Zack Golden
@CSI_Starbase
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♦ Alias: #StageZeroZack ♦ Lead Investigator of #Starship Development ♦ Starbase Weekly Host w/ @RGVAerialPhotos ♦ Support us at https://t.co/0uyv8aa6cF
Denver, CO
Joined January 2010
🚨 What Makes Starship's Water Deluge System So Unique? With a massive amount of help from @RyanHansenSpace, This Deep Dive Investigation will teach you the step by step process for building your own Starship Flame Trench After that we will discuss the apparent lack of
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Here's what the project timeline looks like with the relevant images/video for each topic broken into groups distinguished by color.
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This next episode feels like its going to be 90-120 minutes long...and I can't do anything about it. Apparently I can not explain the new features of Stage Zero 2.0 without including an in depth explanation about why each an every aspected of the updated design was necessary.
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Excited to announce our 4th annual @StJude fundraiser during our Starbase Weekly livestream this Sunday at 12pm cst via YouTube. Host: @CSI_Starbase Special guests: Louis Balderas: @LabPadre Ryan Weber: @rweb11742 Tim Dodd: @Erdayastronaut Scott Manley: @DJSnM
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I imagine this Spacecraft Cleanliness Technician role could land you in some rather unique positions inside of the worlds largest rocket. If you apply, tell them I sent you!!!
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Here’s a better representation of the new structure being assembled around the Static Fire Test Stand! Purpose still unknown
The new frames fabricated at Sanchez were moved over to Massey's recently and much speculation around them as to what they could be for. Still a few question marks but its looking like a vertical structure as part of the static fire test stand. Some options include docking and
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In the bottom left corner of this image you can see the beginning of very large unknown steel truss structure that will either go around, or in front of the static fire test stand. If it’s a vertical structure, It might end up going all the way up to the payload section of the
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Am I the only one getting a 10 fold increase in spam phone calls since the start of the week? Seems like someone just activated a massive SIM server within the last few days.
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@RyanHansenSpace's Baby Raptor simulation is coming along well even though he hates that I've named it B.R.
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For those who will inevitably suggest I split it into multiple episodes, this is technically part 4 of a 5 part Stage Zero series. I have no plans of breaking it into even smaller parts.
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Started the Stage Zero 2.0 flame trench deep dive about 7 months ago while simultaneously working on other topics. But I’ve been 100% focused on it for the last 4 weeks or so. Still discovering new things literally everyday but research/script writing phase is nearing
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Booster 19 common dome preparing to be stacked onto the A2:4 section. It will be interesting to see if this booster is speed stacked. Not speed stacked - meaning rushed - but less delays between each operation
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The second arm of the chopsticks for Pad A have been shortened down. Now all of the landing rail components, and hydraulics can be re-installed in their shortened configuration. 🎥: @LabPadre
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Launching “X It Forward”: Thank X members who inspire you by donating to charities they love—in their name. Rules: - Be positive, there is enough negativity out there. - Be serious, choose someone that deserves to be honored. - Be creative, pick a charity that speaks to your
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Don’t miss it! Going to be one of our longer streams this week that’s for sure.
I flew over B18 and captured this... YouTube link: https://t.co/WU7OCclT9R Stay tuned for Starbase Weekly livestream live in 2 hours for the full analysis by the team.
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NGL, gor half a second I thought B19 stacking was starting tonight. Nope, just the business end of B17 headed to the scrap yard
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Montage of all 6 legs coming down 🫡 📸: @NASASpaceflight
That's it! The 6th and final launch mount leg is now down! - it's been a good run Pad 1! 🔥 📸: @NASASpaceflight
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Thats one hell of a structural qualification test on the transfer tube. The fact that its still standing is extremely impressive.
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😟 This is easily the worst possible news I could have woken up to this morning No words Incredibly sad for my friends on the Superheavy Build team 😔 🎥:@LabPadre
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I kind of wish they put the longer chines on the back side of the booster instead of the front. That’s the only part of this design that seems slightly goofy to me.
Super heavy booster 18 on the road to Starbase Massey's test site for initial cryo proof testing. This is the first next gen V3 booster and will launch on Starship test flight 12 as soon as January 2026. 11/20/25
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Wow I’m really liking the path Blue Origin is headed down! Seems like most people expected them to settle with current design of BE4 and NG instead of iterating the design over time. I hope the upgrade thrust will help it get off the pad faster! Can’t wait to see the 9 engine
Starting with NG-3, we will phase in a series of upgrades to the New Glenn launch system designed to increase payload performance, launch cadence, and enhance reliability. Read more: https://t.co/7kAvogzmey
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Lots of interesting details here but I'm really liking the extra paneling on the forward heat shield. Its clear they plan to continue having the center engines gimbaled outward during hot staging. I would love to know how many stage separation events they expect this to be
Booster 18, the first Super Heavy V3, is beginning prelaunch testing. The first operations will test the booster's redesigned propellant systems and its structural strength
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