Starbase activities (2025-06-19):

• Jun 18th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Massey's: Additional video speeds and angles of the S36 deflagration. (Pike / NSF slow motion, LabPadre frame-by-frame, LabPadre Rover 1, ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 4, tobEwobE 4k and very close, Starship Gazer)
• "Preliminary data suggests that a nitrogen COPV in the payload bay failed below its proof pressure. If further investigation confirms that this is what happened, it is the first time ever for this design." (Elon)
• An update is posted on the SpaceX website. Two key sentences: "Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized tank known as a COPV, or composite overwrapped pressure vessel, containing gaseous nitrogen in Starship’s nosecone area, but the full data review is ongoing. There is no commonality between the COPVs used on Starship and SpaceX’s Falcon rockets."
• Tory sends his regards. (Tory)
• Morning photos and video. (CruiZe427, Pike drone, mcrs987 / RGV Aerial, cmartin380, clwphoto1, Planatus666 1, Planatus666 2, booster_10 / WAI 1, booster_10 / WAI 2, z_nexxx / WAI)
• Ground testing is not a licensed activity with the FAA, so they do not require a mishap investigation. (Beil / FAA)
• Ryan Hansen speculates as to whether it is worth it to repair Ship version 2 test infrastructure or skip to version 3. (Hansen)
• Build site: Hot staging adapter is removed from B16 and exits Megabay 1. (LabPadre, ViX)
• Launch site: The vaporiser which was removed from the pump farm the previous day is replaced with a new cross-braced version. (ViX)

I will be busy for the next couple of weeks. Updates will be infrequent, if any.

Starbase activities (2025-06-13):

• Jun 12th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Jun 12th addendum: Lightning in the evening. Gigabay foundation preparation continues. (ViX)
• Quiet Jun 13th.
• Build site: Oversized load is delivered, possibly a set of ship forward flaps. (Hardcore Electric)
• Road delays are posted for Jun 14th from 00:00 to 02:00 and from 12:00 to 16:00, possibly for S36 to Massey's for static fire. (cityofstarbase, archive)
• Launch site: Zack Golden is impressed with the new propellant storage facility. (Golden)
• Killip posts a render of the 4th water manifold which recently arrived at Pad 2. (Killip)

Starbase activities (2025-06-10):

• Jun 9th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Gigabay foundation preparation and excavation continues. (NSF)
• Launch site: LOX pump motor #8 is installed. 9th position still needs a pump and motor. (ViX)
• The last manifold for the Pad 2 "pancake deck" arrives. (ViX)

Florida:

• SLC-37 to be converted to a Starship launch pad. Demolition of Delta IV infrastructure to begin NET Jun 12th (Thursday). (Stephen Clark)

Starbase activities (2025-06-16):

• Jun 15th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Gigabay foundation preparation and excavation continues. Bonus bird butt. (ViX)
• Storage lockers are lifted in Megabay 2, likely destined for the work platforms surrounding S38. (ViX)
• B16 hot staging adapter moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1, then briefly reemerges to allow access to a crew lift. (LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer, Beyer)
• Massey's: S36 aft flaps are deployed. (ViX)
• Road is closed, the tank farm is active, S36 is venting. (NSF)
• Propellant load begins. (LabPadre)
• S36 performs a single-engine static fire, approximately six seconds in duration. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer, Gisler, NSF full livestream)
• Launch site: The Pad 2 chopsticks rise part way up the tower, and the fourth water cooled manifold undergoes a test fit on the launch mount. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3)
• Other: Killip shares thoughts on the S36 heatshield, and speculates on why smaller tiles are used in specific locations. (Killip)
• Zack Golden still struggles to reconcile that the pad names are 1 and 2 rather than A and B, and brings supporting documentation to the contrary. (Golden 1, Golden 2)

Starbase activities (2025-06-18):

