Starbase activities (2025-10-18):

• Oct 17th addendum: Miscellaneous photos and videos. (Gisler)
• Launch site: Overnight, a large cladding section undergoes a fit check at Pad 2. (Priel)
• Build site: Tower crane assembly continues. (ViX 1, ViX 2)

Flight 11:

• Video of ship ascent burn from Key West, Florida. (D Wise)
• Video of ship landing burn from buoy. (Starlink)

Other:

• Latest official renders of Starship including the tanker, depot and HLS. (Dodd, NASA 1, NASA 2, NASA 3 (direct PDF link))

Starbase activities (2025-10-17):

• Oct 16th addendum: Build site crane timelapse. The LR1300 received two new boom sections near the heel, instead of waiting for replacement parts for the faulty jib, which was removed. (ViX)
• Build site: Overnight, the new hold-down clamps for V3 ships are lifted to the top of the central work stand in Megabay 2. (ViX)
• The cab and turntable are installed on one of the tower cranes. (NSF, ViX)
• Launch site: Overnight, two more boom sections of the SpaceX LR11000 crane are delivered. (ViX)
• Pad 2 booster quick disconnect LOX and methane lines perform multiple retraction tests. (NSF, ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Pad 2 chopstick stabilization arms are tested. (ViX)

Flight 11:

• SpaceX post videos and photos of of hotstaging and boostback burn, ship in space, and ship reentry. (SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2, SpaceX 3)
• Reconstruction of S38’s trajectory overlaid on Pad 2, to simulate RTLS ship catch. (TheSpaceEngineer, mcrs987)

Starbase activities (2025-10-16):

• Build site: S39 nosecone and payload section is lifted clear of the Pez installation jig and moved to the right hand side of Megabay 2. The jig is moved towards Starfactory. (LabPadre, ViX)
• The LR1300 crane boom is finally raised. (cnunez)
• Launch site: Overnight, the final remaining flexible hose for the Pad 2 methane booster quick disconnect is installed. (ViX)
• The first boom section of the SpaceX LR11000 crane returns to the launch site. (ViX)
• Pad 1 chopsticks descend. (ViX)

Flight 11:

• SpaceX post an upskirt video of liftoff.
• SpaceX post a video of the ship landing burn.

McGregor:

• Venting from the mystery structure overnight. (Anderson)
• R3.39 leaves the test area. (Rhin0, Swartz)

Florida:

• Several Leibherr crane weights are inbound. (Bergeron)

Starbase activities (2025-10-15):

• Build site: Assembly of the LR1300 crane continues, though there appears to be an issue preventing the boom from raising. (ViX)
• Launch site: Cover sections for Pad 2 are delivered, likely for the deluge manifold and the top edge of the launch mount. (ViX)
• The Pad 1 launch mount work platform moves from the Starhopper parking lot to Sanchez, possibly for scrapping. (ViX)
• Counterweights for the LR11000 crane return to the launch site. (ViX)
• The Pad 1 ship quick disconnect arm swings out and the chopsticks rise, presumably to allow for crane access to the launch mount. (ViX)

Flight 11:

• SpaceX post a video of the booster landing burn and hover, but not splashdown.
• Beyer posts a video including booster splashdown and rapid scheduled disassembly.
• Ship heatshield performed “much better” than Flight 10. (niccruzpatane, Elon)
• “Lot of progress on heat shield design, but this is something we will need to iterate on for a long time.” (Hague, Elon)

McGregor (2025-10-14 and 2025-10-15):

• R3.3 arrives and leaves. R3.17, R3.37, and R3.38 leave. (Rhin0)
• R3.3 appears to be missing large parts of the valve assemblies and also has a new engine bell.

Starbase activities (2025-10-14):

• GIF of tanker offload area every hour from 01:00 to 14:00. (ViX)
• No more cryo delivery tallies from ViX for a little while.
• Build site: B18 forward section (FX:3) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (LabPadre, ViX, Golden)
• B18 F2:4 section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
• A crane is delivered to build a crane to build the tower cranes which will build themselves and the Gigabay which will build ships and boosters. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• S39 is visible in the Megabay 2 doorway. (Gisler)
• A beam for Gigabay is spotted inbound at Indiana Avenue. (Sorensen)
• Launch site: The decommissioning of Pad 1 begins. Residual water in the deluge tanks is emptied, the CO2 tanks for the booster fire suppression system are emptied, and the booster quick disconnect and tower are purged. (ViX 1, ViX 2, Golden, Killip)
• Pad 2 cladding is nearly complete. (Gisler)

