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End of October.

New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

7:45am- More of the same overnight. Scissor lift was up most of the night as well as the lift working on the new platform. The road closure wasn’t used and no lifts went up to S26.

10:45am- 2 lifts have been up at the OLM. One at the staircase and one at one of the cameras. More scaffolding is coming off of the mega bay.

2:00pm- Same 2 lifts have been up

4:50pm- The 2 lifts have went down. Some workers have been walking around the base of the OLM.

7:25pm- Scissor lift is up to the left of the staircase. Regular lift is up at the new platform. There is a lift up by S26 but just hanging out in the air not actually at the ship. A crane has risen over by where the new booster static fire station is being built by the sub orbital pads but nothing has been lifted yet. Workers were seen walking around the top of the OLM

7:45pm- Cameron county has tweeted out about the road closure tonight. So hopefully B10 will actually move.

8:56pm- B10 starts rolling

9:31pm- Stops at the turn on to Hwy 4

10:09pm- Turns on to Hwy 4

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Their report expected within 135 days. Hopefully they’ll be a bit faster. But they might also be late, who knows.

SpaceX won’t be able to launch before they finish their report. When it’s done, depends on the outcome on what SpaceX can do. They might need to mitigate some stuff before being allowed.

New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

11:13pm- B10 is frost free

7:50am- Work on S26 has resumed with a single lift up at the methane tank hatch. A lift was also up at the top of the staircase on the OLM for awhile overnight

8:43am- Crane extends and swings towards OLM

9:07am- Tool van is back

9:24am- Crane lifts a piece of metal railing and a small platform up to the back right side of the staircase where the access door is. 2 lifts up working with it (Something to do with getting on and off the dance floor at that location?)

10:45am- Scissor lift is up at the OLM along with the crane and the 2 lifts working on the railing. 2 lifts up at S26 and 1 lift up at the backside of the OLT.

12:00pm- The platform has been tack welded into place and lifts go down

1:36pm- Lifts go back up and disconnect crane from the platform

2:13pm- Small set of stairs is lifted up to the new platform. Will go from platform to dance floor

3:10pm- Work continues on the platform and 2 lifts have been up at S26

3:52pm- Crane lifts another set of steps with a handrail up to the platform

4:05pm- Crane lowers and leaves the OLM area

5:10pm- Scissor lift has been up to the left of the staircase. 1 lift was up on the backside of the OLM as well as the 2 lifts working on the platform. 2 lifts are up working on S26.

7:50pm- Scissor lift is still up as well as one lift at the new platform. Another lift is up on the backside of the OLM

10:00pm- Lots of grinding and welding on the new platform.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

7:00am- Storms rolled through late last night and that kept the cranes and lifts grounded.

9:10am- Heavy rain

11:35am- The skies are brightening and a lift is up at the dance floor

12:02pm- Frost on B10’s lox tank

1:55pm- B10’s lox tank is fully frosted

3:00pm- Frost starts decreasing

3:15pm- Depress vent (Lasted 13 minutes)

4:45pm- Frost is still almost all the way to the top

6:55pm- Still about halfway covered in frost

7:00pm- Thin ring of frost on the methane tank. 2 lifts up at the OLM

8:50pm- The thin ring of frost remains on the methane tank. Lox tank still has patchy frost and depress vents are still occurring. 1 lift up at the OLM.

9:50pm- Methane tank is frost free. Still a little bit on the lox tank. One lift up at the right side of the OLT.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

12:53am- Chopsticks raise back up

2:32am- S31 is going for a twirl in the high bay

8:55am- 1 lift up under the OLM. Overnight, workers could be seen moving around on the dance floor and going up and down the stairs. The cranes working on the star factory also lifted up numerous roof beams.

1:30pm- One lift has been up and down but doesn’t look like much is going on today.

5:25pm- Single lift has been going up and down to to the dance floor

7:50pm- All is quiet on the OLM front

10:00pm- The 2 guys on the lift earlier get employees of the day.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

8:10am- 2 lifts up at S26’s methane hatch. 1 lift was up to the top of the staircase on the OLM overnight. Tarps have been put up around the dance floor blocking the view.

11:29am- Concrete truck arrives at the front of the pad where the fondag was being broken up yesterday. Workers had been working in that most likely redoing the rebar for the last couple of hours

11:58am- Concrete truck leaves

12:49pm- 2nd concrete truck arrives

1:30pm- Mini excavator with the jack hammer attachment arrives back at the pad. More Fondag getting broke up.

