News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[dennis.krenz]

Interesting details of the construction.... but I really wonder if they know what they are up to now. The LC-39 flame trench was left pretty battered after each launch, not quite capable of keeping the energies in place that got released inside that.

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030117280135156195

Hmm, where have I seen black and white tiles before....?

BTW: the QR code in the pilar is this URL

 

[N_Molson]

Interesting details of the construction.... but I really wonder if they know what they are up to now. The LC-39 flame trench was left pretty battered after each launch, not quite capable of keeping the energies in place that got released inside that.

"1 Starship every hour"

"4x times the details" oh no wait this was someone else...

 

[Thunder Chicken]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030117280135156195

I hope the electrical tape is temporary.

Hmm, where have I seen black and white tiles before....?

Not since the very early shuttle program IIRC. The white tiles were replaced with thermal blanket as it was lighter and less prone to damage. It seems they are still trying to shave some mass off of Starship (or protect some parts that they thought the stainless steel could cope with the heat but didn't).

 

[GLS]

I hope the electrical tape is temporary.

The nº1 engineering tool.

 

[dennis.krenz]

I hope the electrical tape is temporary.

Would be pretty amusing, if they pull the tape off and the tiles stick to the tape, not to the adhesive...

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030344023169188045

(calm down, it's cgi)

Would be pretty amusing, if they pull the tape off and the tiles stick to the tape, not to the adhesive...

NASA: "been there, done that"

 

[N_Molson]

Would be pretty amusing, if they pull the tape off and the tiles stick to the tape, not to the adhesive...

As long as they don't use Cybertruck adhesive...

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030476026157961717

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2031019745974046760

https://twitter.com/x/status/2031456588863590508

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033615269713645749

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033617904252465390

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2034274447830479083

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2043167629947424983

 

[Frilock]

Second to last one is almost a cool shot. Not sure what turns me off about it

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044234610343551153

 

[Sunhillow]

Not sure what turns me off about it

The insane amount of wheeled trash bins, me thinks

 

[GLS]

I'd add more water

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044590183761277386

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044560506208276929

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044557681445507199

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044558706885435595

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Second to last one is almost a cool shot. Not sure what turns me off about it

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/tesla-leans-on-elon-musk-s-spacex-to-buoy-sagging-cybertruck-sales?srnd=homepage-americas&embedded-checkout=true

 

[GLS]

A sort of historical Starship promo, but also looking at the next flight, with lots of good footage!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2047800137133756633

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2051860054802898963

In the meantime, there might be a test firing tonight: