NSF SpaceX Starbase Summary Videos

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"Timber! of steel and concrete" | SpaceX Starbase | 16-18 November 2025

Nov 19, 2025
The changing face of Starbase continues as SpaceX prepares for the next generation of Starship. This includes the visually dramatic teardown of Pad 1's Orbital Launch Mount.

Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, Gage, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).


Timestamps:
0:00 Stairwell Wall Knocked Down
0:30 OLM Stairs Torn Down
0:55 ibeproofin’ Rotated
1:07 First OLM Leg Knocked Over
2:10 Second Staircase Knocked Over
2:48 GSE Lines Removed
3:09 B18.1 and B18.3 Test Tanks
3:20 Ship and Booster Cryo Stands
3:30 Inventory Tent
3:52 Cryo Pump Motor
4:02 The Rocket Garden
4:12 Scaffolding Around Booster 17
4:22 Ship QD Arm
4:42 Work on the Giga Bay
6:05 Orbital Pad 2
6:22 Work Platforms on Tower 1
6:47 OLM Demolition Continues
7:13 Trip to the Port Entrance
7:51 Back at the Launch Site for Sunset
8:44 The Office Building
8:53 Work Stand at the Office Building
9:09 Apartment Building Construction
9:32 B18.3 Testing
9:41 Possible Mega Bay 2 Load Testing
9:53 Staircase Covers Removed
10:17 Second OLM Leg Toppled
10:35 CO2 Tanks Removed From B17
10:54 Ship 41’s Nosecone
11:12 Ship 42 and Ship 45’s Nosecones
11:22 ASU Area Concrete Forms
11:57 Orbital Pad 1

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"Booster 18 finds Tough Times at Starbase" | SpaceX Starbase | 18-21 November, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/live/e9haZsGSaaw

Nov 22, 2025
The first Block 3 booster suffered an anomaly at Masseys, although SpaceX insists that Flight 12's schedule won't be significantly hit, via the plan to swap Booster 18 with Booster 19. Meanwhile, the last legs of Pad 1’s old-school OLM were toppled.

Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, Gage, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 Pad 2 Ship QD Arm
0:34 Ship QD Arm Rolled to the Pad
1:35 Chopstick Landing Rail Removed
1:44 ibeproofin’ Rolled to the Prod Site
2:13 Booster Cryo Stand Rolled Into MB1
2:28 Third OLM Leg Removed
2:49 OLM Parts Passing the Prod Site
2:58 Giga Bay Construction
3:11 SQD Arm at the Launch Site
3:52 SQD Rigged to Crane
4:26 Two CH4 QD Retract Tests
4:44 Booster 18 Rolled Out of MB1
5:50 Booster 17 Rolled Into MB1
6:14 Fourth OLM Leg Removed
7:00 Booster 18 Rolled to Masseys
9:03 S39.1 Lifted Onto Thrust Sim
9:13 Booster 17’s LOX Section
9:23 First Pad 1 Chopstick Shortened
9:42 SpaceX Jet Departing Brownsville
9:53 Pile Driller Cleaning/Inspection
10:32 Fifth OLM Leg Removed
10:51 Booster 18 at Masseys
11:03 B18 Gas System Pressure Testing
11:10 Major Anomaly
11:22 Booster 18 Post-Anomaly
11:52 Final OLM Leg Removed
12:07 Booster Lifter Moved to Masseys

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"It's QD, as in Quick Disconnect" | SpaceX Starbase | 22-25 November 2025

Nov 26, 2025
The since-deceased Booster 18 is being removed from the test stand at Masseys, in sections, while Pad 2 conducts another milestone ahead of Flight 12, which will now debut with the Booster 19 and Ship 39 pairing.

Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, Gage, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).