1:34pm- 2nd concrete truck leaves

2:45pm- 2 lifts up at S26 and a scissor lift is up under the OLM

5:48pm- Chopsticks lower a bit. Still need some grease.

7:08:14pm- S26’s lox tank is pressurized

9:45pm- 2 lifts up at the OLM and S26. Workers can be seen on the dance floor

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

10:00pm- Dance floor is raised up under the OLM

10:38pm- Dance floor stand drives out from under the OLM

11:27pm- Crane lifts a box over by the right side of the OLM and moves it closer to the base

1:34am- B10 is frost free

2:30am- Lift goes up and Lots of movement can be seen on the dance floor

4:48am- Railing going up on the dance floor

6:47am- SQD being disconnected

7:14am- SQD arm swings away

8:05am- S25 is lifted off of B9

8:13am- Starts swinging to the side

8:20am- All the way over

8:21am- Starts going down. (Someone grease that thing)

8:26:46am- Pauses

8:28:48am- Moving again

8:30:10am- Pauses again

8:31am- Swings closer to the booster

8:32:30am- Lowering again

8:38am- Pauses again

8:41am- Translates to over top of the stand

8:43am- Lowering again

9:15am- Touchdown on the stand

11:30am- Lifts have been up at the OLM and left rear flap of S25

12:06pm- Lift goes up to S25 and replaces missing tile by left rear flap

1:46pm- Lift goes up by the right side lifting pin on S25

4:37pm- Workers on top of B9. One thinks he is the king of the world.

5:05pm- Scissor lift has been up under the OLM. Pick ups have brought in a trailer of equipment and an air compressor. Mini excavator has been moving around the base of the pad. Lift also up at S28.

6:25pm- More fondag is being broke up in the area right in front of the camera

7:30pm- Drone is up looking at the pad. Lift is up at the pivot point for the chopsticks.

10:15pm- 2 lifts up at S28. Light towers are blinding the cameras at the OLM.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

9:30am- 2 lifts were up at S28 overnight

11:51am- Crane lifts a pump at the lox side of the OTF

12:03pm- Lowers it into place

12:58pm- One of the ship stands is being moved away from the sub orbital pads

1:02pm- Lox pump is lifted then lowered again

2:10pm- One lift has been up at the top of the staircase on the OLM all day

4:17pm- Plumbing lifted up to one of the new Lox subcoolers

5:51pm- B10’s methane tank is getting frosty

7:29pm- Methane tank looks full frosty

8:19pm- Lox tank venting. So it has something in it even though it’s not frosty

8:37pm- Dance floor is headed back to the launch site

9:14pm- Dance floor arrives at the OLM

9:50pm- Lifts arrive to hook up the dance floor

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

3:09am- B11 starts rolling

3:17am- Stops

4:00am- Starts rolling again

4:44am- Stops at the end of Remidos

5:05am- Turns onto Hwy 4

5:17am- Turns into the production site

5:25am- Stops outside the mega bay

5:31am- Rolls into the mega bay

7:42am- AWP goes up to the top of B11 to hook up the bridge crane

7:43am- 2 lifts go up under the OLM

9:00am- Workers on top of the OLM

10:13am- Lift goes up to S26

11:05pm- 2 lifts up at the cameras on the inside of the legs and 1 lift up at the top of the OLM.

11:16am- S26’s methane tank opened and vent hose installed

1:15pm- 3 lifts have been up at the camera locations on the legs. Backhoe has been bringing in dirt and dumping it along the edge of the pad.

2:42pm- B11 is lifted off the transport stand and over to the right side of the mega bay

8:20pm- 2 lifts have been up under the OLM. Higher than the cameras this time.

9:53pm- For the last hour there has been a worker on a lift going around the OLM inspecting the pipe work with a flashlight

Rover 2-

16:58- Vans and buses bringing in employees for pictures

17:15- Staging in front of the deluge tanks

17:28- Photographer is up on a lift

17:35:55- Everyone smile

17:38:26- Okay back to work

18:03- Another bus and more vans. A different picture for each shift maybe? (No pictures. Could never see what the people were doing)

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

12:19am- B10 Turns into Massey’s

6:30am- 1 lift was up under the OLM for several hours overnight

8:41am- LR11000 swings back over to S26

9:09am- AWP goes up to S26. They are reconnecting the squid. Looks like S26 needs some work before they static fire

11:24am- Another roof rafter is lifted up to the new mega bay

12:02pm- Lift goes up to S26

12:20pm- Lift didn’t stay up long

1:01pm- Lift up at S20’s nose cone

4:00pm- Equipment has been moving around the base of the OLM but no actual work appears to be taking place. A lift has been up by S26.

