SECO, nominal orbit insertion.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

LIftoff!

2026-01-08:

• Massey’s: Overnight, Test Tank 17 (B18.1) undergoes its 14th round of testing. (ViX)
• The purpose of the mystery truss structure is still unclear. Electrical control boxes and hydraulic/pneumatic infrastructure are noted. (cnunez 1, cnunez 2, Killip)
• Cryo loading begins for B18.1’s 15th round of testing. (ViX)
• Build site: S39 is still surrounded by scaffolding in Megabay 2. (ViX)
• Gigabay construction continues. (cnunez)
• Florida: The ship quick disconnect arm rolls out to Pad LC-39A. (Avid Space, NSF 1, NSF 2, wvmattz)

And there should technically be a comma:

“Approved, the PR is.”

I think that’s an extra blanket folded into a triangle, not panties.

I think this is a !nosafetysmokingfirst@sh.itjust.works, not a Don’tDeadOpenInside.

Human brains enjoy symmetry.

True, Boromir did not give his opinion on “dancing into Mordor”.

If they scale up, it would probably be more efficient to keep the factory in orbit and send just the raw materials up and return the finished product.

This one? https://youtube.com/watch?v=UdwWbbf2voM

Happy cake day!

Thanks, you too!

2026-01-07:

• Pad 2: Chopsticks testing continues. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Build site: Gigabay construction continues. (ViX)
• The 10th clamp arm door is reinstalled, followed by the installation of doors 11 through 15. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Massey’s: Overnight, Test Tank 17 (B18.1) undergoes its thirteenth round of testing. (ViX)
• A platform is fitted to the top of the presumed static fire stand. (ViX)
• The LR11000 crane moves away from the test tanks. (ViX)
• McGregor: Another ten Raptor 2 engines leave the site, likely for scrapping, as no more Raptor 2 engines will be flown. (Rhin0)

2026-01-06:

• Pad 2: Ship quick disconnect arm extension moves from Sanchez to the launch site. (NSF, Avid Space, ViX, Pike)
• Clamp arm door #10 is removed from the launch mount. (ViX)
• Ship quick disconnect arm extension is installed. (NSF, Avid Space, ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Starship Gazer, Gisler, Sorensen 1, Sorensen 2, Sorensen 3, Sorensen 4, Sorensen 5, Sorensen livestream, Sorensen 6, Anderson)
• The chopsticks are slightly slewed twice. (ViX)
• Massey’s: The LR11000 crane removes the ship aft section from the B18.3 test tank. (ViX, wvmattz)
• The LR11000 crane returns to the presumed static fire stand. (ViX)
• Florida: The proposed location for at least one of the launch towers at SLC-37 has changed. (Anderson)

But the seagulls - poke at my head; not fun!

I said “seagulls, stop it now!”

Hm ha, hm-hm-hm ha-hm hm ha, hm-hm-hm hm-ha hm ha, hm-hm-hm hm hm-hm ha!

LOL, do you think OP was being genuine here, or taking the piss out of Arch users?

You dropped this: \

2026-01-05:

• Pad 1: The LR11000 crane removes two of the remaining tanks from the deluge area, and the tanks depart from the launch site. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• The LR11000 crane moves towards Pad 2. (TrackingTheSB)
• Pad 2: A new “Rover 3” camera feed goes live. (Avid Space, formerly LabPadre)
• Clamp arm door #10 is installed on the launch mount. (ViX)
• Massey’s: A cross-brace is added to the presumed static fire test stand. (ViX)
• Five more cages of composite overwrap pressure vessels are transported to from the build site to Massey’s for testing. (ViX, TrackingTheSB)
• Other: zh_sos1 posts a series of explanatory renders of booster V3 internal plumbing. (Tweet 1, tweet 2, tweet 3, tweet 4, tweet 5, tweet 6, tweet 7, tweet 8, tweet 9, tweet 10)