• Jun 17th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: A continuous flight auger drill arrives in the ring yard, staging near Starfactory in preparation for drilling for the Gigabay foundations. (ViX)
• Potential sighting of the flight termination system installation crew entering Megabay 1, presumably for B16. (ViX)
• Launch site: Following installation at Pad 2, the fourth water cooled manifold is disconnected from the LR11000 crane. (ViX)
• Bonus gulls. (ViX)
• Massey's: Road is closed, and tank farm spools up. (LabPadre, Starship Gazer, Beyer)
• Cryo load begins on S36. (LabPadre)
• S36 experiences a rapid unscheduled disassembly. (LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, D Wise (slow motion), NSF 1, NSF 2, Golden, Pike (drone), Hardcore Electric, Andrew C, NSF full livestream)
• Fire department arrives. (NSF)
• "Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase. A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for." (SpaceX)
• Scot Manley analysis. "you can see the separation of the forward tank and escaping methane appears to generate an impulse that crushes the top of the lower tank leading to propellent mixing and ignition" (Manley)
• Zack Golden's shares his thoughts. (Golden 1, Golden 2, Golden 3, Golden 4, Golden 5, Golden 6, Golden 7)
• Ryan Hansen shares his thoughts, and speculates that one of the composite overwrap pressure vessels could be the culprit. (Hansen 1, Hansen 2)

Flight 10:

• Starship Flt-10 appears on the FAA Operations Plan Advisory with a NET date of Jun 29th, likely somewhat moot following the day's events. (FAA, archive)

Starbase activities (2025-06-17):

• Jun 16th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Launch site: At Pad 2, the fourth water cooled manifold is installed on the launch mount (ViX)
• Build site: A raptor engine enters Megabay 2. (ViX)
• Massey's: SpaceX share engine bay video of the previous day's static fire of S36. (SpaceX)
• An additional water spray system has been added to the top of the Massey's flame bucket. (Killip)
• Some flexing of the false ceiling is visible. (Anderson)
• R546 is identified as one of the engines on S36. (Ringwatchers)

Flight 8:

• Potential leaked image of ship engine RUD. (Dawson81702)

Florida:

• Harry Stranger shares a recent satellite photo of LC-39A (and LC-38B). (Stranger, UmbraSpace)

Starbase activities (2025-06-15):

• Jun 14th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Ship static fire stand enters Megabay 2. (ViX)
• S36 is transferred to the static fire stand. (ViX, Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3)
• Massey's: Road delay is revised to Jun 15th from 13:00 to 15:30, (cityofstarbase, archive, ViX)
• S36 rolls out to Massey's. (NSF timelapse, NSF full livestream, LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Starship Gazer 3, Starship Gazer 4, Beyer, Hardcore Electric, cnunez 1, cnunez 2)
• Launch site: SpaceX propose construction of an air separation unit on Highway 4 across from launch site. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2, Cameron County Dropbox)

Starbase activities (2025-06-01):

• May 31st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• May 31st addendum: Two dome sections are moved towards the scrapyard. (ViX)
• Build site: A bit more of S38 is visible in Megabay 2. (Hardcore Electric 1, Hardcore Electric 2)
• NSF post a 2-month timelapse of Highbay demolition.
• Launch site: New booster quick disconnect hood installed at Pad B. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Seven out of nine cryo pumps are installed at the new tank farm. (Gisler)

Flight 9:

• Zack Golden notes more damage to the booster quick disconnect hood compared to other launches. (Golden 1, Golden 2)
• Booster debris washes up in Mexico. (bocasbrain 1, bocasbrain 2)

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Starbase activities (2025-06-05):

• Jun 4th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Launch site: Booster transport stand and launch mount work platform move from the launch site to the Starhopper sight. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• A planned B16 static fire test turns into a cryo test. (NSF)
• Road is closed and pad is cleared. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Starship Gazer)
• Propellant loading. (LabPadre)
• Engine chill vent. (ViX)
• Depress vent. (ViX)
• Detanking. (LabPadre)
• Road closure concluded. (BocaRoad)
• Launch mount work platform returns to the pad. (ViX)
• RGV Aerial post comparison flyover photos of pads A and B.
• Build site: A B18 aft section (A5:4) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
• Sheet piling rig continues work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson)

Brownsville:

• Linde air separation plant under construction. (Starship Gazer, Zack Golden's thoughts)

Starbase activities (2025-06-12):

