2026-07-12:

• Pad 2: B20 is removed from the launch mount. (TrackingTheSB)
• B20 moves from the launch site to Megabay 1. (NSF)
• Massey’s: The ship cryo test stand moves to Massey’s. (TrackingTheSB)
• Road delay for “Masseys to Production” is posted for Jul 12th 23:59 to Jul 13th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)

It seems like the “firsts” that they’re claiming here is “first commercial nuclear-powered satellite” and “first nuclear CubeSat”. The specific nuclear power source is a tritium betavoltaic battery.

2026-07-11:

• Jul 10th addendum: Pad 2 chopsticks are lowered. (ViX)
• Pad 2: A crane arrives, followed by an SPMT of counterweights. The Booster transport clamps are extended, and a crew lift goes up to the chopstick arm actuator area. (ViX)
• Scaffolding is erected around a chopstick actuator, and the actuator is hooked up to the crane. (ViX)
• The chopstick actuator is replaced. (NSF 1, NSF 2, ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Road closure for “Pad to Production” is posted for Jul 12th 02:00 to Jul 12th 08:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
• Build site: S42’s common dome (CX:3) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
• Massey’s: Road delay for “Production to Masseys” is posted for Jul 11th 23:59 to Jul 12th 06:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
• McGregor: R3.201 (new highest) is observed. (NSF, Rex_MKR)
• Flight 13: Official webpage is posted, launch currently targeting Jul 16th. (SpaceX)
• The payload will include operational Starlink v3 satellites, though still on a suborbital trajectory. (Thomas Burghardt)

Of course. Where else?

!mapswithoutnz@lemmy.nz

And with that, Long March 10B joins the illustrious club of Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Superheavy, and New Glenn.

OP is over on the Google Pixel comm and might not see it

@Zidane@lemmy.ca

OP will see this thread now.

Goodberry

Goldberry?

Gandalf of Many Colours.

Not sure why you got downvoted for answering OP’s question…

america isn’t having reusable spaceplanes either

X-37B: Am I a joke to you?

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2075793808982180294

Deployment of 24 @Starlink satellites confirmed

2026-07-10:

• Jul 10th addendum: The Pad 2 booster quick disconnects attached to B20, booster venting was observed, the transport stand was staged near the D1 gate, the Chopsticks released the booster and were raised to the top of the tower, and the ship quick disconnect arm swung in.
• Pad 2: B20 testing. (NSF full livestream)
• Tank farm is active. (J_A_Rees_94)
• Booster transport stand retreats. (NSF)
• Road is closed. (TrackingTheSB)
• Propellant load begins. (TrackingTheSB, NSF, J_A_Rees_94)
• B20 performs a ~24-second static fire. (NSF, Avid Space, ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 4, ENNEPS, TrackingTheSB, Elon / NSF, RGV Aerial, Cphillips_03, interstellargw, BoosterTribe, J_A_Rees_94, SpaceX)
• Pressure data 6 miles (10 km) from the pad. (Avid Space)
• Road opens, the booster transport stand returns to the Pad, the ship quick disconnect arm swings out, the chopsticks are lowered around B20, and chopstick landing rail tests are performed. (ViX)
• Chopsticks return to the top of the tower and perform more tests. (ViX, ViX 2)
• Road delay for “Pad to Production” is posted for Jul 11th 02:00 to 08:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
• Flight 13: Landing area. (www.sealagom.com)
• Other: 34-minute documentary on the issues leading up to Flight 12. (SpaceX)

M-vac shutdown, nominal orbit insertion.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

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

LIftoff!

considering how many flights were made - 135

it’s doing pretty good considering

I’m not sure if I would necessarily classify a 1.5% failure rate on a crewed vehicle as “pretty good”…

None.

But they haven’t tried to catch the ship yet, so this is to be expected. The first ship catch attempt could be as early as Flight 14 sometime in August.

2026-07-09:

• Build site: Booster transport stand enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
• Megabay 1 door opens, B20 is disconnected from overhead crane. (TrackingTheSB 1, TrackingTheSB 2)
• B20 emerges from Megabay 1. (ViX, StarshipGazer, TrackingTheSB)
• B22’s A5:4 section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
• B22’s A5:4 section is stacked. (ViX, StarshipGazer, J_A_Rees_94, TrackingTheSB)
• Massey’s: Road delay for “Production to Masseys” is posted for Jul 10th 23:59 to July 11th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
• Launch site: The LR11000 crane is lowered. (ViX)
• Booster rollout is delayed, beach closures are updated. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• B20 moves from Megabay 1 to Pad 2. (NSF 2, NSF 2, Avid Space, ViX, ViX, StarshipGazer, SpaceX, colleenadastra, TrackingTheSB 1, TrackingTheSB 2, Gisler, Gomez 1, Gomez 2, cnunez, NSF full livestream)
• R3.165 is observed on B20. (ViX)
• B20 is lifted onto the Pad 2 launch mount. (Avid Space, ViX 1, ViX 2, StarshipGazer, TrackingTheSB 1, TrackingTheSB 2, colleenadastra, wvmattz, Golden)
• It appears that the wiring harnesses around the base of the booster can be removed while the booster is at the launch site. (RyanHansenSpace)
• Florida: VP of Launch Kiko Dontchev shares a recent photo from inside the Gigabay. (TurkeyBeaver)
• Render of booster breakover hardware. (Killip)
• A launch mount segment is staged at Roberts Road pending rollout to SLC-37A. (Bergeron)