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Beach and Parks

- Boca Chica Beach

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Directions

Gift Shop

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Government

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- Brownsville

Jobs

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Hotels

Launch Safety

- Keep Out Zone

- Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM)

- Notice to Mariners (NOTMAR)

Regulatory

- FAA PEA Decision

Restaurants

Road Information

- Road Closures

- Port Connector

Safety

- Hurricane Prep

Smart City

- Dashboard

Solar

- Solar Waves

Space Flight Info

- Site Upgrade Plan

- NASA 927 Tracking

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Travel Options

- Air - Brownsville Airport (BRO)

- Air - Harlingen Airport (HRL)

- Sea - Port Brownsville

- Space - Starbase

Tourism

- Cosmic Voyages

Starship Fleet Operations Dashboard

MISSION

Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #1

Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #2

Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #3

Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #4

Integrated Flight Test
(IFT) #5

Version

SN8

SN9

SN10

SN11

SN15

SN20

SN22

S24

S25

S28

B10

S29

BN11

S30

BN12

S26

S27

Type

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Booster

Starship

Flight Path

12km

10km

Display

Test

Display

Orbital

Suborbita

Suborbital

Orbital

BUILD

Integration (Stacking)

Road closure issued -

Rollout

26Sep2020

22Dec2020

29Jan2021

8Mar2021

8Apr2021

1Jul2021

12Dec2021

TBD

1Apr2023

8Jan2023

14Jan2023

22Aug2023

9Feb2024

27Feb2024

9May2024

10May2024

20Sep2024

7Sep2023

29Dec2023

Launch Pad

Suborbital A

Suborbital B

Suborbital A

Suborbital B

Rocket Garden

Retired

Suborbital
A

Rocket Garden

Retired

Orbital Pad A

Rocket Garden

TEST

Coast Guard MSIB

Road closure issued -

FAA TFR/NOTAM issued

Ambient temperature pressure test

5Feb2021

9Mar2021

12Apr2021

9Jul2021

TBD

14Jun2023

23Jul2023

Cryogenic liquid nitrogen test

8Feb2021

11Mar2021

12Apr2021

12Jul2021

TBD

2Jun2022

4Apr2022

14Jun2023

23Jul2023

21Feb2023

23Jul2023

Spin prime test

TBD

8Aug2022

19Sep2022

21Jun2023

23Aug2023

27Feb2024

29Dec2023

11Mar2024

8May2024

15Jul2024

23Aug2023

Evacuation notice issued

19Jul2021

TBD

23Jan2023

9Feb2023

26Jun2023

25Aug2023

29Dec2023

27Mar2024

8May2024

15Jul2024

25Aug2023

Static fire test

22Jan2021

25Feb2021

26Mar2021

26-27Apr2021

19Jul2021

TBD

8Sep2022

9Feb2023

26Jun2023

25Aug2023

29Dec2023

27Mar2024

5Apr2024

26Jul2024

15Jul2024

Wet dress rehearsal

23Jan2023

24Oct2023

2Mar2024

28May2024

Sep2024

LAUNCH

FCC STA decision

NASA WB-57 #927 aircraft reserved

Coast Guard Hazard MSIB issued

TBD

TBD

Coast Guard Safety MSIB issued

14; 15-18
Mar2024

6-7
Jun2024

FAA TFR/NoTAM issued

Road closure issued

Launch Keep Out Zone published

18Nov2023

13Mar2024

6-8Jun2024

TBD

Flight termination system installed

TBD

15Apr2023

9Nov2023

11Mar2024

30May2024

Evacuation notice issued

TBD

18Apr2023

17Nov2023

13Mar2024

5Jun2024

Launch

9Dec2020 @ 4:45pm

2Feb2021

3Mar2021

30Mar2021

5May2021

TBD

20Apr2023

18Nov2023

14Mar2024

6Jun2024

Landing

TBD

Number of days on pad

136

TBD

101

TBD

COMPLETE

TexasBeachWatch.com
(Updated: 24Sep2024)

Bacteria Sensor
#1: Low

Bacteria Sensor
#2: Low

Bacteria Sensor
#3: Low

Bacteria Sensor
#4: Low

Bacteria Sensor
#5: Low

Bacteria Sensor
#6: Low


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