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We may be just two weeks away from Starship Flight 11 — and with it, the final launch of the current generation of Starships, Super Heavy boosters, and Pad 1 itself. This week’s Starbase Update covers everything from Ship 38’s pre-launch testing and rollback, to Booster 15’s move to the Rocket Garden, to SpaceX preparing Pad 1 for its last-ever static fire campaign. Meanwhile, Pad 2 construction and deluge tests continue, new Block 3 test tanks are undergoing cryo at Massey and McGregor, and over at Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX has installed the LC-39A flame trench buckets while Florida’s Giga Bay rises from the ground. Highlights in this episode: 🚀 Ship 38 wraps up pre-launch testing ahead of Flight 11 🏗️ Pad 1 reconfigured for final Gen 2 launch 🛠️ Booster 15 rolls to the Rocket Garden, awaiting launch 📜 Notices point to October 6th → October 13th launch dates 🧪 B18.1 and B18.3 Block 3 test tanks at Massey 🔥 Raptor 3 development & mystery test hardware at McGregor 💦 Pad 2 deluge system testing, new Quick Disconnect installs, and the Megabunker 🌴 Big progress at LC-39A: flame trench milestone & Florida Giga Bay assembly As we look forward to Flight 11, this episode also sets the stage for Flight 12 — the first Block 3 Starship from Pad 2. 👕 Support our work & celebrate Flight 10 success: 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, Max Evans, Ceaser G, D Wise, Starbase Live, McGregor Live, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, GeneDoctorB, NeedPizza. ✂️ 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 #StarbaseUpdate #ElonMusk #Spaceflight LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3