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"Big Flash! And Then A Continuing Bit Of Flames!" | SpaceX Boca Chica - April 26 to May 2, 2025

May 3, 2025
In this Supersized Starbase Summary - All signs point to a move of the Pad B OLM towards the launch site in the near future. Two Static Fires lit up Massey's in the last 7 days, but the six engine static fire had a bit of an abnormal shutdown.

🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English, Adrian (@BCCCarcounters) in German.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).


Timestamps:
0:00 Pad B’s OLM
0:22 Ship 38 Moved Out of Starfactory
0:50 Ship 36 Rolled to Masseys
1:22 Ship 36 at Masseys
1:29 Static Fire Stand Gantry
1:36 Ship 36
1:51 Pad B’s Gantry
2:06 Pipe Preps at the Tank Farm
2:37 Starhopper
2:52 Ship 36 Cryo Test
3:08 Hold Down Actuator Installed
3:16 Beam Moved to Other Pair of Legs
3:27 Launch Site Cranes Swap Places
3:39 “Test Tank 17”
4:00 S38 Nosecone Inside Starfactory
4:08 S39 Header Tank and a Nosecone
4:36 Pad B’s OLM Legs
4:45 Pad B Gantry
4:54 Pad B’s OLM
5:24 The High Bay
5:38 Static Fire Stand Moved Into MB2
5:47 Ship 36 Returns From Masseys
6:03 Starfactory Window Removal
6:22 Ship 35 at Masseys
6:29 Structural Test Stand
6:51 Tesla Cabinets
7:00 The Launch Site
7:22 Container Wall Section Demolished
7:46 Ship 35 Testing
8:02 Barrel in the Ring Yard
8:16 Delivery at the Production Site
8:36 Masseys Preparing for S35 Testing
8:56 Ship 35 Static Fire
9:14 Pad B’s OLM
9:39 Starfactory Wall Demolition Prep
10:09 Ship Header Tank
10:18 Orbital Pad B
10:54 Pad B’s OLM
11:12 The High Bay
11:27 Starfactory Wall Demolition Preps
12:03 Ship 35 Static Fire
13:19 Ship 35 Rollback
14:09 Ship 35 Hooked to Crane
14:23 Pad B’s OLM
14:43 Large SPMTs Next to the OLM
14:59 Delivery at the Production Site
15:09 Demolished Starfactory Wall
16:14 Launch Site Roundabout
16:29 Pad B’s OLM

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Path to Pad B | SpaceX Boca Chica - 03-06 May, 2025

May 7, 2025
Starbase's second pad is progressing towards readiness, from the groundwork to the tower. Covering all the events up to the rollout of the OLM to Pad B, which we covered live, see pinned comment.

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🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English, Adrian (@BCCCarcounters) in German.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer (‪@JackABeyer‬) Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 High Bay Section Removed
0:24 Pad B’s OLM
0:54 Drilling Rig Delivered
1:18 Beam Removed From OLM Legs
1:30 Paint Work on Pad B’s OLM
1:43 Parts at the Production Site
1:53 More Pad B OLM Painting
2:07 Hold Down Arm Delivered
2:20 Path Cleared for the OLM Move
2:43 Pad B’s Chopsticks Raised
2:55 Cement Mixer Goes Off the Road
3:23 Cement Mixer Recovery
3:45 Pad B’s OLM
3:59 Pipe Moved Near the OLM
4:13 The Launch Site
4:20 The Orbital Tank Farm
4:58 Starfactory Windows Removed
5:09 OLM Loadspreaders Moved
5:35 Rebar Cages at the Launch Site
5:48 Pad A Chopsticks Moved
5:57 Masseys Test Site
6:09 Structural Test Stand
6:22 The Production Site
6:31 Pad B’s OLM
7:09 The Rocket Garden
7:20 Starfactory Wall Demolition
7:40 Improvements Along Highway 4
8:09 The Launch Site
8:19 Orbital Pad B
8:44 Base of Tower 2
9:29 Pad B’s Deluge Tank Farm
10:00 The Roundabout
10:23 Orbital Pad A

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OLM awaits installation on Pad B, TT17 on show | SpaceX Boca Chica - 06-09 May, 2025

May 10, 2025
The new design Orbital Launch Mount is preparing to be lifted into place at Starbase Pad B, while future vehicles were on show, including TT17, which is testing the next evolution of SpaceX's Super Heavy Booster.


🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English, Adrian (@BCCCarcounters) in German.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ) Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 Pad B’s OLM Ready for Rollout
0:14 Pad B’s OLM Rolled to the Pad
4:47 SPMTs Sink Into the Ground
8:55 “Test Tank 17”
9:06 Counterweights Arrive
9:35 Part Delivered to the Launch Site
9:48 Counterweight Tray Moved
9:59 Launch Site From the Air
10:40 Ex-USS John F Kennedy
10:51 Empty OLM Build Site
11:08 Cranes Positioned for OLM Lift
11:20 Tank Farm Testing
11:34 Ship 38 Barrel Moved Into MB2
11:46 “Test Tank 17” Moved Outside

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We've got Static Fires, We've Got Booster Rollouts | SpaceX Boca Chica - 10-13, May 2025

May 14, 2025
Full steam ahead at Starbase, as SpaceX prepares the vehicle duo set to launch Starship Flight 9, in parallel with preparations for the future, both at Pad B and at the Production Site.

🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English, Adrian (@BCCCarcounters) in German.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ) Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 B18.1 Rolled to Masseys
1:13 Ship 35 Rolled to Masseys
2:04 Trench Dug Outside the High Bay
2:14 Starfactory Wall Cutting
3:52 Starfactory Wall Felled
4:11 Aborted Ship 35 Static Fire
4:36 Work on Starfactory
5:15 Pad B OLM Prepared for Lift
5:34 Pad B OLM Test Lift
5:47 High Bay Disassembly Continues
6:01 Pad B OLM Lifted
8:17 Ship 35 Six Engine Static Fire
9:40 Booster 14-2 Rollout
10:21 SPMT Inspection Stop
11:54 B14-2 Lifted Onto the OLM

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"What in the heck are they up to now?" | SpaceX Starbase - 14-16, May 2025

May 17, 2025
Just when you thought Flight 9 was just a days away, SpaceX opted to remove Booster 14-2 from the OLM on Pad A and rolled it back to the Production Site. However, Pad B continued to entertain the masses with ballast bag testing on its chopsticks.

🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ) Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), Jerry Pike, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 Water Load Test Bag Holder
0:29 DSS Test
0:42 B18.1 Test Tank
0:57 The Production Site
1:18 Booster 14 on Pad A
2:20 Pad B Deluge Tank Farm
2:28 Orbital Pad B
2:50 Tank Farm Testing
3:24 Parts at the Launch Site
4:04 Buckner LR 11000 Crane Moved
4:42 The Roundabout
5:10 Orbital Pad B
5:46 Ship 37 in Mega Bay 2
5:55 Ship 36 in Mega Bay 2
6:02 Ship 38 in Mega Bay 2
6:11 Ship 38 Section Moved Into MB2
6:23 Raptor Leaves Mega Bay 2
6:30 Housing Construction
6:52 Rocket Ranch Outpost
7:13 OLM Alignment Pins Removed
7:29 Booster Stand Leaves Launch Site
7:59 OLM Construction Area
8:07 -Y Forward Flap Delivery
8:22 Water Test Bags Installed at Pad B
8:55 Booster Stand Returns to the Pad
9:14 Pad B Chopsticks Load Tested
9:56 Orbital Pad B
10:38 Booster 14 Removed from the OLM
12:01 Booster 14 Rolled Back

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The Skeleton of the High Bay | SpaceX Starbase - 17-20 May 2025

May 21, 2025
Starbase's future involves construction and demolition. The latter seeing the High Bay demise, reduced to its bare bones ahead of making way for the Giga Bay's upcoming assembly.

🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ) Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), Jerry Pike, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).


Timestamps:
0:00 Chopstick Load Testing
0:36 Water Test Bags Removed
0:47 Water Test Bag Extenders Installed
1:21 Seagull
1:30 High Bay Disassembly Continues
2:38 Booster Common Dome Section
3:17 Water Test Bags Picked Up
3:29 Drive Through Starbase
4:00 Cargo Resupply Mission
5:24 Stop at Masseys
5:55 B18.1 Test Tank at Masseys
6:59 Production Site Storage Yard
7:44 The Rocket Garden
8:09 Pad B’s Ship QD Arm
8:20 The Production Site
8:29 The Launch Site
8:41 Water Load Test Bags
8:51 Vaporizer Unhooked From Crane
9:08 Chopstick Load Testing
9:43 Buckner LR 11000 Parts Departing
10:29 RVac 509 Moved Into Mega Bay 2

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"I need to get on a plane to Starbase..." | SpaceX Starbase - 21-23 May, 2025

May 24, 2025
With SpaceX officially announcing Starship Flight 9's launch date is NET May 27, Booster 14-2 and Ship 35 are making final preparations to meet up as a stacked vehicle at Starbase Pad A.


🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ), Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), Jerry Pike, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).


Timestamps:
0:00 Ship 35 Rolled to Masseys
1:18 S35 Passing Riowest
3:04 Ship 35 at Masseys
3:38 Explosives Placard
3:47 Masseys BBQ
3:56 B18.1 Test Tank
4:19 Lights Moved at the Production Site
4:41 HLS Mockup Nosecone
4:49 The High Bay
5:05 Starfactory
5:14 The Office Building
5:28 Orbital Pad B
6:09 Snowy Egret
6:19 Earthwork Behind Pad B
6:39 Argon Tank Moved
6:52 Ship 35 Testing
7:01 Tank Farm Testing
7:58 Chopstick Load Testing
8:29 Pad B’s Chopsticks
9:10 High Bay Disassembly Continues
9:48 Boosters 17 and 12
9:55 Ship 35 Spin Prime
10:16 Ship 35 Rolled Back From Masseys
10:53 Ship 35 in Mega Bay 2
11:07 Starfactory Corner Wrapped Up
11:22 Orbital Pad B
11:29 Propellant Deliveries
11:43 Pad A BQD Blowdowns
12:08 Pad A Chopstick Testing

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Starship Flight 9 - Watch this one twice - May 27, 2025

May 29, 2025
Amazing highlights of Starship Flight 9's launch from Starbase, Texas via NSF's cameras and photographers.

🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English.
🎥 Video from John Galloway, Jay DeShelter, Jerry Pike, D Wise, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

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L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Starship Flight 9
0:43 Full Booster Flight Tracking
7:00 Booster 14-2 Landing Burn and Explosion
7:36 Liftoff From a Drone
8:18 Slow Motion
12:05 The OLM Experience

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"Aint' no party like an OLM Party" | SpaceX Starbase - March 29 - June 3, 2025

Jun 4, 2025  #SpaceX #StarbaseUpdate #SpaceNews
SpaceX is preparing vehicles for upcoming test missions, with Flight 10 preps on Pad A, Flight 11 testing at Masseys, and Pad B's path to hosting future vehicles, including the first Block 3 Starships.


🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English. Adrian in German and Alex in Spanish.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ), Gage Telesz (@roughridersshow), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).