• Jun 11th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Massey's: RGV Aerial post a recent flyover photo of the B18.1 test tank.
• Build site: The sheet-pile driver rig packs up and leaves the ringyard area. (ViX)
• Launch site: Gisler posts a video of the new roundabout in action.
• Pad 1 refurbishment continues, with attention focused on the booster quick disconnect door. (Golden)

Flight 8:

• FAA mishap investigation is closed. The report cites (somewhat vaguely) the probable root cause as "failure in one of the raptor engines that resulted in inadvertent propellant mixing and ignition". (NSF)

Florida:

• SLC-37: The old Delta IV Mobile Servise Tower is demolished. (NSF, TeslaQuirk, Evans 1, Evans 2, Evans 3, Kraus 1, Kraus 2, Kraus 3)

Starbase activities (2025-06-11):

• Jun 10th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Jun 10th addendum: Two pipe deliveries, one headed towards Pad 2, one near the pump farm. (ViX)
• Massey's cnunez posts a recent closeup of the B18.1 test tank.
• Build site: A tube covered in a red tarp moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
• Another B18 aft section (A6:4) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
• Gigabay foundation preparation and excavation continues. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 4, ViX 5, ViX 6, ViX 7, ViX 8)
• Launch site: LOX pump #8 plumbing is installed. (ViX)
• Deluge manifold still pending installation at Pad 2. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)

Florida:

• Work continues on LC-39A. A new white crane has recently been erected. (RoughRidersShow)

Starbase activities (2025-06-02):

• Jun 1st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Launch site: Overnight, the continuous flight auger drill rig relocates from one side of Pad B to the other. (ViX)
• Departure of the Buckner LR11000 crane continues. (ViX)
• Pad A inspection and refurbishment continues. (Gisler)
• Gisler posts some photos of Launch Mount B. Booster quick disconnect hood is still connected to the crane. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
• Flyover photo of Pad B. (RGV Aerial)
• Pad B chopstick landing rails are deployed, and a simulated catch tests are performed. (LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
• Build site: Three single rings move from Starfactory towards scrapyard. (ViX)
• Highbay foundation rubble. (Gisler)
• A sheet piling rig arrives. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Sanchez: Some pipes are are delivered. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Massey's: B18.1 (Test Tank 17) undergoes a second round of cryo testing. (Roger S, ViX)
• 2-hour road delay is posted for between Jun 3rd 22:00 and Jun 4th 04:00 for transport from Massey’s to factory. (Presumably for S37 rollback)

KSC:

• Crane parts spotted heading towards LC-39A. (RoughRidersShow)

Starbase activities (2025-06-04):

• Jun 3rd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Overnight, S37 moves from Massey's to Megabay 2, and B16 moves from Megabay 1 to the launch site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, NSF 3, LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer)
• Sheet piling rig begins work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson)
• Aft flap 2 of 2 is lifted towards S36 in Megabay 2. (video)
• Box labelled SN08, presumably a Raptor 3. (Hardcore Electric)
• Launch site: B16 is lifted onto the Pad A launch mount. (NSF 1, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, clwphoto1)
• Pad A chopsticks rise to the launch position and the SQD arm swings in. (ViX)
• 12-hour road closure is posted for Jun 5th or 6th from 07:00 to 19:00 for non-flight testing activities. "Should SpaceX not complete its planned space flight activities on June 5, 2025, then SpaceX may use the alternate date to complete its testing activities". I suspect "space flight activities" is a typo.
• Other: Linde to build an air-separation plant) at 7245 Industrial Circle, Lot 6, in the 72-acre North Brownsville Industrial Park. (myrgv)
• Ship and booster upgrades comparison infographic. (Vikranth)

Starbase activities (2025-06-03):

• Jun 2nd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Overnight, an R-vac moves from Megabay 2 towards Sanchez. (ViX)
• Booster transport stand arrives at Megabay 2. (ViX)
• B16 prepares for rollout to the launch site, S37 prepares for rollback to the build site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, (ViX))
• Massey's: B18.1 (Test Tank 17) timelapses of long-duration (27-hour!) cryo testing. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
• S37 begins rollback to the build site. (Starship Gazer)
• Launch site: Following the move of the continuous flight auger drill, more piles drilled at Pad B. (ViX)
• Pad A chopsticks are raised slightly to facilitate installation of cladding panels to the tower base. (ViX)
• Other: New render from Killip of Pad B booster quick disconnect system, based on observations of B18.1 and hardware at Sanchez. (May 2nd, June 3rd)
• RGV Aerial post a comparison photo of 2019 January and 2025 June.