5:13pm- Big piece of roof section lifted up to the new starfactory. I do believe this is the start of the taller nose cone section

9:17pm- Crane lifts the pressure feed pipe up to the 3rd big stage deluge tank

9:30pm- Lifts are up at the base of B11 and the payload bay hatch of S28.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

12:22am- Booster thrust sim stand moved into the mega bay

9:00am- I can confirm that the OLM is still there and that one lift went up to the top of it overnight.

10:44am- A couple of workers with leaf blowers are cleaning off the pad

11:25am- Scaffolding went up on top of the 3rd large deluge tank this morning

12:02pm- B10 is being lifted on to the thrust sim stand

4:30pm- On NSF live, Jack confirms that media accreditation for IFT-2 has not opened yet.

9:02pm- B10 starts rolling out of the mega bay

9:18pm- Stopped at the gate to Hwy 4

10:02pm- Rolling out on to Hwy 4

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

11:45pm- Booster stand arrives at the production site. Goes in to the fenced in yard where the mid bay was.

3:10am- Deluge tank lifted again

3:25am- Tank is sat back down

9:40am- Deluge tank is still hooked to the load spreader and under tension. No lifts were up at the OLM overnight but workers could be seen going up and down the stairs.

10:51am- Straps unhooked from the deluge tank

11:48am- Concrete truck at the pad. Looks like they are pouring something off to the side of the pad.

12:34pm- 2nd concrete truck

2:30pm- 2 lifts are up to the inside of the legs. Not moving like paint crews. Maybe working on the cameras?

5:25pm- 2 mini excavators have been working over between the OLM and OLT again this afternoon. Likely breaking up more fondag.

8:58pm- Workers at the SQD. One of the mini excavators was working at the right side of the pad for a bit.

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Mishap Investigation has been closed!

https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1700148557641097474?s=46&t=Mj914Aam14loAYQOISZ9zQ

63 corrective actions identified, but doesn’t state how many of those have been implemented already. And report won’t be made public, unfortunately.

New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

2:46am- New deluge manifold lifted into place

7:00am- One lift was up at the OLM overnight. It changed places a couple of times but mainly at the top.

7:39am- S26’s SPMT’s leave the launch site

7:50am- Lift goes up to the back side of the tower

9:06am- Lift up disconnecting S26 from the lifting squid

9:33am- Squid disconnected and swung away

11:44am- A couple of mini excavators are working in between the OLM and OLT. At least one has a Jack hammer attachment. Breaking up more fondag?

2:35pm- LR11000 moves back over near the deluge tank farm

3:36pm-Spreader picked up by the LR11000. Prepping to move the 3rd tank in position

4:05pm- Spreader swung over to the deluge tanks

4:20pm- Spreader lowered down closer to the 3rd tank

5:03pm- Lowered down the rest of the way and lift goes up to attach the straps

5:15pm- Straps hooked up

5:25pm- Tension on the straps

7:00pm- Tank is still hooked up to the crane. Hard to tell through the heat haze if they’ve moved the tank or not. Definitely didn’t lift it very much if they have.

7:22pm- Crane lifts something about 1/3rd of the way up the backside of the tower and a lift then goes up to the same area.

9:00pm- Straps around the 3rd tank remain under tension. The OLM is quiet.

10:00pm- Sheriffs ready for road block. Looks like a stand is coming to the production site from Massey’s

10:50pm- Deluge tank is finally airborne

10:56pm- Deluge tank lowered, final adjustments still being made

11:06pm- Finally a good view of the booster stand heading down Hwy 4 to the production site

11:17pm- Deluge tank is airborne again

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

10:45pm- Crane removes a piece manifold at the deluge tank farm

11:52pm- Crane removes another big chunk of the manifold from the deluge tank farm

2:48am- Forklift removes one of the light towers from around the OLM

2:54am- LR11000 picks up the lifting squid

8:58am- Crane lifts another beam up to the new mega bay

9:44am- S26 starts rolling

9:49am- Pauses at the entrance to the rocket garden

9:51am- Turns on to Remidos

10:05am- Turns on to Hwy 4

10:35am- They aren’t taking any chances today. Have an extra power pack for the SPMT’s and a forklift in the motorcade.

