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SpaceX had one of the strangest Starship testing weeks we've seen in quite some time. Ship 40 and Ship 41 repeatedly swapped places between the Production Site and Massey's Test Site as SpaceX worked through an unusual series of cryogenic tests and static fires. After completing a full 60-second six-engine static fire, Ship 40 now appears to be entering its final preparations for Starship Flight 13. Meanwhile, Ship 41 returned to the Production Site after completing almost no visible testing, raising new questions about SpaceX's test campaign. We also cover: 🚀 Booster 22 stacking progresses at record pace 🚀 Ship 42 begins stacking inside Mega Bay 2 🚀 Gigabay construction reaches its final levels 🚀 New Starfactory hardware 🚀 Roberts Road construction update 🚀 LC-39A continues toward operational readiness 🚀 SLC-37 construction progress 🚀 Pad 2 deluge testing and catch rehearsals 🚀 McGregor Raptor engine production Could Flight 13 be just around the corner? ⚡ 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 Ryan Caton. 🖊️ Written by Bastiaan Vellekoop & Ryan Weber. 🎥 Video from Julia Bergeron, Max Evans, Ceaser G, Colleen Liedtke, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, 2026 Planet Labs PBC via Harry Stranger. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton. 💼 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 #Flight13 #Starbase #RocketLaunch #NASA #Spaceflight #ElonMusk #SpaceNews #NSF #SpaceX #Starship #Flight13 #RocketLaunch #Spaceflight LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3