Timestamps:
0:00 Booster QD Shrouding Delivered
0:14 Ship 37 at Masseys
0:58 B18.1 Test Tank
1:36 Pad B Water Manifold Installed
1:45 Orbital Pad B
2:08 Ship 37 Cryo Test
2:20 High Bay Cleanup
2:31 Ship 38 Raceways Installed
2:48 Pad B’s OLM
2:58 Pad B’s Chopsticks
3:06 Roseate Spoonbill Feeding
3:20 Starfactory Wall Pieces Installed
4:06 High Bay Cleanup Continues
4:46 Pad A OLM Refurbishment Work
5:54 Pad B Booster QD Hood Installed
6:28 Dome Moved to Scrapyard
6:36 Nosecone Inside Starfactory
6:51 Welding Robot
7:08 More Nosecones in Production
7:25 High Bay Dust
7:38 Ship 38 in Mega Bay 2
7:51 Dust Mitigation
7:59 Pad A’s Booster Quick Disconnect
8:09 Pad A’s Chopsticks
8:23 Masseys Test Site
8:38 B18.1 Test Tank
8:47 Pad A’s Leg Shielding
9:02 Underside of Pad A’s OLM
9:28 Pad A’s Booster Quick Disconnect
9:57 Tower 1’s Entrance
10:04 Pad A’s Chopsticks
10:25 Pad A’s Ship QD Arm
10:56 Methane Delivery
11:04 Pad A’s Deluge Tank Farm
11:19 Orbital Pad B
11:26 First of Two Booster QD Shrouds
12:04 Pad B’s Chopsticks
12:12 Pile Driver Arrives
12:21 B18.1 Testing
12:31 Pad B Alignment Beam Removed

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Did Booster just hit the stand - 3-7, June 2025

June 7, 2025
Starship Flight 10 is fast approaching with the successful Static Fire test of Booster 16 on Pad 1. It has since been removed, with a bit of a rough landing, ahead of being sent back to the Production Site.

🤵 Hosted by John Galloway (@KSpaceAcademy) in English. Adrian in German and Alex in Spanish.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ), D Wise (‪@DWiseCinema‬) and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 Ship 37 Waiting at Highway 4
0:31 Quick Disconnect Cover
0:51 B18.1 Testing
1:04 Booster 16 Exiting Mega Bay 1
1:15 Grid Fins Rotated
1:28 Ship 37 Returns to Mega Bay 2
2:59 Prep Work for Gigabay
3:35 B16 Rolled to the Launch Site
5:31 B16 Lifted Onto the OLM
6:03 The Launch Site
6:36 Pad 2
6:48 The Production Site
6:56 Rocket Garden
7:15 Pad 2’s Ship QD Arm
7:26 Mystery Structure Constructed
7:46 Ship 38 in Mega Bay 2
8:20 Barrel Section Moved Into MB1
8:47 Aborted Booster 16 Static Fire
9:05 Booster 16 Static Fire
11:42 B16 Lifted Off the OLM
12:11 B16 Hits the Transport Stand

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"That one is a spikey one. Nice. Good Stuff" | SpaceX Starbase - 07-10 June 2025

Jun 11, 2025
Future Ships and Pads are all the rage amid preparations for Flight 10. These parallel efforts are setting the stage for a vastly increased launch cadence in the coming years.

🤵 Hosted by Jack Beyer (@jackabeyer) in English. Adrian in German and Alex in Spanish.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 Vertical Tank Installed
0:14 Possible BQD Part Delivered
0:26 Booster 16 Rolled Back
1:25 Scaffolding Installed on the OLM
1:33 B18.1 Test Tank
2:11 Pile Driving for the Giga Bay
4:32 Ship 38 in Mega Bay 2
4:56 Structure Outside the Mega Bays
5:09 Starfactory
5:24 Ship Header Tank
5:33 Booster Barrel Section
5:43 Nosecone Without Tile Pins
5:58 Nosecone With Tile Pins
6:23 Pin Welding Robot
6:31 Crews Working on a Nosecone
7:02 Orbital Pad 2
7:59 Pad 2 Drawworks
8:18 The Production Site
8:29 Ship 38 in Mega Bay 2
8:53 Scrap Ring Moved
9:24 Orbital Pad 2
9:57 Concrete Forms at the Launch Site
10:12 The Orbital Tank Farm
10:27 Tank Farm Deliveries
10:48 Work Along the Highway
12:07 Orbital Pad 1
12:17 Pad 2 OLM Manifold Delivered

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"What did they cut with that grinder??" | SpaceX Starbase - 11-14 June, 2025



Jun 15, 2025
Piledrivers and cranes ensure Starbase remains busy during the gaps between test flights, as SpaceX's facility prepares for its future launch cadence.

