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The Ringwatchers

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The Ringwatchers

@Ringwatchers

We are the watchers, eternal and true. ringwatchers.com discord.gg/ringwatchers

Joined March 2021

The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Aug 3, 2021
Anybody else notice those real clean looking maps in @Erdayastronaut's recent tour video with @elonmusk? I'm glad I could help out Tim. I'm not quite finished watching it but its a fantastic video. Congrats on getting that chance!
The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Dec 16, 2023
Supplying the 33 Raptors on Super Heavy with propellant is not a small task, and our new article explains in detail how the propellant distribution system works, featuring real photos and renders. Check it out! 🔗-> ringwatchers.com/article/booste…
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Jul 14, 2024
Block 2. 📸 @LabPadre
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Jul 10, 2023
With this new photo from Elon Musk, there’s been a lot of discussion about what exactly we’re seeing. Today’s quick thread is going to go a bit deeper into what we can learn from this photo. (1/10)
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Jul 10, 2023
3 more engines for the meaning of life
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Apr 5, 2023
With Starship’s launch finally getting closer, many have been wondering about the onboard cameras. There are many on Starship and Superheavy, and while we don’t know about all of them, let’s look at the ones we do. (1/11) 📸 @CosmicalChief All renders provided by @ChameleonCir
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Nov 19, 2023
Production Diagram #13 | 19th November, 2023 | "Anyways, here’s some more rockets." ringwatchers.com/diagrams/stack… -- Updates since last diagram: 🟡S25 & B9 conduct Starship Flight 2. 🔵S26 conducts a preburner and a static fire. 🔵S26 moved to the Rocket Garden. 🔵S31 aft flap
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Sep 7, 2025
A comparison of the forward sections on Boosters 14 and 15. The most visible change on Booster 15, added before its first flight, was the addition of two beams connecting together sides of the topmost face. 📸@SpaceX
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SpaceX
@SpaceX
Sep 7, 2025
Static fire complete for the Super Heavy booster preparing for Starship's eleventh flight test
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
May 12, 2023
Super Heavy’s engine shielding is quite an impressive system, and Elon Musk has been talking a lot about this with Booster 9. Let’s take a closer look at how SpaceX isolates and protects all 33 engines on the Booster. (1/14) 📸 @CosmicalChief Animations provided by @ChameleonCir
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
May 1, 2023
Production Diagram #3 | 1st May, 2023 | "Some Cleanup Required..."
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Nov 16, 2023
SpaceX conducted a grid fin actuation test around 6:48am CT this morning, so that must be when they caught the issue. Here's some compiled and sped-up footage from both @LabPadre and @NASASpaceflight
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Apr 9, 2023
Superheavy’s grid fins are a key part of the vehicle’s recovery hardware, but the perpetually extended state looks quite different compared to Falcon 9. Let’s take a look at how these grid fins work and why they can stay extended at all times. (1/10) 📸 @RGVaerialphotos
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Nov 2, 2022
The 3 interstage clamps that connect Starship and Superheavy together are a critical piece in the Starship full stack, but there isn’t much documentation of how they work and how they have changed through the generations of vehicles. Let’s change that. (1/14) 📸: @ChameleonCir
The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Nov 11, 2024
Ship 31 is launching on Starship's sixth flight test with a considerably reduced heat shield, stripping back several columns of tiles on the sides of the vehicle. This is a roughly angled matched comparison to show the difference. 📸 @LabPadre & @NASASpaceflight
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The Ringwatchers
@Ringwatchers
Mar 9, 2024
The PEZ Dispenser is SpaceX's Starlink deployment system on Starship, and it has a lot going on inside of it. Our newest article is live, diving deep into the mechanical systems inside Starship’s payload bay. 🔗-> ringwatchers.com/article/ship-p…
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