

This thread is no longer being updated, and has been replaced by:

Starship Development Thread August 2025

Starship Development Thread August 2025 in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Starbase activities (2025-08-01):

Jul 31th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
Build site: Overnight, S38 moves from Massey's to Megabay 2 and is transferred to the central work stand. (NSF, HardcoreElectr1, ViX)
B16 hotstaging adapter moves emerges from and then reenters Megabay 1. (ViX)
Starlink loader box moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2, and is connected to the bridge crane. (ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer)
Launch site: Calm morning. (ViX)
Raptor work platform is lowered, road is closed. (BocaRoad, ViX 1, ViX 2)
Detonation suppression is tested. (ViX, Roger S)
Tank farm venting. (ViX, LabPadre)
Two crew vehicles and a security escort briefly visit. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
Launch mount venting. (ViX, NSF)
Propellant loading. (ViX, NSF)
Ship venting. (ViX)
Flap testing. (ViX, NSF)
S37 performs a 6-engine static fire, ~10 seconds in duration. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 4, Starship Gazer, Golden, HardcoreElectr1, SpaceX, NSF full livestream)
Ship quick disconnect arm retracts and chopsticks lower. (ViX)
Road closure is extended from 19:00 to 21:00. (BocaRoad, cameroncountytx)
Microbarometer data of static fire. (Andrew Keating / LabPadre)
Ship transport stand arrives at Pad 1. (NSF)

Flight-10:

"Tracking to launch Starship mid August." (Elon)

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Starship Development Thread August 2025 (sh.itjust.works)

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SpaceX Starship page

FAQ

When next launch? (Flight 10) NET Aug 4th, (per FCC filing), NET mid August, per Elon.
When previous launch? (Flight 9) Starship flight 9 launched at about 23:36:29 UTC May 27.
What was the result? Ship reached a suborbital path with a 189 km apogee. It lost attitude control during coast and tumbled during reentry, with loss of signal at about 59 km altitude." (Jonathan McDowell) - Booster experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly immediately after landing burn startup. (Golden, SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2)

Quick Links

Official SpaceX Starship Update Video (2024-04-06)

Road closures, road delays, and beach closures

Road delay for S38 transport is posted for Jul 26th 23:59 to Jul 27th 04:00. (cityofstarbase-texas, archive, ViX)
Road delay for S37 transport is posted for Jul 27th 23:59 to Jul 28th 04:00. (cityofstarbase-texas, archive, ViX)
Beach and road closures for "non-flight testing activities" (presumably S37 static fire) are posted for Jul 30th and 31st, both 07:00 to 19:00. (cityofstarbase-texas, archive, ViX)
City of Starbase website
Cameron County website
@bocaroad Mastodon bot

Vehicle Status

*As of 2025-07-30

Ship	Location	Status	Comment
SN2	Rocket Garden	Pending scrapping?
S20	Rocket Garden	Pending scrapping?
Test Tank 16	Sanchez	Resting	Cryo tested four times between July and September. Sliding plates added to the catch points on Jan 27th. Moved to Sanchez Mar 15th.
S35	Indian Ocean	Destroyed	Parts spotted Sep 20th. Forward flap installation Dec 3rd. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Dec 11th. Stacked by Feb 7th. Cryo tested Mar 11th. Single-engine static fire Apr 30th, six-engine static fire May 1st. R-vac likely replaced May 6th. Static fired May 12th. Spin prime May 22nd. Rolled out and stacked May 25th. Launched May 27th. Ship lost attitude control shortly after SECO and broke up during reentry.
S36	Massey's	Destroyed	Parts spotted in December. Stacking began Jan 30th. Moved to Megabay 2 Feb 12th. Stacking completed Mar 11th. Cryo tested Apr 27th. Single-engine static fire Jun 16th. RUD Jun 18th.
S37	Pad 1	Pending static fire	Parts spotted in December. Forward dome section moves to Megabay 2 Mar 24th. Cryo tested May 30th. Forward flaps installed Jul 20th. (ViX 1, ViX 2) Aft flaps installed Jul 23rd and Jul 24th. Single-engine static fire Jul 31st.
S38	Megabay 2	Pending cryo test	Parts spotted in December. Nosecone stacked on payload bay as of Mar 28th. Rolls to Massey's Jul 28th. Cryo tested Jul 30th. Rolls back from Massey's Aug 1st.
S39	Starfactory	Assembly	Parts spotted (Apr 9th). Forward flaps installed July 29th and 31st.
S40	Starfactory	Assembly	Parts spotted (Apr 10th).
S41	Starfactory	Assembly	Parts spotted (May 10th).
S42	Starfactory	Assembly	Parts spotted (Jul 4th).
S43	Starfactory	Assembly	Parts spotted (Jul 4th).
S44	Starfactory	Assembly	Parts spotted (Jul 4th).
S45	Starfactory	Assembly

Booster	Location	Status	Comment
B12	Rocket Garden	Resting	Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched as IFT-5 on Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th.
B14	Gulf of Mexico	Destroyed	Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th. Static fired Dec 9th. FTS installed Jan 3rd. Wet dress rehearsal performed Jan 10th. Launched and landed Jan 16th. Static fired Apr 3rd. Stacked on launch mount May 13th. Destacked May 16th. Rolled back May 17th. Rolled out May 24th. Launched May 27th. RUD immediately after landing burn startup.
B15	Rocket Garden	Resting	Stacked from July to September. Methane tank cryo test Dec 27th, full cryo test Dec 28th. Static fired Feb 9th. Launched and landed Mar 6th.
B16	Megabay 1	Pending FTS install	Stacking completed by Dec 26th. Cryo tested Feb 28th. Static fired Jun 6th. FTS potentially installed Jun 18th. Hot staging adapter removed Jun 19th.
B17	Rocket Garden	Pending engine install	Parts spotted. First two sections moved to Megabay 1 Jan 4th. Fully stacked by Apr 7th. Cryo tested Apr 9th.
B18.1 / Test Tank 17	Massey's	Pending cryo test	Test article for Booster v3. Parts spotted Feb 24th, Apr 21. Cryo tested Jun 2nd and 3rd.
B18	Megabay 1	Stacking	Parts spotted May 19th.