List of Starship vehicles

[3][4] Starship is the latest project in SpaceX's reusable launch system development program and plan to colonize Mars.

[7] The Starship spacecraft is reusable, and is recovered via large arms on the tower capable of catching the descending vehicle.

After it completed its testing campaign Starhopper was repurposed as a water tank, weather station and equipment mount for cameras, lights, loudspeakers and a radar system.

[37][32] The vehicle featured three Raptor methalox engines and were meant to reach an altitude 5 km (3.1 mi).

[43][44] SpaceX began Mk2 in Florida, sharing progress, insights, and build techniques with the Mk1 team in Texas.

SN1 was destroyed during a cryogenic pressurization test on February 28, 2020, due to a design flaw in the lower tank thrust structure.

A leak in the methane fuel piping ignited, causing significant damage to the rocket's base, destroying the control wiring.

Launch, ascent, reorientation, and controlled descent were successful, but low pressure in the methane header tank[63] kept the engines from producing enough thrust for the landing burn, destroying SN8 on impact.

[64] On December 11, 2020, the stand beneath SN9 failed, causing the vehicle to tip and contact the walls inside the High Bay.

[69] After struggling to gain U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permission,[70] SN9 conducted a 10 km (6.2 mi) flight test on February 2.

The test ended with a hard landing-at 10 m/s – most likely due to partial helium ingestion from the fuel header tank.

[89] SN15 introduced improved avionics software, an updated aft skirt propellant architecture, and a new Raptor design and configuration.

[98] A 10 km (33,000 ft) high-altitude flight test was conducted in overcast weather on May 5, achieving a soft touchdown.

[102][103][104] U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings in May 2021 by SpaceX stated that the orbital flight would launch from Boca Chica, Texas.

After separation, Starship would enter orbit and around 90 minutes later attempt a soft ocean landing around 100 km off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii.

3d Artist TheSpaceEngineer has claimed that this mockup features two decks, the first containing the life support systems (ECLSS), and the second serving as habitation for the crew.

[120] The ship was subsequently stacked on top of Booster 7 in mid-October, followed by two destacks in October and early November.

[129] Near the end of its burn, a LOX dump started a fire in the engine bay, causing an explosion.

On December 16, 2023, SpaceX crews began welding large steel pieces onto S26's payload bay, although it is unclear what was the reason behind this reinforcement.

Ship 28, along with subsequent Block 1 models, features heat shield tiles as well as reinforced Starlink satellite dispensers.

[151][148] On May 15, S29 was lifted onto B11, with the combined vehicle completing a partial cryogenic test on May 16,[152] and a full wet dress rehearsal on May 20.

[155] It retained attitude control into reentry, despite the near-complete loss of a forward flap,[155] and achieved a successful landing burn.

On June 11, SpaceX began removing and replacing S30s thermal protection system, adding a backup ablative layer.

[156] On October 13, S30 launched on B12, and reached the desired trajectory after a nominal ascent burn with no engine failures.

Like S29, S30 retained attitude control through reentry, and successfully reignited its engines for a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

[24] After conducting a relight of a raptor engine, S31 reenetered the atmosphere, and successfully completed the landing burn for a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

The thrust puck is found on the bottom of the vehicle where in later Starship tests up to three sea-level Raptor engines would be mounted.

[60] A cryogenic proof test was performed on June 15, 2020, achieving a pressure of 7.6 bar (110 psi) before a leak occurred.

[245] On February 4, it rolled to Masseys for additional testing,[189] this time of the bumpers needed to enable a ship to be caught.

[253] It was rolled back to the launch site in November 2021, where it underwent an apparent cryogenic proof test to failure on January 18, 2022, where it burst at an unknown pressure.