Countless Hardware Upgrades at Starbase Ahead of Next Orbital Test! – Starbase Weekly Update #79
This week at Starbase Starship 25 is stacked onto Booster 9 at the launch site, making it the largest rocket ever built, and construction of Booster 13 gets underway as crews continue building out the infrastructure at all corners of Starbase, while over at Cape Canaveral, Shannon and Megan return to port following the Crew-6 […]
S25 Lift And Stack For IFT-2 Live WIth Chief
We’re streaming live on location at Starbase’s launch complex. Watch today as S25 is lifted and stacked with Booster 9 ahead of the next Super Heavy launch. All images are explicitly owned by LabPadre Media and may not be used without written consent. source
Crew 6 Re-Entry Over Cape Canaveral
Crew 6 makes re-entry over the VAB as it heads for a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. All images are explicitly owned by LabPadre Media and may not be used without written consent. source
Alignment Pins Removed! Second Orbital Test Flight Soon! – Starbase Weekly Update #78
This week at Starbase tent 1 is dismantled and Mid Bay is felled as construction continues on Starships, Superheavy boosters, test articles and infrastructure at the build site, four new heat exchangers and a pump are installed at the launch site, and over at Cape Canaveral SpaceX launches it’s 11th overall crewed mission with the […]
Is Starship Already Prepared to Fly Again? – Starbase Weekly Update #77
This week at Starbase Booster 9 performs another static fire, stacking of Ship 30 is completed, and demolition of Mid Bay begins as construction continues on the new Mega Bay and Starfactory expansion, while over at Cape Canaveral SpaceX’s marine assets stay busy with recovery operations after one Starlink mission, followed in quick succession with […]
SpaceX’s Bold New Booster Design Promises Exciting New Capabilities! – Starbase Weekly Update #76
This week at Starbase we catch a glimpse of HLS and Crew Starship test articles, a new hot stage ring gets mounted onto Booster 9, crews put the finishing touches on construction at the launch site ahead of the second integrated test flight and we review another set of flyover photos courtesy of RGV Aerial […]
Insane Progress at Starbase as SpaceX Enters B9’s Final Testing Phase – Starbase Weekly Update #75
This week at Starbase we see the first static fire of Booster 9, the continued rapid pace of construction and expansion at the build site, and we review photos from the latest Starbase flyover by RGV Aerial Photography, while over at Cape Canaveral SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites as recovery and post-launch processing […]
SpaceX Conducts Test of Booster 9’s 33 Raptor 2 Engines! – Starbase Weekly Update #74
This week at Starbase Booster 9 performs a 33 engine spin prime test, Ship 28 is cryo tested at Massey’s and crews prepare the hot stage test articles for their test campaign, while over at Cape Canaveral a pair of Falcon 9s and a Falcon Heavy take to the skies and teams perform Dragon capsule […]
SpaceX Floods Launch Site in First-of-its-kind Deluge Hardware Test! – Starship Weekly Update #73
This week at Starbase we witness the first full pressure test of the new flame deflector, Ship 15 meets its demise, Booster 9 is cryo tested on the Orbital Launch Mount, and constuction continues on the new Mega Bay and Starfactory expansion, while over at Cape Canaveral we have the launch and recovery of Falcon […]
A Cape Starscape In Memory Of Michael Mackenzie
A 6 hour time lapse of the Cape Canaveral sky dedicated to Michael Mackenzie, one of our longest sitting moderators who recently launched to the pearly gates. The rotation of the star scape and the dozens of satellites and meteors passing are a fitting tribute to our friend who we will dearly miss. Godspeed Michael! […]