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Timestamps:
0:00 Pad 2’s Ship QD Arm Uprighted
0:43 LR 11000 Hooked to Booster 18
1:12 Booster 18’s CH4 Tank Removed
1:23 B18’s CH4 Tank Cut Down
1:32 B18’s LOX Tank Hooked to Crane
1:49 Pad 2 Ship QD Arm Installed
3:01 Booster 17 Scrapping Continues
3:18 Ship 40’s Nosecone
3:27 Ship 41’s Nosecone
3:36 Ship 42 and Ship 45’s Nosecones
3:53 Ship 43 and Ship 46’s Nosecones
4:18 Another Booster 17 Section
4:27 Pad 2 Ship QD Arm Moves
4:35 B17 Section Knocked Over
4:47 Deluge System Venting
4:58 Booster 18
5:47 Ship Static Fire Stand
5:58 Nilgai Grazing
6:24 Pad 2 Ship QD Arm
6:46 Moon Behind Tower 2
7:02 Ship Header Tank Rolled
7:13 S39.1 Test Tank Rolled to Masseys
8:04 Booster 19 Section Moved to MB1
8:19 Booster 18 LOX Tank Cut in Half
8:37 Giga Bay Progress
8:49 Beam Delivered
9:14 Air Separation Unit Site
9:48 The Launch Site
9:55 Orbital Pad 1
10:06 Chopstick End Hooked to Crane
10:23 Second Pad 1 Chopstick Trimmed
10:38 B18.1, B18.3, and S39.1 Test Tanks
10:47 Booster 18’s Remains
11:29 S39.1 Joins the Other Test Tanks
11:49 Rebar for the ASU Foundation
12:30 Pad 1’s Shortened Chopsticks

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"NEXT: Booster 19 comes together" | SpaceX Starbase | November 26 - December 2, 2025

Dec 3, 2025
The 2026 Starship gang is gathering, with Booster 19 being stacked ahead of Flight 12 testing, while Ships up to Flight 18 can be seen through the Starfactory windows.

Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, Gage, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).


Timestamps:
0:00 Booster 19 Common Section
0:30 Booster 18
0:45 Giga Bay Construction
1:03 The Launch Site
1:12 Pad 1’s Chopsticks
1:34 Booster 19 Section Rolled Into MB1
1:53 Masseys Test Site
2:04 B18.1, B18.3, and S39.1 Test Tanks
2:31 Booster 18
2:50 Apartment Building Construction
3:23 The Launch Site
3:31 Orbital Pad 1
3:58 ASU Foundation Form Work
4:25 Booster 19 Aft 4 Section
4:39 Orbital Pad 2
4:57 Crane Basket
5:10 S39.1 Moved to Ship Cryo Station
5:22 Orbital Pad 1
5:30 Remains of Pad 1’s OLM
5:39 Pad 1’s Chopsticks
5:47 Pad 2’s Launch Tower
5:55 Pad 2’s Ship QD Arm
6:13 Pad 2’s Launch Mount
6:30 Office Building/Starfactory
6:42 Apartment Building Construction
7:08 Giga Bay Construction
7:43 CH4 BQD Hood Removed
7:51 Deluge Weir Pipe Removed
8:01 Hydraulic Accumulators Removed
8:15 Booster 19 Aft 5 Section
8:26 Second Deluge Weir Removed
8:36 OLM Leg Scrapping Continues
9:16 Pipe Lifted to Pad 2’s Ship QD Arm
9:52 CH4 Booster QD
10:05 The Production Site
10:19 Booster Transport Stand 2
10:37 LOX Tanker Unloaded
11:29 Starhopper
11:43 Ship 46’s Nosecone
11:51 Ship 43’s Nosecone
12:01 Ship 45’s Nosecone
12:10 Ship 42’s Nosecone
12:18 Ship 40’s Nosecone
12:27 Welding Robot

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"Petals of a stainless steel wounded flower" | SpaceX Starbase |  03-06 December, 2025

Dec 7, 2025
A procession of Booster 18's remains provided an unplanned roll down Highway 4, while an impressive heatshield on Ship 39 observed the ongoing construction of the Gigabay at Starbase.

Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).

Timestamps:
0:00 Booster 18 Transfer Tube Cut
0:19 Stands Moved to Masseys
0:37 Booster 18 LOX Section Trimmed
0:46 Booster 18 Lifted off the Test Stand
0:57 B18 Forward and Aft Sections
3:34 Booster 18 Parts
4:03 Giga Bay Construction
6:08 Ship 39 in Mega Bay 2
6:53 Booster 19 Section Rolled Into MB1
7:05 Transfer Tube Section Rolled
7:16 Transfer Tube Rolled Into MB1
7:50 Pad 2 Chopsticks Rotated
8:02 Pad 2 CH4 BQD Hood Reinstalled
8:24 Pad 2 Chopstick Actuator Removed
8:45 Pad 2’s Drawworks
8:57 Coyote Crossing Highway 4
9:10 Pad 2 Deluge Test
9:33 Pad 1 Cable Chain Reinstalled
9:53 Pad 1 Demolition Continues
10:18 Orbital Pad 1
10:33 Pad 1’s Chopsticks
10:51 Fresh ASU Concrete Scrapped
11:27 Possible ASU Turbine Arriving
11:39 S39.1 Test Tank Cryo Test
11:50 Masseys Test Site
12:07 Another S39.1 Cryo Test

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"What in the UFO are they building??" | SpaceX Starbase | 08-12 December, 2025

Dec 13, 2025
SpaceX is taking the opportunity to utilize the gap prior to Flight 12 to build up capability at Starbase, which includes the Air Separation Unit (ASU) facility at the launch site

Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, Anthony, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).


