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Text and/or other creative content from SpaceX Starship was copied or moved into SpaceX Super Heavy. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

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Booster 2

The list goes Booster 1--> Booster 3. Whatever happened to Booster 2? It was referenced in this Musk tweet cited in the article.^[1]

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^ Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 18, 2021). "Yes, Booster 1 is a production pathfinder, figuring out how to build & transport 69-meter-tall stage. Booster 2 will fly" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Scuba 23:27, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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It was converted into a test tank. Redacted II (talk) 14:01, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bad sourcing

The latest edit SpaceX_Super_Heavy&diff=1251140364&oldid=1251119109 is once more with a completely insufficient source. User Redacted II likes to watch dubious videos and puts everything stated there as facts into SpaceX-related articles. Over and over. This time, this youtube video is about another topic (Europa Clipper) - does he want us to carefully watch a 2 h 45 min video to maybe find a single sentence mentioning the FTS (by some layman)? This is impertinence, against all citation rules and disregard of all careful editors and readers. 47.69.107.97 (talk) 18:52, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Its against 0 rules to use a source that states "X" to support a mention of "X", where in this case X is the removal of B12's FTS.

(Also, timestamp is 2:10:10: "they are now removing the flight termination system of booster 12") Redacted II (talk) 01:57, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ever read Wikipedia:Video_links ?? "When citing books or unusually long journal articles, an editor should specify the page number(s). Similarly, some means of specifying the location of the referenced content from a video, called a timecode, is strongly encouraged. For YouTube videos, one can specify the start location's timecode by appending to the URL: &t=0m12s, described in more detail in various online posts." Boasting that somewhere in a 3 hr mostly unrelated video there is some mentioning of some fact is infamous. Like giving the bible as source without any details, asking everybody who wants to validate the source to read through. This is just disrespect for readers and other editors. And as you do this regularly and after much complaint, I have to assume you do this on purpose to disguise your dubious sources. 47.67.225.78 (talk) 06:41, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is the Aft Bay of Super Heavy a Nacelle?

The definition of a Nacelle is "a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines, fuel or equipment."

The aft bay of Super Heavy extends outside of the hulls 9 meter radius, and is heavily streamlined. So, does it qualify as a Nacelle, or is that incorrect? Redacted II (talk) 14:44, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the nacelle page it seems to me that a nacelle is more enclosed and detached than what super heavy has? I think fairing might be more accurate, but I'm not sure. Largely Legible Layman (talk) 14:55, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know. Thanks for the quick response! Redacted II (talk) 14:58, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re-entry data?

With one successful return Starship_flight_test_5 documented, it would be nice to know how much fuel was onboard when the booster B12 fell from space. And how much was left when the engines were shut off, sitting on the tower. With some numbers for height, speed, duration. Which winds speeds can the system handle? 217.250.249.149 (talk) 08:38, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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(Though I really wish we had the fuel load data) Redacted II (talk) 15:26, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can Super Heavy by listed as derived from Starship?

Super Heavy is derived from Starship (Same diameter, common dome design (Except for IFT-3 through IFT-6), ect, ect). But they are part of the same vehicle, so... maybe not? Redacted II (talk) 14:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[BN1_Production_Pathfinder-1] Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 18, 2021). "Yes, Booster 1 is a production pathfinder, figuring out how to build & transport 69-meter-tall stage. Booster 2 will fly" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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