Starbase activities (2025-04-07):

• Apr 5th cryo delivery tally.
• Launch site: B14 is lifted from the launch mount to the transport stand. (LabPadre, ViX)
• A LOX pump motor and a vapourizer are removed from the tank farm. (ViX)
• The pump beneath the motor is lifted out and swapped over into sump #5. (ViX)
• Chopsticks at Pad B perform some lateral tests. (ViX)
• Work on the Pad B flame trench and gantry continues. (ViX, Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• The green pipes for the water deluge have now been buried. (Gisler)
• Grackles and gulls. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Build site: Demolition of the Highbay resumes. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Roger S / NSF, Gisler)
• S39 header tank is sighted in Starfactory. (Beyer)
• A Booster cryo test stand and a booster cap arrive outside Megabay 1. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Booster cap and cryo test stand enter Megabay 1. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• B17 is lifted onto the cryo test stand. Rollout to Massey’s is expected. (ViX)

KSC:

• Work on the LC-39A flame trench continues. (Stranger 1, Stranger 2, Stranger 3, soar.earth)

Starbase activities (2025-04-06):

• Apr 5th cryo delivery tally.
• Launch site: More pipes for the Pad B deluge system arrive at the launch site. (ViX)
• Scaffolding and wind protection is erected in preparation for welding stuff to the deluge tanks. (Gisler)
• Another part of the Pad B flame diverter arrives at the launch site. (ViX, AshleyKillip)
• Gisler posts a couple short 4k videos: Starbase pan view of launch pad area, Last week at Starbase 1
• Roundabout construction continues. (Gisler)
• Build site: The LTM11200 crane is being assembled behind the Highbay, presumably to resume demolition. (Gisler)
• Work on the Pad B launch mount and flame diverter continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3)
• B12 and B15 still in the Rocket Garden. (Gisler)

Starbase activities (2025-04-05):

• Apr 4th cryo delivery tally.
• Pretty quiet Saturday.
• The Berry LTM11200 crane (which had been moved off to the side to facilitate booster rollout) has now been relocated to the rear of the Highbay, possibly to resume demolition work. (ViX)

Starbase activities (2025-04-04):

• Apr 3rd cryo delivery tally.
• Scaffolding outside of the Highbay is dismantled. (ViX)
• B14 still on the launch mount. (Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2)
• 2-hour road delay is posted for Apr 8th between 00:00 and 04:00 for transport from factory to Massey’s. (S35 rollout?)
• 1-hour road delay is posted for Apr 8th between 10:00 and 14:00 for transport from pad to factory. (B14 rollback?)

KSC:

• Possible flame trench excavation activity at LC-39A. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2)

Starbase activities (2025-04-03):

• Apr 2nd cryo delivery tally.
• Apr 2nd addendum: Booster transport stand departs from the launch site. (ViX)
• Main event: Static fire of booster 14-2.
• Road closure for Apr 3rd is amended to begin at 04:00 instead of 07:00, and the closure is scheduled.
• Pad A chopsticks are raised to max height. (ViX)
• Detonation suppression system is tested. (ViX)
• Overpressure notice is delivered to residents. (NSF / Mary)
• Road is closed, and pad is clear. (ViX)
• Propellant loading begins. (LabPadre, )
• NSF go live.
• Engine chill. (ViX)
• Propellant loading continues. (ViX)
• B14-2 performs an ~8-second static fire.
• Videos: NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer, SpaceX
• Photos: NSF / Mary, Starship Gazer (pre-test), Starship Gazer (post-test), Ramirez, SpaceX
• SpaceX confirm that 29 of 33 engines are flight-proven.
• Road is open. (ViX)
• Booster transport stand and launch mount work platform arrive at the launch site. (ViX)
• Apr 3rd road closure is concluded. Apr 4th road closure is revoked.
• Other: The foot of the black LR11000 crane departs from the launch site. (ViX)
• Two more pump sumps are delivered to the tank farm expansion area. (ViX)

Flight 9:

• SpaceX confirm B14 will be the booster for this flight.

Starbase activities (2025-04-02):

• Apr 1st cryo delivery tally.
• Relatively calm compared to busyness of the previous day.
• Two audible igniter tests are performed overnight. (ViX)
• The launch mount work platform and the portable toilets depart from the launch site. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• cnunez posts recent photos of the Highbay deconstruction, Pad B gantry construction, roundabout construction, and a closeup of the electrical control building for the Pad B tank farm.
• Road closures still possible for Apr 3rd and 4th, from 07:00 to 19:00, for non-flight testing activities, presumably for a static fire of B14-2.

Starbase activities (2025-04-01):

• Mar 31st cryo delivery tally. Cryo deliveries continue.
• Busy day!
• 1-hour road delay is posted for Apr 1st between 04:00 and 10:00 for transport from the factory to the pad.
• Pad A: B14-2 rolls out to the launch site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, ViX)
• B14-2 is lifted onto the launch mount. (NSF 1, NSF 2, NSF 3, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Starship Gazer 3, Gisler)
• B14-2 has a “flown hardware” sticker. (Anderson / Starship Gazer)
• Pad B: Gantry construction continues, and a manifold has been installed. (Starship Gazer, Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
• Chopsticks work continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Flame trench construction continues. Scaffolding is lowered into the flame trench, we get a peek at a stringer, and the final flame diverter frame is lowered. (Gisler)
• Tank farm: Construction and plumbing work continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4, Gisler 5, Gisler 6, Gisler 7)
• Blast wall is poured. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3)
• Other: A pink crane is sighted. (Gisler)
• Reassembly of the black LR11000 crane begins. (Gisler)
• Concrete for the roundabout is poured. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Large pipes are being entrenched on Highway 4 opposite the pad. (Gisler)
• Build site: Raptors are moved from Sanchez to Starfactory, presumably for S35. (Ringwatchers, ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Highbay deconstruction continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Large plumbing parts destined for Sanchez are delivered to the pad. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2 (closeup))
• Launch mount B and flame diverter are still at Sanchez.
• Massey’s: Multiple boom lifts of workers are observed at the mystery circular test structure. (Gisler)

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