Sections:
0:00 Maseys (with test tanks, venting, and the ship static fire QD)
1:07 Giga Bay Construction
2:08 Booster 19 LOX Landing Tank
3:40 Ship 39 in Mega Bay 2
4:03 Stuff out in Sanchez (B18’s Aft, tooling, and Ship QD Arm extension)
4:56 Apartment Building Construction
5:45 Old Methane Tanks Leaving
6:26 Pad 1 Demolition
8:03 Orbital Pad 2 Activity
9:48 Starhopper
9:59 ASU Work (Foundation Repour, compressor install, and motor install)
12:08 Wildlife

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"That's a GIGALOT of Steel" | SpaceX Starbase | 13-16 December, 2025

Dec 17, 2025
Construction for Starbase's future is the focus of activity at the Starship facility in South Texas, highlighted by the rise of the massive Gigabay at the Production Site.

Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).

Sections:
0:00 Insulated Pipe Assembly
1:19 LOX Delivery
1:29 Pad 1’s Chopsticks
1:57 Pad 1 Excavation Continues
2:55 Air Separation Unit
3:15 Pad 2’s Chopsticks
3:54 Pad 2’s Ship QD Arm
4:06 Venting from Pad 2’s Tank Farm
5:03 Booster Transport Stand 2
5:12 The Starbase Sign
5:21 Giga Bay Construction
6:45 Ship 39 in Mega Bay 2
7:35 Ship 40’s Nosecone
7:44 Ship 42’s Nosecone
7:52 Ship 45’s Nosecone
8:00 Ship 43’s Nosecone
8:09 Ship 46’s Nosecone
8:29 Masseys Test Site
8:39 Ship Static Fire Service Structure
8:51 S39.1 Test Tank
9:02 B18.1 and B18.3 Test Tanks
9:12 Masseys Venting Ahead of Testing
9:44 B18.1 Testing
10:14 Pad 1 Deluge Tank Moved to Port

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"Merry Mechazilla And A Happy New Bay" | SpaceX Starbase | 17-20 December, 2025

Dec 21, 2025
Launch Site work on the pads, Production Site work on the Gigabay and future ships, and interesting goings on at Masseys...but you're likely here for the Starbase Christmas Parade!


Narration by John "Das" Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).


Timestamp:
0:00 Orbital Pad 2
0:32 Pad 2’s Ship QD Arm
1:18 Work on Pad 2’s Chopsticks
1:30 Pad 2 Chopstick Actuator Installed
1:41 Ground Work by Pad 2
2:14 Pad 1 Deluge Plate Scrap
3:06 Pipe Assembly
3:45 Semicircle at ASU Site
4:27 ASU Compressor Motors
5:05 Drone Taking Off
5:16 Giga Bay Construction
5:59 Tower Crane Raising
6:10 COPVs Removed From S39
6:44 COPVs Installed in S39
7:01 Barrel Lifted Into Mega Bay 2
7:10 Barrel Rolled Into Mega Bay 1
7:20 B19 Fwd Rolled Into Mega Bay 1
7:38 B19 Fwd 3 Section
7:48 Ship QD Extension
8:17 HLS Nosecone
8:43 Starbase Parade
10:06 B18.1 Cryo Testing
10:16 Truss Lifted at Masseys
10:57 Nitrogen Trucks by Masseys Way
11:19 Work Beside Highway 4
11:34 Ship Thrust Simulator
11:55 Ship Cryo Stand Rolled to Sanchez
12:12 Gigalot

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"Aggressive venting: SpaceX's own fog machine"| SpaceX Starbase | 21-28 December, 2025

Dec 29, 2025
As SpaceX closes 2025, next year promises to be the rise of Block 3, including from its new host launch site, Pad 2. Starbase was busy testing those pad systems this week.

