Team NSF provides weekly updates on the happenings at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica Texas.
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As SpaceX preps for Starship Version 3's debut flight early 2026, Pad 1 demolition ramps up with chopstick hardware removal, launch mount slicing, and tank farm teardowns to match Pad 2's upgrades like enhanced landing rails and deluge systems. Pad 2 advances swiftly: service structure cladding complete, scaffolding down for deluge tests, and quick-disconnect wiring installed for booster catches. In the Mega Bays, Booster 18 awaits its final weld, while Ship 39 stacks with v3 innovations - orbital docking ports, sleeker catch pins, tapered heatshields, and repositioned Starlink antennas - for in-orbit refueling and Mars ops. Florida's LC-39A LR 13000 crane erects for mount install, SPMTs stage for rollout, tank hardware arrives, SLC-37 tower tops out, and Giga Bay hits two floors. Starbase Giga Bay closes in with two cranes assembling. McGregor's Raptors hit 101-second burns on the North stand. 👕 Support our work and get some merch: https://shop.nasaspaceflight.com ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) 🖊️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13) 🎥 Video from Jack Beyer, Julia Bergeron, Max Evans, Ceaser G, Gage Telesz, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, McGregor Live, Sean Doherty, SpaceX, NASA. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). Rocket Ranch! https://www.rocketranchbocachica.com/ 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) #SpaceX #Starship #Starbase #Raptor #FloridaStarship LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3