In the Year of '39 Came a Ship in From the Blue …
After repeated safaris through Federal Aviation Administration red-tape and preposterously pedantic environmental impact assessments, SpaceX has hinted that its Starship-24 and Booster-7 may be nearing operational readiness. Photos shared by the company on 02 July revealed that crews have nearly finished installing 39 upgraded Raptor engines on the new Starship and its Super Heavy booster. Differences are observable between Starship 24 and its Starship 20 predecessor, the most notable of which is the addition of a metal framework covering the entire breadth of Starship 24‘s aft section. Probably the framework will support thermal insulation intended to shield sensitive engine, pl