Flight 11:

• SpaceX post photos of launch and drone video of ship final descent and splashdown.
• Upon analyzing the ship landing video, Zack Golden notes minor damage around flap hinge covers, and is of the opinion that the LOX tank was punctured. (Golden 1, Golden 2)

Flight 12:

• “The first [Raptor 3] flight engines are already in production and are about to start acceptance testing for Flight 12” (Dan Huot, SpaceX livestream)

Flight 13+:

• First ship catch NET “springtime”. (Thiss_Youu, Elon)

Florida:

• Harry Stranger posts high resolution satellite photos of the Space Coast, including LC-39A and SLC-37. The existing pad structures at SLC-37 have been almost entirely removed. Full resolution on soaratlas.

Starbase activities (2025-10-13):

• Oct 12th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: S39 nosecone and payload section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. Docking hardware for on orbit refilling is visible, as are new orange covers for composite overwrap pressure vessels (COPVs). (LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 4, ViX 5, Killip, Golden)
• Low-flying range safety helicopter. (ViX)
• A shot of the protective steel on the booster v3 forward dome is shared during the Flight 11 launch webcast. (Killip)
• Launch site:
• 08:54: Funnel cloud: (ViX)
• 09:15: NSF stakeout stream.
• 12:03: Oct 13th pre-launch cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• 13:15: Booster and ship transport stands move from the launch site to the roadblock. (ViX, NSF)
• 13:49: Chopsticks open and rise. (ViX)
• 15:25: NSF launch stream.
• 16:15: Tank farm spools up. (ViX)
• 16:41: LabPadre livestream.
• 17:15: Tower and launch mount venting. (ViX)
• 17:19: Go for propellant load. (SpaceX)
• 17:36: Ship propellant load is underway. (SpaceX)
• 17:42: Booster propellant load is underway. (SpaceX)
• 17:44: Frost on ship. (LabPadre, NSF)
• 17:52: Frost on booster. (ViX, NSF)
• 18:06: Elon photobomb. (Foust, SawyerMerritt)
• 18:23: Flight 11 happens.
• Chopsticks descend, ship quick disconnect arm swings in. (NSF, ViX)
• Pad 2 bunker cladding is nearly complete. (Gisler)
• Beach and road closures for Oct 14th and 15th are removed. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)

Flight 11:

• Launch. (McDowell, NSF, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer, SpaceX)
• MECO, hotstaging, and boostback. (McDowell, SpaceX)
• Hotstage jettison. (Golden)
• Booster landing (SpaceX, NSF)
• SECO and nominal insertion. (SpaceX)
• Tracking shot of SECO with an 80 mm refractor telescope. (astroferg)
• Payload deploy. (SpaceX, ViX)
• In-space Raptor relight. (SpaceX)
• (Sub)-orbital parameters: -1 x 192 km ± 3 km in the perigee value. Raptor restart raised perigee to ~ +52 km, but the vehicle was already past apogee, at 145 km on the way down. (McDowell)
• Reentry. (SpaceX)
• Dynamic banking manoeuvre. (SpaceX, NSF, Killip, Golden (timelapse))
• Landing burn and splashdown. (NSF, ViX, SpaceX)

Florida:

• Vapourisers are pending rollout to LC-39A. (Bergeron)
• Fully automated heatshield tile “bakery” can currently produce 1k tiles per day, will scale to 7k tiles per day, or approximately 10 ships per month. (SpaceX)

Starbase activities (2025-10-12):

• Oct 11th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Overnight, the test tank S39.1 moves from Megabay 2 to Starfactory. (ViX)
• A Starlink dispenser moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2, presumably for S39. (ViX, Anderson)
• Launch site: Flexible hoses are lifted onto the Pad 2 launch mount. (ViX)
• One of the hoses is lifted to the rear of the LOX booster quick disconnect. (ViX)
• Another flexible hose is lifted to the methane booster quick disconnect. (ViX, Anderson)
• SpaceX post photos of S38 stacking on B15-2, and confirm that Flight 11 will be the final launch from Pad 1 in its current configuration.
• RGV Aerial post flyover photos of the full stack on Pad 1. (RGV Aerial 1, RGV Aerial 2)
• Other: Starbase resident and photographer Mary (BocaChicaGal) will be moving away from Starbase.

Flight 11:

• SpaceX are targeting 2025-10-13 18:15 CT (23:15 UTC).

