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and the primary structure of the first test "hopper" was complete by 10 January 2019.<ref name="mw20190110">
{{cite news |last=Murphy|first=Mike |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-shows-off-spacexs-massive-starship-test-rocket-2019-01-10 |title=Elon Musk shows off SpaceX’s massive Starship test rocket |work=[[MarketWatch]] |date=10 January 2019 |accessdate=12 January 2019 }}</ref> On 15 January 2019, SpaceX technicians separated the nose and tail sections of the ''Starship'' hopper so fuel and oxidizer tank bulkheads could start being installed on 21 January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-hopper-tank-bulkhead-installation-launch-landing-pad-progress/|title=SpaceX fits Starship prototype with tank bulkheads as hop test pad progresses|last=Ralph|first=Eric|date=2019-01-22|website=TESLARATI.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-prototype-nose-raptor-removal-tank-install/|title=SpaceX separates Starship prototype's nose and tail to install giant propellant tanks|last=Ralph|first=Eric|date=2019-01-17|website=TESLARATI.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> Unfortunately, on 23 January 2019, the ''Starship'' hopper<em>'s</em> nose section was toppled over by strong winds. According to Musk, the propellant systems needed for flight were undamaged, but the nose section will take a few weeks to repair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/23/18194398/spacex-starship-prototype-wind-damage-boca-chica-texas|title=SpaceX’s new test rocket topples over thanks to strong Texas winds|last1=Grush|first1=Loren|website=theverge.com|publisher=Vox Media, Inc.|language=English|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>
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