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Starbase This Week (2026-11-08) | Written by @TheCosmicNebu1a A whole lot of vehicle construction: SpaceX announces Flight 15, and Ship 40 becomes the first Ship to enter Gigabay! This and more in this week’s Starbase This Week. Production Site Starting out the week with Booster 25 stacking at a rather fast pace, with its’ CX:3 rolling from SFC to Megabay 1 on Monday, A2:4 later the same day and its’ A3:4 section then rolled on Thursday marking substantial progress on the LOX section. On Saturday, B25’s A4:4 section also joined the rest in MB1. Ship production also continued steadily throughout the week, with S45’s A2:3 section rolling from SFC to MB2 on Tuesday, followed by its A3:4 section on Thursday. S45 ‘s transfer tubes also rolled into MB2 on the Transfer Tube Jig on Saturday. Interestingly, S40 was rolled out of Megabay 2 on Saturday looking rather tired, with visible rust and significant damage to both flaps. It then took a trip around Sanchez and the multi-storey parking garage and around to the front of Gigabay, before heading inside! This marks the first vehicle in Gigabay, and what a choice. It is unclear at present why they decided to do this, be it lack of space in MB2, or potentially validation testing of Gigabay. Massey's Massey’s was quiet this week, with Flight 15’s ship, S42, having completed its static fire last week. Launch Site The launch site was fairly quiet this week, with the bulk of the action being Pad 2’s deluge system. The deluge was tested seven times this week, with a double test on Wednesday, a single test on Thursday, another double test on Friday and finishing out the week with another double test on Sunday. The double tests are meant to simulate a launch and then subsequent booster catch to protect the top deck of the OLM from the Booster’s exhaust. The single tests are likely simulating a lower power mode for Ship catches, for the very same reason as for Booster catches, to decrease the wear-and-tear on the OLM. Despite the impressive amount of testing SpaceX has conducted with Pad 2, it still seems they are dialling it in for more regular use, especially with vehicle catching. “Go for Orbit” Documentary Episode On Friday, SpaceX released the fourth episode of their Starship Documentary series titled Go for Orbit. Episode four focused on Ship 41’s journey to orbit on Flight 14, including the decision-making that goes into orbital operations for Starship. SpaceX gave us lots of new details, including confirmation that the Raptor Vacuum that was lost on ascent was due to a software issue, not a hardware issue. This failure initially kicked them out of going to orbit, but with a push from Elon, the team decided to re-evaluate the orbital criteria, which eventually led to S41 getting the go-ahead to perform its orbital insertion burn. Later in the episode, SpaceX gave us insight into contingency, whereas we know during Flight 14 teams decided to take the first contingency and bring the ship out of orbit early. Teams discussed the priorities of vehicle health whilst on orbit, with the major areas of focus being keeping cryogenic propellant temperature low enough for orbital burns as well as helium pressurization for the header tanks which are used for the Ship landing burn. SpaceX then ended the episode by stating that had Ship 41 been on a Return to Launch Site trajectory, its landing was precise enough that it would have been caught by the chopsticks of Pad 2. Flight 15 Early in the week, an updated CADENA slide deck showed a 1-day slip from the previous NET Date of 12th to Friday 13th of November. SpaceX then stated at the UP Summit that they were targeting the 13th for Flight 15. On Friday on X, Elon also stated that Flight 15 will target a double vehicle catch for the first time in the history of the program. On Saturday, we finally got official confirmation when SpaceX posted the Flight Page for Flight 15, confirming the 13th of November at 4:45 CST for Flight 15. SpaceX confirmed that this upcoming flight will target both a Booster catch and Ship catch. This will be a first on two counts: the first Block 3 Booster catch, and the first Ship catch of any kind. Ship 42 has multiple contingency zones, as well as pre-planned vehicle health checks during the mission. Ship 42 will aim to deploy 26 Starlink V3 Satellites into orbit, with 3 of those being modified with engineering cameras to once again scan Ship’s heatshield tiles. SpaceX have implemented improved heatshield retention mechanisms for tiles deemed to be at a high risk of falling off during the ascent phase of flight based on data gathered from Flight 14. Ship 42 will orbit the Earth 14 times over its 22-hour mission, unless SpaceX decides to bring it home early. Ship 42 will then perform its deorbit burn and perform manoeuvres designed to fly it over “sparsely populated areas” on its return journey to Starbase. Booster will attempt to execute a successful launch, stage separation, boostback and finally landing burn to be caught by the chopsticks of Pad 2. Heads up: for Flight 15, we will be holding our usual Discord Stage alongside some of the SST Team hosting from Starbase on-the-ground! It will be well worth joining, as we provide live updates and footage from the ground. Do you think SpaceX will launch on Friday? Where would you put Booster and Ship Catch in terms of success percentage? And if you want to join us in humanity’s space journey come back next week for another Starbase This Week. For real-time updates, join us in the Discord: discord.gg/ZbrSYPzDAq To explore our maps yourself and track every movement, check out our Figma, now at both Starbase and Cape Canaveral: Starbase: figma.com/design/2AvC161FuB1… Cape Canaveral: figma.com/design/lHRSgzUwyjD… #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship

Ship 40 is standing tall on a transport stand!

Part of the Starship Tracking team will be at Starbase for the proposed Flight 15 date! Would anyone be interested in having a chat with the team behind the tracking?

