Boca Chica Testing

Cameron County, Texas – Road Closures

• Monday, August 02, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Intermittent Closure Scheduled. Boca Chica will remain open.

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News and Commentary

NASASpaceflight – Super Heavy Booster 4 Grid Fins Ready for Installation | SpaceX Boca Chica

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Nic Ansuini – Raptor Engine Delivery July 31st, 2021

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Marcus House – SpaceX Hardcore Starbase and Starship Surge, Nauka Causes ISS Tilt, SpaceX Wins Europa Clipper

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Starbase is moving at Warp 9 pic.twitter.com/p8F5Qqfl8T

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2021

Orbital launch tower lift is underway!https://t.co/b3DDKu9UUz pic.twitter.com/gDGnNnz4nI

— Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) July 31, 2021

Elon, how much does that part of the launch table weigh?

— ⚡️Tesla Owners Online (@Model3Owners) July 31, 2021

Yes

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2021

Indeed. Grid fin designs clearly work, but do they maximize payload? Good chance that they do not.

Something with much more drag to reduce terminal velocity & so reduce landing propellant might have better performance. Not sure.

Potential future optimization.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2021

Any payload for the Orbital attempt?

— Erc X (@ErcXspace) July 31, 2021

Well this was fun. Got a little footage to go through here…. Stay tuned 😉 thanks for the hangs @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/hFOce1XcK6

— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) July 31, 2021

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Starship Construction Status

• Booster 3 – Test Stand A
• Booster 4 – High Bay
• SN20 – Mid Bay

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Cape Canaveral, Florida

Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center

• NASA, CRS-23, Dragon – Late August, TBD
• Inspiration 4, Dragon – September 15, TBD
• USSF 44, Falcon Heavy – October, TBD
• NASA, Crew 3, Dragon – October 31, TBD
• IXPE – November 17, TBD
• NASA, CRS-24, Dragon – December 4, TBD
• USSF 52, Falcon Heavy – Early 2022

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Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

• Turksat 5B – 4th Quarter

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Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

• Falcon 9 – Starlink 2-1 – NET August 10, TBD
• Falcon 9 – Starlink 2-1 – Mid August, TBD
• Falcon 9 – WorldView Legion 1 & 2, 4th Quarter
• Falcon 9 – DART, November 24, TBD