Narration by Marty.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).

Sections:
0:00 Orbital Pad 1 Demolition
1:04 SpaceX’s LR 11000 Crane
1:24 Venting From the Pad 2 Tank Farm
2:03 Even More Venting
3:01 Hold Down Arm Hood Linkages
3:10 Chopstick Actuator Installed
3:19 Pad 2 Chopsticks Moved
3:34 Orbital Pad 2
3:55 More Parts Installed in the OLM
4:05 Pad 2’s Chopsticks
4:57 ASU Compressors
5:16 Electric Bunker Arrives
5:39 Masseys Test Site
5:50 B18.1 and B18.3 Test Tanks
5:56 S39.1 Test Tank
6:06 Ship SF Support Structure Parts
6:17 Support Structure Section Installed
7:03 Cross Brace Installed
7:16 S39.1 Test Tank Rolled Back
7:53 Giga Bay Construction
9:07 Cryo Valves Arrive
9:33 Aft Flap Delivered
10:15 Nine-Banded Armadillo
10:38 Ship 40’s Nosecone
10:46 Tile Work on Ship 40
11:04 Ship 41’s Nosecone
11:19 Ship 42’s Nosecone
11:28 Ship 43’s Nosecone
11:35 Ship 46’s Nosecone
11:47 Ship QD Arm Extension

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"Witness this Fully Armed Launch Tower" | SpaceX Starbase | Dec 29, 2025  thru Jan 6, 2026

Jan 7, 2026
SpaceX's redesigned Pad 2 now has all of its major hardware following the arrival and installation of its Ship Quick Disconnect (SQD) arm. Pad 2 will debut with Flight 12, the first Block 3 Starship.

Narration by Marty.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, Jerry and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).


Sections:
0:00 Orbital Pad 1 Demolition
1:04 SpaceX’s LR 11000 Crane
1:24 Venting From the Pad 2 Tank Farm
2:03 Even More Venting
3:01 Hold Down Arm Hood Linkages
3:10 Chopstick Actuator Installed
3:19 Pad 2 Chopsticks Moved
3:34 Orbital Pad 2
3:55 More Parts Installed in the OLM
4:05 Pad 2’s Chopsticks
4:57 ASU Compressors
5:16 Electric Bunker Arrives
5:39 Masseys Test Site
5:50 B18.1 and B18.3 Test Tanks
5:56 S39.1 Test Tank
6:06 Ship SF Support Structure Parts
6:17 Support Structure Section Installed
7:03 Cross Brace Installed
7:16 S39.1 Test Tank Rolled Back
7:53 Giga Bay Construction
9:07 Cryo Valves Arrive
9:33 Aft Flap Delivered
10:15 Nine-Banded Armadillo
10:38 Ship 40’s Nosecone
10:46 Tile Work on Ship 40
11:04 Ship 41’s Nosecone
11:19 Ship 42’s Nosecone
11:28 Ship 43’s Nosecone
11:35 Ship 46’s Nosecone
11:47 Ship QD Arm Extension

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"The Gigabay Steel Jungle Gym" | SpaceX Starbase | 7-10 January 2026

Jan 11, 2026
A key production site for Starship's future launch cadence, the Starbase Gigbay continues to rise with a symphony of steel.

Narration by John Galloway.
🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, and Starbase Live.
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden  (@_thomashayden).

Sections:

Timestamps:
0:00 Gigabay Construction
0:53 Booster Landing Tank Stand
1:22 Ship 39 in Mega Bay 2
1:39 S39.1 Test Tank
2:56 Ship 39 Covered in Scaffolding
3:07 Two Circular Structures Delivered
3:51 CH4 Header Tank Transfer Tube
4:02 Cutouts In Nosecone
4:10 Pad 2 Chopsticks Articulated
4:56 Pad 2’s Ship QD Arm
5:44 Final Arm Hoods Installed on Pad 2
6:01 Orbital Pad 1
6:33 Pad 1’s Chopsticks
6:45 Pad 1’s Ship QD Arm
6:57 Work on an Electrical Bunker
7:46 Megabunker
8:09 ASU Site Construction
8:50 Work Along Masseys Way
9:19 COPVs Heading Into Masseys
9:32 B18.1 Tested for a 13th Time
9:41 B18.1 Tested for a 14th Time
10:05 Ship Skirt Reinstalled on B18.3
10:13 Cap Installed on B18.3