11:20am- Turns into the launch site

11:33am- Arrives at the sub orbital pad

11:57am- Squid lowers to just above S26

12:12pm- Lift goes up to connect the squid

12:51pm- Squid connected. Lift goes down

2:45:52pm- Ignitor test at the OLM

2:55pm- Chopsticks release S25 and open a bit

2:57pm- Chopsticks lower a few feet

3:02pm- Chopsticks open wide and lower to their launch position

3:15pm- Chopsticks raise back up and close part way again

4:46pm- Lift up at the nosecone of S20 at the rocket garden. (Reinstalling lift hooks so it can be lifted and scrapped? Or practicing installing tiles on nosecones?)

5:22pm- S26 lifted off its transport stand and swung over to pad B

5:37pm- Making final adjustments to get it lined up on the pad

5:49pm- Gap disappears. Looks like it’s down

9:04pm- Single lift goes up to the OLM

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

Friday-

2 stair sections installed on the OLT

1 stair section installed in the new mega bay

AWP up at B9’s FTS

Lifts up at chopsticks and the OLM

Saturday-

AWP up at the interstage of B9 (Working on an antenna?)

Staircase section lifted into new mega bay

Final corner pieces lifted up to the top of the new mega bay

Lifts up at OLM and Chopsticks

Sunday-

Looks like most of the workers got the day off

Monday-

Lifts return to the OLM around 5:30pm

8:08pm- S25 rolls to the gate at the rocket garden

8:28pm- Rolls backwards

8:30pm- Stops. (From Starship Gazers stream we can see that a lift went up and replaced a tile that fell off)

8:33pm- Rolls back up to the gate

9:36pm- Rolling onto Remidos

10:00pm- Turns on to Hwy 4

10:56pm- Ship stops on Hwy 4 (SPMT is broke down)

Tuesday-

1:08am- Ship starts rolling again

1:22am- Turns into the launch site

1:36am- Arrives just outside of the chopsticks

1:38am- Rolls in between the chopsticks

6:25am- Chopsticks rise up

6:29am- Right chopstick closes in on the ship

6:32am- Left chopstick closes in

6:37am- Chopsticks raise to engage lifting pins

7:59am- Left aft flap unfolds

8:02am- Right aft flap unfolds

8:27am- Pad clear announcement

9:42am- Lift goes up to the chopsticks

11:40am- Crane lifts the QD’s transport panel away. It was putting up quite the fight.

11:53am- Klaxon/Pad clear announcement

12:06pm- SQD arm swings away

12:41pm- Ship going up

1:17pm- Clears B9

1:18pm- SQD arm swings in

1:20pm- S25 starts rotating over

1:27pm- Over B9

1:39pm- Very slowly being lowered

2:03pm- Looks down to me

2:20pm- Stack wobbles

3:07pm- Purge of B9’s engine section

3:40pm- Workers on SQD arm prepping S25’s QD

4:40pm- QD work platform swings away

4:58pm-SQD starts to extend

5:12pm- Looks like it connected

5:32:56pm- Retract test

5:35pm- Extends and then retracts again.

5:41pm- Starting to extend again

5:48pm- Connected again

9:02pm- Lift goes up to the OLM

9:58pm- Crane lifts the metal lid back on to the deluge pipe bunker

Wednesday-

12:07am- LR11000 Moves back over to the sub orbital pad area

1:13am- Lift goes up to the back side of the tower

8:15am- Workers on top of the OLM

10:46am- Another piece of the roof structure is lifted up to the new mega bay

1:44pm- Lifts removing equipment from the dance floor

4:43pm- Pickup pulls the gray tool trailer away

4:48pm- White step van leaves

6:11pm- Dance floor lowers to the ground

8:34pm- Single SPMT heads to the launch site

8:57pm- Dance floor is raised a few feet

9:27pm- Dance floor rises up and it’s transport stand rolls underneath

9:46pm- Dance floor is driven out from under the OLM

10:16pm- S28’s methane hatch is still open and scaffolding still in place

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Things seem to be progressing, also on the paperwork front.

Wonder when S25 moves to the launch site. Expected this to happen the last few days. Will they do a full stack, WDR, unstack, FTS, restack? They might be preparing the FTS now to avoid a restack — I guess that’s how it works for Falcon as well.

New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

8:06am- Cleaning up debris from IFT-1 around the pad

9am- Lifts were up under and on top of the OLM overnight. Lifts were used to bring equipment up to the top of the staircase. Work on the chopsticks continues as well.

And with that, I’m off to take advantage of the long weekend by taking a quick vacation with the family.

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