🤵 Hosted by John Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 Sheet Pile Driving Continues
0:14 Part Moved to Mega Bay 1
0:21 Booster 18 Section Moved to MB1
0:38 Booster 18 Stacked Onto Section
0:48 Welding Work on Pad 1’s Legs
0:58 Pile Driver Leaves the Site
1:27 Rio West Development
2:53 The Production Site
3:23 Booster 16 in Mega Bay 1
3:34 Starfactory Expansion
3:44 The Launch Site
4:02 Ducklings
4:18 Sidewalk Construction
4:28 Lunchtime
4:38 Orbital Pad 2
5:30 Heat Blankets on the OLM Legs
6:11 GSE Connection Area
7:16 Booster Methane QD Shielding
7:48 Scaffolding on Pad 2’s Chopsticks
8:23 Pad 2’s Chopstick Carriage
8:33 Top of Tower 2
8:43 Roof of the Drawworks
9:13 Starhopper Behind Pad 2’s Trench
9:23 Gasseous Helium Tankers
9:31 Cable Unspooled
9:48 The Office Building
10:06 Giga Bay Prep Work Continues
10:34 Possible BQD Parts
11:03 Starlink Building
11:23 Vaporizers Near the Rocket Garden
11:44 Pad 2’s Water Deluge Tank Farm
12:25 Water Manifold for Pad 2’s OLM

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SpaceX Starship 36 Explodes During Flight 10 Testing at Starbase - June 18, 2025

Jun 19, 2025,
While preparing for a 6-engine static fire test as part of its pre-flight test campaign, SpaceX's Ship 36 experienced an anomaly, resulting in the destruction of the vehicle and significant damage to Massey's rocket test site in Starbase, TX. The test site is approximately 5 miles away from the Starship production facility and roughly 9 miles from the Brownsville city limits. Per a statement from SpaceX, all personnel are safe and accounted for: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/193557270...

Multiple angles of the explosion, including drone footage and slow-motion video. The ending clips show the brightness of the fireball miles away at the production and launch sites.

🎥 Video from Jack Beyer, D Wise, Jerry Pike, Ceaser G, and the Starbase Live Team http://nsf.live/starbase.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden

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"Ship 36 is not a ship anymore" | SpaceX Starbase - 19-21 June, 2025

Jun 22, 2025
Following the loss of Ship 36 on the Masseys test stand, SpaceX will work on a dual plan to confirm the root cause of the RUD while bringing Masseys back into action for Ship 37.


🤵 Hosted by John Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G (@CeaserG33), Jack Beyer ( @JackABeyer ), and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden).

🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/conte...


Timestamps:
0:00 Hot Staging Ring Moved
0:32 Work on Pad 2’s Tower
0:43 Masseys Debris Clearing Begins
1:01 Masseys Test Site
1:16 Static Fire Stand
1:28 B18.1
1:39 RioWest Construction
2:01 The Production Site
2:39 Starfactory
2:48 Parking Garage and MB1 Alley
3:10 Raptor Nest
4:31 Coyote Hunting for Food
5:31 The Launch Site
5:50 Orbital Pad 2
6:52 Tower 2 Drawworks
7:13 Pad 2’s Chopsticks
7:24 Pad 1’s Chopsticks
7:37 Pad 1’s Ship QD Arm
8:01 Top of Tower 1
8:23 Pad 1’s Booster QD
8:49 Damage to Masseys