Starbase activities (2025-10-03):

• Oct 2nd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Gigabay foundation work continues. The latest continuous concrete pour has exceeded 16 hours in duration. (ViX)
• A series of orange tanks are spotted in Starfactory. (Sorensen)
• Pad 2 chopstick stabilizer arms are tested. (ViX)
• Installation of hold-down clamps and cladding on the launch mount and GSE bunker continues. (RGV Aerial, Killip)
• Two transports to Massey’s. Ship static fire adapter, and another test stand. Old booster cryo test stand and upgraded ship cryo test stand. (Sorensen 1, Sorensen 2)

Starbase activities (2025-10-01):

• Sep 30th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Parts from the SpaceX LR11000 crane leave the launch site. (ViX)
• Road delay is posted for Oct 3rd and 4th, both 00:00 to 04:00, for “Production to Masseys”. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)

McGregor:

• An unknown R3 with a very dark coating and green valve shielding leaves the test area. (Rhin0)

Florida:

• Assembly of tower crane 2 of 4 begins. (RoughRidersShow / NSF)

Starbase activities (2025-10-11):

• Oct 10th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Overnight, all eight Starlink simulators are loaded onto S38. (ViX, wvmattz / NSF)
• Payload bay door is closed. (NSF, Evans)
• More tower crane sections are stacked at the Gigabay site. (ViX)
• S38 moves from Megabay 2 to Pad 1. (NSF, NSF full livestream, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Starship Gazer 3 (leeward), Starship Gazer 4 (heatshield), SpaceX)
• S38 has approximately 70 missing tiles, in clusters as large as four. (Killip, Anderson / Pierce)
• A test tank, possibly S39.1 is spotted in Megabay 2. (efraser77)
• Launch site: S38 is stacked on B15-2. (LabPadre, ViX, Sorensen 1, Sorensen 2, cnunez 1, cnunez 2)

McGregor:

• Rhin0 posts a useful map of the test site.

Starbase activities (2025-10-10):

• Oct 9th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Launch site: Overnight, the Pad 1 detonation suppression system is tested. (ViX)
• Road delay is posted for Oct 11th from 12:00 to 16:00, presumably for S38 rollout. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
• Production site: Starlink simulator lifting jig is raised towards S38. (ViX)
• Ship transport stand arrives at Megabay 2. (LabPadre)
• S38 is transferred to the transport stand. (ViX)
• Decals have been applied to S38. (NSF, cnunez)
• Loading of Starlink simulators onto S38 begins. (NSF, Sorensen)
• The first column of Gigabay is placed. (NSF, Anderson)
• Other: A pair of amphibious vehicles are delivered, likely for sea turtles, not Starship. (CeaserG33)

Starbase activities (2025-10-08):

• Oct 7th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Oct 7th addendum: A crew lift is lifted into the Pad 2 flame trench. (ViX)
• Massey’s: The B18.3 test tank performs its fourth cryo test. (ViX)
• Launch site: B15-2 rolls out to the launch site. (NSF, NSF full livestream, LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Starship Gazer 3, cnunez 1, cnunez 2, sparkyinfinity)
• Yellow explosives label on the transport stand indicates that the flight termination system is installed. (NSF / u/Twigling)
• B15-2 is stacked on the Pad 1 launch mount. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, SpaceX)
• Installation of cladding on the Pad 2 ground support equipment bunker continues. (ViX, RGV Aerial)
• Flight 11: Road and beach closures posted for Oct 13th, 14th, and 15th, all 12:00 to 22:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, cameroncountytx.gov, ViX)

McGregor:

• R3.4 returns to the north test stand. (Rhin0)

Florida:

• More LR13000 crane components are staged for rollout to LC-39A. (Bergeron)

Starbase activities (2025-10-02):

• Oct 1st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Disassembly of the SpaceX LR11000 crane and departure of sections continues. No replacement sections spotted arriving yet. (ViX)
• Road delay is posted for “Production to Masseys” from Oct 3rd 23:00 to Oct 4th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)

Starbase activities (2025-10-04):

• Oct 3rd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Overnight, booster and ship cryo test stands move from Sanchez to Massey’s. (ViX)
• Pad 1 refurbishment continues. (Sorensen)

Starbase activities (2025-10-05):

• Oct 4th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Pad 1: Landing rail dampers are removed from the chopsticks. These will not be required for Flight 11, as there will be no booster catch. (LabPadre, ViX, Killip)
• Other: Starship Gazer’s car is in need of repairs. (Starship Gazer, gofundme)

Florida:

• More LR13000 crane components are staged for rollout to LC-39A. (Bergeron)