Today another section of the Ship Quick Disconnect (SQD)... support framework was attached to the Starbase Pad 1 BQD hood, eventually GSE lines will be run through the full framework assembly and then likely a QD plate attached to the end of those lines. NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

STARBASE PAD 1 SHIP QUICK DISCONNECT ARM REMOVAL The... Buckner-owned Liebherr LR11000 crawler crane is currently being hooked up to the Quick Disconnect (QD) unit housed in the second half of the Starbase Pad 1 Ship Quick Disconnect (SQD) Arm ahead of removal! This is being done because that whole half of the arm needs to be replaced with one of the same design used at Pad 2 and the LC-39A Starship pad over in Florida! NSF - NASASpaceflight.com |show more

STARBASE PAD 2 SHIP QUICK DISCONNECT ARM TESTING Another... round of Pad 2 SQD testing is underway! So far, the SQD unit has been retracting/extending multiple times, venting has been seen coming from the SQD plate, and venting has also been seen coming from slightly further back in the arm as well! NSF - NASASpaceflight.com |show more

NSF - NASASpaceflight.com A few hours later the Ship... QD support assembly was transported for storage at Sanchez, a promising sign that SpaceX has completed ship testing ahead of flight 10. Stay tuned to NSF - NASASpaceflight.com and Starbase Live as we continue to count down to the launchshow more

Wow, this might be the first full speed retraction... test of the hold down clamps, booster QD's and the ship QD arm in the top right corner. The initial speed of that QD arm is impressive. May have to do some comparisons with Pad 1 system later. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

Overnight Ship 38 was moved back to the Starbase... Production Site, where it will go through final preflight operations ahead of Flight 11. We're also now waiting for the Pad 1 Launch Mount to start being reverted back to a launch state for one final time as Flight 11 will be the last time this Launch Mount will be used. Be sure to tune into NSF Starbase Live to follow along with the action. Link: NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

A vacuum Raptor engine and a sea level Raptor... engine (mostly hidden behind the black fencing) have been moved to the Ringyard. These are likely engines for Ship 38. 📷: NSF Starbase Live NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

Earlier today a few sets of COPVs were seen... leaving the production site and likely went to Masseys for testing. To see stuff like this live, visit 🎥Starbase Live | NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

The B18.3 test tank has been lifted onto the... original Can Crusher test stand in Mega Bay 1 ahead of what will likely be a roll out to the Masseys test site for testing there. As always, be sure to tune into NSF Starbase Live for more action like this. Link: NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

We're now just under T-33 hours until the opening... of the Starship Flight 10 launch window. Overnight, the 8 starlink simulators were loaded into Ship 37 and now we await the movement of to the Launch Site to join Booster 16 some time later today between 4PM - 10PM CDT. Be sure to follow along with all the remaining preflight activities over on NSF Starbase Live. Link in the replies. 📷: NSF Starbase Live NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

Timelapse of the destack of Starship Booster 12, less... then a day after its successful Static Fire Test. It is expected that it will be rolled back to the production site later today, for final work ahead of Flight 5. NSF - NASASpaceflight.com Starbase Live 24/7show more

The Mega Bay 1 door has fully opened, revealing... what looks to be Booster 16 staged on the transport stand ahead of a potential move to the Rocket Garden. 📷: Starbase Live NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

Meanwhile...Back at Starbase I believe this is the first... time we have seen a full speed test of the Shortened Chopsticks. A lot less bounce at the end compared to the original chops! 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

It may be the weekend, but as always, Starbase... is still a hive of activity. B15-2 was rolled out to the Launch Site overnight and placed onto the Pad 1 Launch Mount ahead of possible testing during tommorows beach & road closure, which is scheduled for 5AM - 12PM CDT. We also saw a section of the B18.3 test tank head into Mega Bay 1 last night with the second section of it still sitting out in the Ringyard, waiting to go into that bay also. Another big activity of note is the fourth large concrete pour of the Giga Bay foundation, which is currently underway. You can catch all this action plus a whole lot more on the NSF Starbase Live 24/7 livestream on YouTube. Link: NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

Another round of testing for the B18.1 tank is... currently under the way at the Masseys test site. This is likely the first time that a possible total of a whopping 79 pistons are exterting forces on the test tank during testing. Shout out to Rocket Ranch StarBase for allowing us to have this camera stationed at their Outpost site next to the Rio Grande river. 📷: NSF Starbase Live NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

Fast retract testing for the Pad-2 SQD arm at... Starbase today. It looks faster than Pad-1 ever did to me. What do you think?show more

One of the landing rails on the Pad 2... chopsticks has been removed. 📸 | NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

A newly constructed stand, affectionately named the "UFO Stand"... by the community has been moved from the Sanchez Lot to Starfactory. It's currently unclear exactly what this stand will be used for. NSF Starbase Live 24/7 | NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

The Pad B Launch Mount has moved into position... in front of the two LR11000 cranes. The cranes are now attaching to the lift points and will need to load counterweights before commencing the lift 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more

After rolling back from LC 39-B the day before,... ML-1 was given the green light to enter the VAB earlier today. There is a good chance the next time we see ML-1 it will have a SLS rocket on it, ahead back to the pad for Artemis III. NSF - NASASpaceflight.com |show more

Starship Flight 11: Ship 38's second static fire attempt... aborted. Cars to the pad, and the SQD arm moved to allow for the sticks to come down, so likely done for the day. Road Open.show more