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NSF are live with their Stakeout stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiCgZrc51i4

Looks like the update has been postponed until after today's Starship launch.

Stage 1 landing and SECO confirmed.

Landing burn? There seem to be some issues with the official video stream...

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

Liftoff!

Starbase activities (2025-05-26):

• May 25th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• May 25th addendum: Additional angles of S35 stacking on B14-2. (LabPadre timelapse, ViX 1, ViX 2, Evans)
• Harry Stranger posts recent satellite photos from Umbra Space. (Stranger, SoarEarth)
• Build site: A 4-ring aft section, presumably for B18, rolls from Starfactory into Megabay 1. (ViX)
• Launch site: Full stack on Pad A. (HardcoreElectric, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Starship Gazer 3 (S35 closeup), upward pans (Starship Gazer 4, RGV Aerial), Evans, CeaserG33, Gray, cnunez 1 (ship closeup), cnunez 2, RGV Aerial, Cargile, Pike 1, Pike 2, SpaceX)
• S35 flaps are exercised. (ViX)
• B14-2 grid fins are exercised. (ViX)
• Detonation suppression system is tested. (Priel)
• Workers on the launch mount. (Gray)

Heatshield discussion (Carmack, Elon 1, Elon 2): Could a lower ballistic coefficient render a bare stainless steel structure viable? No.

we need a heat shield that can handle Mars atmospheric entry conditions with a heavy payload, so the ballistic coefficient will necessarily be high. Steel is unfortunately hopeless.

No one has ever made a truly reusable orbital heat shield, so this is an extremely tough problem. [As you know] The Shuttle’s shields required extensive rework between flights.

It will take many more design iterations for SpaceX to make the shield work well. We had to build the entire supply chain from glass and alumina to finished tiles, which is why the SpaceX heat shield factory at the Cape is shockingly enormous.

Flight 9:

• Gulf of Mexico NOTMAR is published. For the first time, it is smaller than the NOTAM. (Caton / NeedPizza42, VisitBocaChica)
• Infographics from (Bingo Boca (high res), and Vikranth)
• Elon arrives. (elonjet)

https://bsky.app/profile/rykllan.bsky.social/post/3lq35fnnpkk2q

#Falcon9 fairing halves of #Starlink 12-22

https://bsky.app/profile/rykllan.bsky.social/post/3lq2lrox5f227

#Falcon9 fairing halves of #Starlink 11-16

they're starting to use boosters 24 and 25 times

They're approaching 30 now! B1067 recently completed its 28th launch and landing.

Ah, and hexbear are federated with .nl but not sopuli?

Starbase activities (2025-05-25):

• May 24th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Starlink simulator loading jig is removed from S35, payload door closes. (ViX)
• Launch site: Overnight, B14-2 rolls out to Pad A and is lifted onto the launch mount. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer, Hardcore Electric, Gray (closeup of patina from hot-staging), clwphoto1)
• The SpaceX LR11000 crane is laid down. (ViX)
• Ship 35 rolls out to Pad A. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, cnunez (tile closeup), Gomez, Hammer, SpaceX)
• S35 is stacked on B14-2. (Starship Gazer, NSF, Evans, Hardcore Electric 1, Hardcore Electric 2, Ramirez, clwphoto1, NSF full livestream)
• RGV post a comparison of the launch site between 2017, 2020, 2022, and 2025.

It's pretty remarkable how unremarkable Falcon 9 booster landings have become compared to just a few years ago.

Are there problems with the admins of the Dutch instance, or just users? If it's users, I'm not sure if moving instances will help.

Starbase activities (2025-05-24):

• May 23rd cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: B14-2 emerges from Megabay 1. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2)
• The remaining Highbay structure is pulled down. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, ViX 3, ViX 4, Starship Gazer, Golden)
• Starlink simulators are loaded into S35. (NSF, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer, Anderson 1, Anderson 2, Anderson 3)
• Launch site: Overnight, the Pad B chopsticks are lowered. (ViX)
• The chopsticks water bag testing jig is uninstalled. (ViX)
• Pad A chopsticks and ship quick disconnect move into position for B14's arrival. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• B14-2 rolls out to the launch site and parks between the chopsticks. (NSF full livestream, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Pike, RoughRidersShow, Evans, Hardcore Electric 1, Hardcore Electric 2, Hardcore Electric 3, Gomez)

Other:

• Update presentation from Elon is scheduled for May 27th at 16:55 UTC, 11:55 local (CDT). (tweet, direct stream link)

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1926344545320501293

Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

SECO confirmed.

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

Liftoff!