booster UNCONFIRMED
B15 Booster 15
No sourced location
Body
No whole-vehicle move.
Sections
No section claims.
Tape
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2025-10-13 UNCONFIRMED note about B15
On Flight 11, Booster 15, on its second flight, completed boostback on 12 of 13 planned engines, then lit all 13 for the landing burn, hovered above the water, shut down, and splashed down off the Texas coast. NASASpaceflight says it then dropped into the Gulf and exploded.
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2025-10-13 UNCONFIRMED assign B15 as booster on F11
Assign Booster 15 as the booster on Flight 11. NASASpaceflight calls this second flight Booster 15-2 and says the booster first flew on Flight 8 with Ship 34.
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2025-03-06 UNCONFIRMED note about B15
On Flight 8, Booster 15 lit 33 Raptors, relit 11 of 13 planned engines for boostback, then 12 of 13 at the start of the landing burn, and was caught by the tower arms. This was the third Super Heavy catch.
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2025-03-06 UNCONFIRMED assign B15 as booster on F8
Assign Booster 15 as the booster on Flight 8.
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2025-03-06 UNCONFIRMED identify vehicle Booster 15
Identify Booster 15 as the Super Heavy booster that flew Starship Flight 8 with Ship 34.