SpaceX Ready to Test Starship S39 in Days after…! New NASA Leader Appointment Confirmed!

SpaceX Ready to Test Starship S39 in Days after…! New NASA Leader Appointment Confirmed!
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00:00: Intro
00:39: Preparations for big Starship tests
07:17: New NASA Administrator: Jared Isaacman
10:00: NASA lost the Mars orbiter
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SpaceX Ready to Test Starship S39 in Days after…! New NASA Leader Appointment Confirmed!
Official update, everyone.
Intensive testing of Starship Version 3 is set to begin soon, following the completion of work on other hardware at the Massey facility.
In other major news, after a long period of anticipation, Jared Isaacman has been officially appointed as NASA Administrator.
Meanwhile, NASA has reported a loss of contact with a Mars orbiter.
Let us explore all of these developments in today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
SpaceX Ready to Test Starship S39 in Days after…! New NASA Leader Appointment Confirmed!
In recent weeks, we have been witnessing an extraordinary pace in SpaceX’s vehicle stacking operations. The speed at which new hardware is coming together has been nothing short of remarkable, and all signs indicate that Ship 39, also known as S39, has now completed its production phase. This raises an important question that many observers have been asking. If S39 is finished, why has it not entered testing yet?
The answer lies at the Massey test site, where SpaceX has been heavily focused on a series of test tank campaigns. These test tanks are specialized prototypes designed to validate individual upgrades and structural changes planned for the new Starship Version 3 configuration. Rather than rushing the flight vehicle directly into testing, SpaceX has chosen to methodically verify each improvement in isolation. This approach helps reduce risk and ensures that the final vehicle benefits from fully validated systems.
SpaceX Ready to Test Starship S39 in Days after…! New NASA Leader Appointment Confirmed!
However, all indications suggest that this phase is now coming to an end and that the path is finally clear for S39 to begin its own test campaign.
On the evening of December 16 and continuing into the morning of December 17, SpaceX conducted its eleventh test using Test Tank 17 inside the test cage at Massey. This marked a significant milestone in the test tank program. Then, at noon on December 17, observers noted that Test Tank 39.1 was lifted away from the test stand. This movement strongly suggests that active testing with these prototypes has concluded.
With the test tanks no longer occupying the facility, they will likely be transported back to the production site for further evaluation or storage. More importantly, this clears valuable space at Massey for the arrival of S39 and the start of its official testing campaign.
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