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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

RGVaerialphotos says the ship static fire stand was moved back to the production site on 22 Oct, ahead of Ship 42 engine testing.

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2026-10-21 note UNCONFIRMED

A road delay notice was posted for the night of 21 to 22 Oct, 23:59 to 04:00, from the production site to Massey's.

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2026-10-20 note UNCONFIRMED

The production site to pad road delay that had been moved to the night of 19 to 20 Oct was revoked, and nothing was moved to the pad that night.

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2026-10-19 note UNCONFIRMED

A road delay from the production site to the pad, posted for 10:00 to 14:00 CT on 19 Oct was moved to 23:59 on 19 Oct to 04:00 on 20 Oct (Starbase road updates listing).

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

Booster 24's F3:4 section was moved from Starfactory into Mega Bay 1; VickiCocks15 says this section will complete the booster's body build.

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2026-10-20 note UNCONFIRMED

Booster 24's A2:4 section was delivered to Mega Bay 1 for stacking.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

The BTR rolled in to Mega Bay 1 on the morning of 23 Oct and entered the bay after more than 24 hours outside.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

RGVaerialphotos says the booster lifting jig was raised in Mega Bay 1 ahead of being attached to Booster 22 for its engine testing campaign at the launch site, with the booster transport ringwall sitting outside.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

The booster transport stand was moved outside Mega Bay 1.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

VickiCocks15 reports the ship thrust sim stand moved into Mega Bay 2 overnight and Ship 43 was loaded onto it before leaving for Massey's for cryo testing.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

A crane in the Mega Bay 2 doorway was staging the right side aft flap ahead of Ship 44's move to the centre work stand.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

With the Mega Bay 2 centre stand vacated by Ship 43, raceways and the left aft flap were staged in place ahead of Ship 44 taking the spot.

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2026-10-20 move CONFIRMED

Ship 44's AX:4 aft section, its final section, moved from Starfactory into Mega Bay 2 for stacking.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

An alternate stand arrived in Mega Bay 2 and Ship 45 now sits on it inside the doorway.

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2026-10-23 note CONFIRMED

Ship 45's forward section moved into Mega Bay 2 and was sleeved over the Pez Dispenser mechanism, having moved out of Starfactory the previous evening.

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2026-10-20 note UNCONFIRMED

The ship cryo stand rolled into Mega Bay 2.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

The LR11000 crane that had been lifting cladding panels to the Gigabay has relocated to the interior of the building, which the post says could be for internal cladding initially.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

Two Gigabay bridge crane trolleys were redirected to Sanchez for storage until needed for installation.

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2026-10-24 move UNCONFIRMED

Ship 45 was moved out of Mega Bay 2 into the ring yard on the night of 24 Oct, as stated by VickiCocks15.

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2026-10-20 note UNCONFIRMED

The ship transport ring left the ring yard and is to be replaced by the thrust sim stand; no replacement road delay notice had been posted for any move.

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2026-10-25 note UNCONFIRMED

VickiCocks15 expects Ship 44 to move to the centre stand and Ship 43 and Ship 42 to swap places at Massey's in the night transport move, for an S42 static fire test.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

Blobifie says Ship 43 completed two cryogenic proof tests at Massey's on 23 Oct.

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2026-10-23 test CONFIRMED

Ship 43 started its first cryogenic proof test at Massey's on the evening of 23 Oct.

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2026-10-22 move CONFIRMED

Ship 43 was lifted onto the ship cryo stand, rolled out of Mega Bay 2 and set off along Highway 4 to Massey's for cryogenic proof testing.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

Ship 43 moved its flaps at Massey's.

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2026-10-21 note UNCONFIRMED

Test tank 43.1 went through a 10th round of testing at Massey's overnight, a relatively short test with little other than venting visible.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

The City of Starbase lists road delays from Massey's to Production and Production to Massey's on Sun 25 Oct, 22:00 CT to Mon 26 Oct 04:30 CT.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

The City of Starbase lists a Production to Massey's road delay from 23:59 Saturday 24 Oct to 04:00 Sunday 25 Oct CT.

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2026-10-22 filing CONFIRMED

FAA TFR FDC 6/1671 near Brownsville, issued 22 Oct 2026 at 14:42 UTC with SpaceX as point of contact: a 1.5 nm radius from the surface to 5,000 ft AGL, centred 25°57'02"N 97°14'59"W, from 23 Oct 05:00 UTC to 6 Nov 05:00 UTC. LabPadre and VickiCocks15 place it at Massey's.

