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2026-10-09 note UNCONFIRMED

NSF reports Ship 45 nose cone stacked on its payload bay at Starfactory, waiting for Ship 44 to finish stacking before S45 leaves the Starfactory turntable.

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2026-10-09 identify UNCONFIRMED

Identify Ship 45. NSF reports its nose cone is stacked on its payload bay at Starfactory.

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2026-10-09 note UNCONFIRMED

Booster 22 is still in Mega Bay 1 as of the 9 Oct NSF report, pending static fire readiness.

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2026-10-08 move CONFIRMED

Booster 24 full transfer tube rolled into Mega Bay 1.

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2026-10-07 move CONFIRMED

Booster 24 methane landing tank and lower transfer tube rolled from Starfactory to Mega Bay 1.

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2026-10-07 move CONFIRMED

Booster 24 A6:4 rolled from Starfactory to Mega Bay 1.

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2026-10-10 move CONFIRMED

Ship 42 returned to Mega Bay 2 after its third round of testing at Massey's.

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2026-10-09 note UNCONFIRMED

Ship 43 is inside Mega Bay 2 finishing internals and is still missing its starboard-side aft flap. NSF says it was fully stacked on 15 Sep 2026.

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2026-10-09 note UNCONFIRMED

Ship 44 is on the Mega Bay 2 turntable and is missing only its transfer tubes and drive/engine section; the transfer tubes are sitting in Starfactory.

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2026-10-05 move CONFIRMED

Ship 44 A2:4 rolled into Mega Bay 2.

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2026-10-11 note CONFIRMED

Gigabay large bridge crane received its working load limit sign: 420.

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2026-10-11 note CONFIRMED

Pad 1 flame deflector under construction in the Sanchez lot; TrackingTheSB says work on it continued steadily through the week of 5 Oct.

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2026-10-11 note CONFIRMED

New Pad 1 orbital launch mount under construction in the Sanchez lot; TrackingTheSB says work on it continued steadily through the week of 5 Oct.

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2026-10-11 note CONFIRMED

Pad 1 SQD arm under construction in the Sanchez lot; TrackingTheSB says work on it continued steadily through the week of 5 Oct.

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2026-10-10 move CONFIRMED

Ship 40 offloaded from Forte and rolled overnight from the Port of Brownsville to the production site.

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2026-10-08 move CONFIRMED

The original can crusher moved to Massey's.

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2026-10-06 test UNCONFIRMED

Booster landing tank test article appeared to burst near its base during a cryo test, spilling liquid nitrogen. Intentional or not is unconfirmed.

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2026-10-09 test CONFIRMED

Ship 42 frosted on both tanks during cryo testing.

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2026-10-09 move CONFIRMED

Ship 42 rolled to Massey's on the ship cryo stand after all 6 engines were removed.

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2026-10-09 note UNCONFIRMED

Reported by 9 Oct: SpaceX removed all six engines from S42 and rolled it to Massey's for a third time, onto the ship cryo-proof stand. NSF says this work needs thrust ram testing, not just a cryo proof, before a static fire.

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2026-10-08 schedule UNCONFIRMED

CADENA advisory: Flight 15 from Starbase Pad 2 NET 8 Nov 2026; Flight 16 (Starlink 30-1), potentially LC-39A, NET 10 Dec 2026.

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2026-10-07 move CONFIRMED

Ship 40 arrived at the Port of Brownsville aboard Forte, 75 days after its Indian Ocean splashdown.

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2026-10-07 move UNCONFIRMED

S40, the Flight 13 ship, arrived at the Port of Brownsville on the morning of 7 Oct after 75 days at sea.

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2026-10-08 schedule UNCONFIRMED

CADENA advisory: Flight 15 from Starbase Pad 2 NET 8 Nov 2026; Flight 16 (Starlink 30-1), potentially LC-39A, NET 10 Dec 2026.

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2026-10-07 note UNCONFIRMED

Raptor North Stand at the McGregor test site; NSF reported a 557-second Raptor firing there.

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2026-10-07 note UNCONFIRMED

NASASpaceflight: a Raptor fired for 557 seconds on the Raptor North Stand at McGregor, the second-longest firing on record and the longest that was not a run to failure.

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2026-10-11 identify CONFIRMED

Gigabay large bridge crane received its working load limit sign: 420.

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2026-10-07 identify UNCONFIRMED

Identify the Raptor North Stand at McGregor as hardware; NSF reported a 557-second Raptor firing on that stand.

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2026-10-08 identify CONFIRMED

The original can crusher moved to Massey's.

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2026-10-11 identify CONFIRMED

Identify the new Pad 1 flame deflector as hardware, under construction in the Sanchez lot alongside the new Pad 1 OLM and SQD arm.

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2026-10-11 identify CONFIRMED

Identify the new Pad 1 ship quick disconnect (SQD) arm as hardware, under construction in the Sanchez lot.

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2026-10-09 assign UNCONFIRMED

Assign Booster 22 as the booster on Flight 15. NSF says Flight 15 is currently set to use S42 and B22.

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2026-10-09 identify UNCONFIRMED

Identify Booster 22 as the Super Heavy NSF names for Starship Flight 15.

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2026-10-09 assign UNCONFIRMED

Assign Booster 23 as the booster on Flight 16. NSF names B23 with S43 for the first LC-39A Starship flight; on 15 Oct NSF again tied B23 cryo at Massey's to Flight 16.

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2026-10-09 assign UNCONFIRMED

Assign Ship 42 as the ship on Flight 15. NSF says Flight 15 is currently set to use S42 and B22.

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2026-10-09 assign UNCONFIRMED

Assign Ship 43 as the ship on Flight 16. NSF names S43 with B23 for the first LC-39A Starship flight (Starlink Group 30-1).

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2026-10-10 note UNCONFIRMED

At the X Takeover on 10 Oct 2026, Elon Musk said four to six weeks is about right for Flight 15, that it probably launches a little bit before Thanksgiving, and that SpaceX will try to catch the ship for the first time. SpaceX has not announced a Flight 15 date.

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