Starbase activities (2025-06-07):

• Jun 6th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Jun 6th addenda: A new stand of some kind is spotted at the build site. (ViX)
• Booster transport stand returns to Pad 1. (ViX)
• Launch site: Two new vertical tanks arrive, and are is lifted almost into place. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• LOX pump #8 is lifted into position at the pump farm. (ViX)
• The second section of booster quick disconnect cover arrives. (ViX)
• Steel plates are installed in the flame trench. (Anderson)
• B16 is lifted off of Pad 1 and placed onto transport stand. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, ViX)
• B16 receives a slight bump on the way down. The retraction of the alignment pins at a time when neither the stabilizing arms on the chopsticks nor the clamps on the transport stand were engaged, caused B16 to swing freely and hit the interior of the transport stand a few times. (ViX, Golden)
• Chopsticks release B16 and descend, transport stand clamps engage. (ViX, NSF)
• B16 moves to the entrance of Highway 4 in preparation for rollback to the production site. (NSF)
• New road delay for between Jun 7th 22:00 to Jun 8th 02:00, presumably for B16 rollback. (cityofstarbase, archive)
• B16 rollback begins. (NSF)
• Build site: Sheet piling rig continues work on the Gigabay foundations. (ViX, Anderson 1, Anderson 2)

Florida:

• Correction: Five cryo tanks are inbound, not four. (Pike 1, Pike 2, Pike 3, Cornwell)

Starbase activities (2025-06-06):

• Jun 5th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• B16 static fire
• Road closure is scheduled.
• NSF full livestream.
• Propellant loading begins. (NSF)
• B16 performs a 33-engine 8-second static fire. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, SpaceX)
• Road closure concluded.
• Other: New road delay for Jun 7th from 05:00 to 09:00, presumably for B16 rollback. (cityofstarbase, archive)
• Dan Huot (Communications Manager at SpaceX) clarifies that SpaceX internal nomenclature is "Pad 2", not "Pad B". Zack Golden is in shambles. (tweet 1, tweet 2)

Brownsville:

• Starship Gazer posts 4k video of the construction work on the Linde air separation plant.

Florida:

• Four more cryo tanks are en route from South Korea, possibly for SpaceX. (Cornwell)
• Two starship pads are planned for LC-37, with towers 36 metres taller than those at Starbase. (NSF, spaceforcestarshipeis, Anderson)

Starbase activities (2025-06-09):

• Jun 8th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Jun 8th addendum: B18.1 test tank is still at Massey's, cap has been installed. (cnunez, Anderson)
• Build site: Gisler posts photos of build site cleanup. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• cnunez posts a recent photo of S39 and S40 nosecones in Starfactory. (cnunez)
• Launch site: Preparation for a large concrete pour. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
• LOX pump farm status: 8 of 9 pumps installed, 7 of 9 pump motors installed. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
• Pad 1 refurbishment continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3)
• Pad 2 ground support equipment bunker construction continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3)
• Closeup of Pad 2 ground support equipment cryo plumbing. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
• Another potential piece of booster quick disconnect hood hardware is spotted. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)

Starbase activities (2025-06-08):

• Quiet Sunday.
• Jun 7th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Overnight, B16 moves from Pad 1 to Megabay 1. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX)
• "Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight boosters everywhere" (ViX)
• Build site: Jun 8th flyover photo, in which sheet piles for Gigabay are visible. (RGV Aerial)
• Diagram illustrating how hardware might flow from Starfactory to Gigabay, based on sheet pile layout. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2)

Starbase activities (2025-06-14):

• Jun 13th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Quiet Jun 14th.
• Road delay is posted for Jun 15th from 10:00 to 14:00, (cityofstarbase, archive)
• Ship static fire stand arrives in front of Megabay 2. (ViX)

Florida:

• SLC-37 synthetic aperture radar images before and after demolition. (Stranger / UmbraSpace)