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2026-10-23 note CONFIRMED

Another section of flame trench wall was lifted into place at Pad 1.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

The fourth launch mount leg was lifted into position at Pad 1.

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2026-10-21 note UNCONFIRMED

The Littler Larry crane lifted the third launch mount leg into place at Pad 1.

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2026-10-25 note UNCONFIRMED

Booster 22 was detanked after its static fire on Pad 2.

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2026-10-25 test CONFIRMED

Booster 22 completed a static fire test on Pad 2 at Starbase. Blobifie reports the burn lasted more than 15 seconds.

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2026-10-25 note CONFIRMED

The booster transport stand left the Pad 2 launch site ahead of the Booster 22 static fire; VickiCocks15 says it was moved to gate D1 for safety.

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2026-10-24 note CONFIRMED

Booster 22 was lifted onto the Pad 2 orbital launch mount and lowered onto it on the afternoon of 24 Oct.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

With cranes down, Booster 22 on the mount, BQDs engaged and blast doors closed, VickiCocks15 says Pad 2 looks locked up ahead of testing planned for 25 Oct.

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2026-10-24 move CONFIRMED

Booster 22 was lifted onto a transport stand, left Mega Bay 1, drove Highway 4 and arrived at the launch site (Pad 2) on the morning of 24 Oct ahead of its static fire campaign.

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2026-10-25 note UNCONFIRMED

Highway 4 and Boca Chica Beach were closed on 25 Oct from 7 AM to 7 PM ET for SpaceX spaceflight activities, with Monday 26 Oct as the backup, per FelixSchlang; Blobifie reported the road closed ahead of the static fire.

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2026-10-25 note UNCONFIRMED

Ahead of the Booster 22 static fire, the Pad 2 chopsticks were opened and raised to launch position and the DSS was tested, as stated by VickiCocks15.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

Littler Larry, the second SpaceX owned LR11000 crane at the launch site, was laid down during the Booster 22 lift on the morning of 24 Oct, following Maarvin, which was laid down on 23 Oct.

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2026-10-23 note CONFIRMED

The SpaceX LR11000 crane at the Starbase launch site was lowered, which TrackingTheSB links to upcoming testing.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

Pad 2 completed another launch and landing deluge test.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

The booster quick disconnects (BQDs) at Pad 2 were tested with a few slow extend and retract moves, ending in a fast retract.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

In the same Pad 2 test thread, the hold down clamps were tested with a few individual retract and extend moves and a simultaneous retract, then one visible clamp extended and retracted alone; the deluge was then tested without the top deck.

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2026-10-21 note UNCONFIRMED

Booster quick disconnects (BQDs) at Starbase Pad 2 purging, which the post hopes is ahead of Booster 22 arriving soon.

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2026-10-21 note CONFIRMED

Pad 2 ran two water deluge tests about seven to eight minutes apart, one simulating a launch and one a catch, for the second day running. VickiCocks15 says the pressure looked higher than the day before.

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2026-10-20 note CONFIRMED

Chopstick testing at the top of the Pad 2 tower, with the deluge system activated during it; Blobifie reports both a launch and a landing deluge test.

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2026-10-19 note UNCONFIRMED

The launch mount service structure has been removed from Pad 2 and rolled back for storage near the D1 gate at the launch complex.

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2026-10-20 note CONFIRMED

SpaceX Q3 2026 results: announced the planned development of Starbase, Louisiana, a next-generation spaceport designed to support thousands of Starship flights a year, with the first launch targeted for 2029.

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2026-10-22 identify UNCONFIRMED

Identify two bridge crane trolleys for the Gigabay as hardware; they arrived and staged outside Production before going to Sanchez for storage until installation.

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2026-10-23 note CONFIRMED

NASA says SpaceX will launch a Starship Version 3 test article to rendezvous and dock with Orion in a test expected to last up to two hours; the astronauts will not enter Starship.

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2026-10-23 identify CONFIRMED

NASA names SpaceX's Starship HLS as one of the two Artemis landers with an updated concept of operations for Artemis IV.

