![]() ![]() Counting the nose as one, it takes about seven stack operations to fully assemble the basic structure of a Starship. It takes another five stacked sections to complete the current nosecone design. The changes are simple enough: in essence, SpaceX will be adding an extra ring to several Starship ‘sections.’ For current ships, six distinct sections are stacked to form the Starship’s cylindrical tankage and hull. This particular drawing was exceptionally detailed and useful, effectively showing exactly how Starship’s design will change beginning with Ship 24. ![]() Starbase ‘hieroglyphics’ are not uncommon, as SpaceX engineers and technicians have often used hardware itself as a sort of whiteboard to sketch out plans and literally annotate ongoing work. Musk’s confirmation of the methane header tank’s relocation came just a few days after a drawing on the side of a Starship section further confirmed several more minor design changes. Starship’s current nose and common dome header tanks. It’s possible that this change was planned before SpaceX realized the performance benefits of a stretched, nine-engine Starship, but it could also be a preemptive modification meant to counteract the added weight of three more Raptor engines and longer tanks. Now, the methane header tank will join it in the nose, with the obvious explanation being a need to shift that center of gravity even further forward. From the start, Starship’s oxygen header tank has been located in the very tip of the nose – placed in such an inconvenient location for the sole purpose of shifting Starship’s center of gravity forward. Starship's progress is a massive focus for SpaceX and it will aim to do more tests and run diagnostics for its systems, before its actual test flight in the coming months.According to Musk, starting with Starship 24 (S24), which is likely the next ship SpaceX will complete, the methane (fuel) header tank will be relocated from Starship’s common dome to its nosecone. SpaceX's focus now is getting the Starship's Full Stack off the ground as it already got its needs for the mission, and it would be the focus of the company for this venture. Elon Musk is popular for talking about these ventures online, providing his insight on topics that concern SpaceX and the entire industry. The company thinks that its technology is the answer to human extinction and while it would be something that SpaceX will focus on, its goal is to enter a new world with them in the center. ![]() However, with this, Elon Musk and SpaceX focus on bringing the world to a new frontier that will bring the new age of life and existence. SpaceX is not an ordinary company that wants to feature technology and go on earning for its services, rather, its goal is to bring people to another planet and start a new civilization. The launch test remains unknown, especially as it got promised last February by the CEO, focusing on the many future missions the company would bring once it sees the Starship as a working device. Most of SpaceX's focus is now on Starship and it is only natural that it would do so, as it wants the Starship to be the one that brings humans to Mars. Starship full stack propellant load testing at Starbase /CFW7E51qdI- SpaceX MaSpaceX Starship: When's the Launch Test? Read Also: SpaceX Starship Backdrop? Elon Musk Says it is a Good One After Reports of Mission Not Close to Launching ![]()
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