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Timelapse of Starship Booster 15's first Static Fire Test, from the start of propellant load, the test (with sound), and the detanking.
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STATIC FIRE!
Starship Booster 15 fires up its engines for the first time, as teams continue with the pre-flight testing flow ahead of flight 8, pending regulatory approval
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The cleanup at the Starbase Rocket Garden continues, as Starship S32, that was never used for testing and not fully constructed, has been moved to the High Bay ahead of its likely scrapping.
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Timelapse of "Test Tank 16" rolling to the Massey's Test Site overnight, for some testing. While we do not know all the changes made, these test tanks are critical in the development process of future ships & boosters.
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Starbase's Launch Pad B chopsticks moved one step closer to becoming operational, with the traveling block that will be used to move them up and down the tower being installed onto them earlier today.
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Starship towers family photo.
With the weather clearing up, all three of the Starbase towers and their installed chopsticks can be seen "together"side by side thanks to @NASASpaceflight's Starbase Live and Space Coast Live cameras
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Following their lift onto the Pad B Tower at Starbase, teams worked into the night to hook up the arms of the carriage to the 12 skates that are on the tower, completing this stage of installation.
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After a year long journey that started in Florida, the Chopsticks for Launch Pad B at Starbase have reached their final destination. Multi camera timelapse courtesy of @nasaspaceflight.com's Starbase Live of the lift and installation on to the tower of the chopsticks and carriage.
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Having arrived to Starbase Launch Pad B earlier in the week, the Chopsticks were lifted and mated with their Carriage ahead of being lifted together and connected onto the tower, ending a journey that started all the way in Florida.
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Another busy night at Starbase, as the chopsticks for Launch Pad B, rolled out from the Production Site towards the Launch Site, ahead of being mated with the carriage that was rolled out and lifted a few days ago.
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After spending a few days at Massey's for some Cryo Testing, Starship S34 was rolled back to the Production Site overnight, to get it ready for the next stages of its pre-flight testing campaign ahead of Flight 8.
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Timelapse of Starship S34's first day of cryogenic proof testing at the Massey's Test Site. While we do not know any results, it seems that SpaceX were happy, as they moved to another day of testing today.
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18 days after it departed for Launch Pad A, Starship B14 left the protective arms of Mechazilla and made the triumphant trip back home to Mega Bay 1 after completing its "work trip" to space and back.
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A very busy night at Starbase, as the Chopstick Carriage for Launch Pad B was transported from the production area to the launch site for installation at the pad, minutes after B14 rolled the other way.
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About 27 hours after it returned from Space, Starship B14 has been lifted off the OLM again onto a transport stand, ahead of its trip back home to the Production Site later tonight.
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SpaceX showing no signs of slowing down, and are busy already preparing for flight 8, with ship 34 undergoing its first Cryo test at the Masseys Outpost Test Site.
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Dawn of a new day at Starbase, as B14 stands proudly back on the OLM, after returning from space the day before.
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The Journey of a Booster.
Timelapse of Starship B14's day, from fueling, launch, landing, and the return to the OLM.
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Unfortunately S33 had a anomaly after stage separation and experienced a RUD.

Starship Flight 7 Launch and Landing!
Ship 33 and Booster 14 successfully lifted off from Launch Pad A at Starbase, with B14 successfully returning to be caught by the chopsticks.
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So How big is Starship? a comparison as we are under 1 hour from flight 7
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The "Pope Vent" has begun at Starbase, signaling that the tank farm has woken up ahead of loading of Starship ahead of flight 7, currently 2 hours and 20 minutes away.
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The Chopsticks have opened up into their pre flight position as Starbase continues to prepare for Starship flight 7 in just over 5.5 hours for now.
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Flight 7 may have been grounded for the day because of the weather, but that has not stopped Flight 8's Ship 34 catching its scheduled ride to Massey for some cryo testing as it starts its pre flight testing campaign.
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Starship S34 (flight 8) rolling out to Masseys.
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The sun rises on anther day at Starbase, as S33 & B14 await their launch.
Join us from 2:00 p.m. CDT / 19:00 UTC on Special Monday Edition of our Raptorside Chat, to discuss the latest news and updates from Starbase and beyond.
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A few minutes after launch, after completing its mission, the booster returned to land on "A Shortfall Of Gravitas" (ASOG).

SpaceX has launched the Starlink 12-4 mission aboard Falcon 9 B1080-15 from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending 13 Direct to Cell and 8 Starlink v2 Mini satellites into orbit, as seen by @nasaspaceflight.com 's Space Coast Live 24/7 Cameras
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Starship S33 has been stacked atop B14, possibly for a final time ahead of Flight 7, currently NET Wednesday, January 15th.
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