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2026-10-23 note CONFIRMED

NASA says that for Artemis IV SpaceX's Starship HLS will rendezvous and dock with Orion and its crew in low Earth orbit after tanker Starships transfer propellant to a waiting depot Starship; with Orion docked, Starship performs the trans-lunar injection burn to lunar orbit, takes two astronauts to the surface for several days and returns them to Orion.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

The City of Starbase moved the Production to Pad road delay to Saturday 24 Oct, 02:00 to 06:00 CT (it was Friday 23:59 to Saturday 04:00 CT).

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

NSF says Booster 22 heads to Pad 2 overnight for a potential weekend static fire test, under a Production to Pad road delay from 23:59 to 04:00 CDT.

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2026-10-19 note UNCONFIRMED

The OLM work platform has been removed from the OLM ahead of Booster 22's static fire campaign. The post does not name the pad.

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2026-10-25 note UNCONFIRMED

Blobifie reported on 25 Oct that test tank S39.1 had recently completed its 14th or 17th cryo proof test (the count differs by source), its first test in over 3 months. The post does not give the test date.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

LewisKnaggs42 says Ship 42 could go to Massey's on the night of 24 Oct if Ship 43 returns; FelixSchlang later reports the City of Starbase took down the Production to Massey's road delay for Sat 24 Oct 23:59 to Sun 04:00 CT.

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2026-10-22 note UNCONFIRMED

VickiCocks15 says it is possible, though impossible to tell, that Ship 43 was proof tested with ambient temperature gas; after farm vents, testing moved to test tank S39.1, where frost was just visible, its 17th test.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

Ship 44's raceways have been staged ahead of install.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

VickiCocks15 says the Pez mechanism install jig and ring stand from the Ship 45 forward section were removed from MB-1, with the ship section mid-air on the lift jig (an earlier 23 Oct report placed that section in Mega Bay 2).

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2026-10-24 filing UNCONFIRMED

City of Starbase Mayor's Order No. 2026-24 closes State Highway 4 and Boca Chica Beach on Sun 25 Oct, 06:00 to 18:00 CT (backup Mon 26 Oct, same times) for SpaceX spaceflight activities. LewisKnaggs42 reads the beach closure as likely for Booster 22 testing; the order does not say what the activity is.

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2026-10-24 note UNCONFIRMED

FelixSchlang reports NASA's Parsons as saying Flight 15, expected to fly Booster 22, is probably in November.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

NSF: Flight 16's vehicles are expected to head to KSC for a launch from LC-39A.

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2026-10-23 note UNCONFIRMED

NSF: SpaceX is working on dual flows for upcoming Starship missions, with Flight 15 set for mid-November from Pad 2.

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2026-10-22 filing CONFIRMED

FAA TFR FDC 6/1666 near Brownsville, issued 22 Oct 2026 at 14:32 UTC with SpaceX as point of contact: a 2.5 nm radius from the surface to 10,000 ft AGL, centred 25°59'50"N 97°09'21"W, from 23 Oct 05:00 UTC to 6 Nov 05:00 UTC. VickiCocks15 reports it is for the launch site.

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2026-10-22 filing CONFIRMED

FAA reissued the scoping meeting notice for the Starbase Starship-Super Heavy PEIS (Docket FAA-2026-12808) with a new virtual meeting registration link after a technical issue with the earlier Zoom link. Meetings: 17 Nov 2026 in Brownsville and 19 Nov in Port Isabel (two each, 1:00 to 3:00 pm and 5:30 to 7:30 pm CT), virtual 18 Nov 5:30 to 7:30 pm CT. Presentation posted by 10 Nov, accommodation requests by 2 Nov, comments close 30 Nov 2026.

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2026-10-20 note UNCONFIRMED

NSF on the empty pad at sunrise: it could be Ship 43 (Flight 16) first, for potential chopstick tests, then Booster 22 (Flight 15), and finally Ship 42, joining forces for a November launch.

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2026-10-20 note UNCONFIRMED

On the SpaceX Q3 2026 results webcast, Elon Musk said Flight 15 will attempt to catch both the booster and the ship.

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2026-10-20 note CONFIRMED

SpaceX Q3 2026 results: Flight 14 was the first orbital Starship flight and the first revenue-generating Starship mission, delivering 26 Starlink V3 satellites, about 10x the downlink capacity added by a Falcon 9 Starlink launch.

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