Starbase This Week (2026-11-01) | Written by @Bastiaan_2 A productive week at Starbase, vehicle construction continues, and a Starship Cabin mockup for HLS is currently being constructed inside of the Starfactory?!?! This and more in Starbase This Week. Production Site Starting this week off at Megabay 2, the new occupant Ship 45 has received both the last liquid methane section and the common dome section, completing the methane tank and starting the liquid oxygen tank. With 3 more barrel sections and the transfer tubes you have yet another completed ship. While Flight 15 is (hopefully) around the corner. If S45 is completed before another Ship leaves the Megabay, SpaceX does not have the room to start the stacking process of S46 as S40, S42 through S45 are occupying all of the workstands and turntable. Moving to Megabay 2, Booster 24 completed its stacking process this week, with the booster liquid oxygen landing tank stand rolling out, we knew that it was time for the methane tank of B24 to be placed on top of the already completed liquid oxygen tank, sitting on the front left turn table. Using the landing tank stand as a stand to switch bridge cranes to reach the LOx tank. Massey's S42 and S43 both left MB2 this week to complete testing, where S42 conducted both a single engine static fire, this test the de orbit capability and rather than using the main LCH4 and LOX tanks it uses the header tanks, and S42 conducted a six engine static fire test to test all of the engines like we see during the assent phase. S43 left before S42 and conducted its cryo testing campaign at Massey's, the test before it receives its engines for its static fire testing campaign, or is it? After the cryo tests, S43 rolled back to the Production Site to be placed onto a ship transport stand and was rolled to the Launch Site for what seems like catch testing, similar from what we have seen from S42 after it completed its cryo test campaign a few months ago, how time flies. B23 went to Massey's again this week. After it conducted its cryo test two weeks ago, the booster cryo stand was moved inside MB2 to pick up B23 yet again. During its stay at Massey's, no visible activity occurred surrounding B23, it could have been that B23 only conducted an ambient pressure test and from B18 we have learned that even those events can end up energetic if something is wrong. So if SpaceX found something wrong or something was damaged after the cryo test, it is better to be safe than sorry and perform a pressure test at Massey' s rather than finding out at the Pad with a fueled booster. Launch Site B22, the booster that will be used for Flight 15, completed its static fire testing campaign last week. With no time to waste, SpaceX lifted the booster from the OLM onto the booster transport stand and was rolled back to MB2 for pre-flight checks. Launch and HLS Mockup With both vehicles undergoing pre-flight checks, according to CADENA Flight 15 has a no earlier than (NET) date of 12 November. This of course could change as SpaceX has yet to receive a modified launch license that would allow for a Ship catch at Pad 2. While we already had our suspicions of a possible Cabin mockup already being produced inside the Starfactory, this week we have learned that indeed, SpaceX is building this mockup for testing, including human-in-the-loop testing. This will be a major milestone for SpaceX as this will bring them yet a step closer to bring human boots onto the Lunar service yet again during Artemis 4. We will keep an eye out for further details on both Cabin mockup and the date of Flight 15. And if you want to join us in humanities space journey come back next week for another Starbase This Week. For real-time updates, join us in the Discord: discord.gg/ZbrSYPzDAq To explore our maps yourself and track every movement, check out our Figma, now at both Starbase and Cape Canaveral: Starbase: figma.com/design/2AvC161FuB1… Cape Canaveral: figma.com/design/lHRSgzUwyjD… #SpaceX #Starbase #Starship

The ghosts are around... We need someone to get rid of them...

Booster 23 has entered Highway 4 and is on its way back to the production site. Follow Our Journey: starship-tracking.com/ 📸@NASASpaceflight | Starbase Live | nsf.live/starbase #Tracking ⁠#Starship #Starbase #SpaceX

Ship 42 has entered Highway 4 and is on its way back to the production site after completing its static fire testing campaign. Follow Our Journey: starship-tracking.com/ 📸@NASASpaceflight | Starbase Live | nsf.live/starbase #Tracking ⁠#Starship #Starbase #SpaceX

Booster 23 has arrived at Massy's. Follow Our Journey: starship-tracking.com 📷NSF | Starbase Live | nsf.live/starbase #Tracking ⁠#Starship #Starbase #SpaceX

Ship 43 has entered Megabay 2. Booster 23 left on its way to Massey's shortly after. Follow Our Journey: starship-tracking.com/ 📷NSF | Starbase Live | nsf.live/starbase #Tracking ⁠#Starship #Starbase #SpaceX

Ship 43 passing by its ride to space. 📸nsf.live/starbase | @NASASpaceflight

Ship 43 has begun is journey back to the Production Site. Follow Our Journey: starship-tracking.com/ 📷NSF | Starbase Live | nsf.live/starbase #Tracking ⁠#starship #Starbase #SpaceX

Booster 23 has been placed on the cryogenic proof stand while its predecessor, Booster 22, is undergoing checkouts following its return to MB1 in the early A.M. yesterday. Follow Our Journey: starship-tracking.com/ 📸NSF | Starbase Live | nsf.live/starbase #Tracking ⁠#Starship #Starbase #SpaceX

After being closed, then briefly stopping on the way back up, the door is now fully open, revealing Booster 23 on the cryogenic proof stand.

In an effort to open the MB1 door, it seems that it has slightly misaligned itself. 📸nsf.live/starbase | @NASASpaceflight

Ship 42 has conducted a 60-second long six-engine Static fire. Follow Our Journey: starship-tracking.com/ 📷NSF | Starbase Live | nsf.live/starbase #Tracking ⁠#starship #Starbase #SpaceX