The Ringwatchers

We are the watchers, eternal and true.

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ugh.

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And as always view the Full quality diagrams along with all previous diagrams on our website!
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Ringwatchers Raptor Tracking Diagram

"The beginning of more timely diagrams!"

2026-06-03

Raptor 3:

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Raptor 2 (Part 2):

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Absolute BONKERS. Thanks to the @SpaceX media and engineering teams for bringing this to us. Must watch!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Three years since the first flight of Starship, the next generation is here. New ship. New booster. New engines. New pad and new test site. SpaceX engineers are working to solve one of the most difficult engineering challenges in history: developing a fully, rapidly reusable rocket

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@Jordanguidry6 @FelixSchlang Dark days are coming

[Rhin0 @SpaceRhin0]

10/33 Installed
3/10 Previously Tracked
1/? Steps closer to launch

It's nice to get these diagrams back out. And even more fun to see Raptor 3 finally installed on a vehicle!

📷: https://t.co/fl848Q9PrW
📷: @LabPadre

[Rhin0 @SpaceRhin0]

Major Raptor 3 Milestone!

We are officially into the 100's with R102 heading past the NSF Cameras out at McGregor! Keep in mind this is post testing so production is likely well past 102 by now!

📷: https://t.co/4WWVfuqIpQ

[Ceaser G @CeaserG33]

Booster 19 is currently undergoing a second Cryo test at Massey's test site.
@NASASpaceflight

[Starship Gazer @StarshipGazer]

The Starlink satellite dispenser for Starship 40 was moved into megabay 2 today marking the start of Starship 40 assembly for Starship test flight 13.

1/31/26

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.@TurkeyBeaver @Boca_Bill_R Any insight as to what's being tested here? Actual tiles, tracking targets, or?

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

SpaceX once again is flying what appear to be Starship thermal protection system tiles on the Falcon 9 payload fairing. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-19 mission from Vandenberg SFB at 9:53:20 a.m. PST (12:53:20 p.m. EST / 1753:20 UTC).

Watch live: https://t.co/EvvSZbkldS

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Something unusual on the Starlink 17-20 mission payload fairing was visible in launch pad video prior to today's launch. The black hexagons look very much like Starship thermal protection tiles.

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@MrBeast @Boca_Bill_R We pick apart this and more on our Discord: https://t.co/t6y5VxGXzB

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Ringwatching in a MrBeast video wasn't on the bingo card for this year, but there we go.

In mid-December last year, @MrBeast toured Starbase along with Starship Engineering's VP @Boca_Bill_R. Video of his visit has finally gone public, and we got some unique views into the Starfactory and Starship.
Out of many, many shots, this one gave us some insight into how the Ship changes with V3 - pictured here is the inside of a V3 payload bay.

📸MrBeast

Out of all the stringers and stiffeners, this odd pipe structure in the top-left corner catches the eye. It seems to have two butterfly valves attached to a T shaped pipe coming out through the wall. This structure seems to be mirrored on the opposing side as well.

📸MrBeast

Orienting it correctly would place it on the edge of the heatshield, where only the ablative layer is installed. Odd, right? Not necessarily. This port, spotted in October '25 on S39, the first V3 Ship, sits right in that spot.

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We speculate that this valve contraption is used to vent down the payload bay in flight, right before the PEZ door is opened and the payload deployed. Putting these on exact opposite sides would ensure that the Ship doesn't rotate when that happens... and doesn't spin out of control when its methane tank autogen diffuser breaks and leaks several more bars into the payload bay. But that would never happen... right?

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@MrBeast @Boca_Bill_R Source (timestamped): https://t.co/th24DNZLW9

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@David_Ogawa Google material failure

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B18.3 fails during crush testing at Massey's - important to note that the ~4 rings below the dome are unpressurized, which wouldn't be the case on a normal Booster. Whether this was an intentional test to failure or not is unknown.

[Colleen @colleenadastra]

B18.3 test tank buckled below the common dome level during crush testing at the Masseys test site this evening.

📷: @NASASpaceflight

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@gwgerrond lol

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