B19 was 100% full and frosty and sat there for a while, and then at 5:35:51pm CT there was a large vent ... event. Prior to that, I thought I was starting to see detanking at the very top, but it might have been shading from the HSR truss and the setting sun.
Starship Gazer@StarshipGazer·Feb 4Booster 19 is fully frosty during cryo proof testing tonight at Massey's test site in preparation for Starship test flight 12. 2/4/26
Booster 11@Booster_11The dome omg
Rough Riders Show@RoughRidersShow·1hEnjoy multiple angles of Booster 19's 4th Cryogenic proof test on @NASASpaceflight Starbase Live. http://nsf.live/starbase
Starship Gazer@StarshipGazer·6mBooster 19 venting today during day 4 of cryogenic proof testing. 2/7/26
Elisar Priel@ENNEPS·4hStarship Booster 19 is making the most of the trip to Masseys, completing a 4th testing day, with this being the first V3 flight booster, it remains to be seen how many more tests SpaceX has planned as they test out the various changes.@NASASpaceflight | http://nsf.live/starbase
A road closure ("delay") from Massey's to Production has been scheduled for late tonight, perhaps for the B19 rollback.https://www.starbase.texas.gov/beach-road-access
NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflight·3mSpaceX returns Flight 12's Booster 19 to Production Site
Starship Gazer@StarshipGazer·1mBooster 19 is returning to Megabay 1 tonight after finishing cryogenic pressure and proof testing at Starbase Masseys test site over the past week. Booster 19 will be inspected and have Raptor 3 engines and grid fins installed before rolling out to the new pad 2 for static fire testing. 2/9/26
Elisar Priel@ENNEPSStarship Booster 19 is back home in Mega Bay 1 after bidding Masseys farewell following a busy few days of testing, rolling back to the production site overnight. Next up would be engine install and static fire testing at Pad 2.@NASASpaceflight | http://nsf.live/starbase
Starship Gazer@StarshipGazer·8hStarship 39 in megabay 2 this morning. This will be the ship for upcoming Starship test flight 12 and is expected to roll out to Starbase Massey's test site in the near future for initial pressure and cryogenic proof testing. 2/10/26
SpaceX@SpaceX·2hCryoproof operations complete for the first time with a Super Heavy V3 booster. This multi-day campaign tested the booster's redesigned propellant systems and its structural strength
This multi-day campaign tested the booster's redesigned propellant systems and its structural strength
Quote from: SpaceXThis multi-day campaign tested the booster's redesigned propellant systems and its structural strengthI do wish they had said it successfully 'validated' rather than merely 'tested' the design. I guess the general public won't know for sure until we see engines being attached?
Quote from: sdsds on 02/10/2026 09:49 pmQuote from: SpaceXThis multi-day campaign tested the booster's redesigned propellant systems and its structural strengthI do wish they had said it successfully 'validated' rather than merely 'tested' the design. I guess the general public won't know for sure until we see engines being attached?No one will really know for sure until it successfully hot stages.
Launch possible within the next six to eight weeks … SpaceX launched the previous version, Starship V2, five times last year, but the first three test flights failed. The last two flights achieved SpaceX’s goals, and the company moved on to V3. Assuming that the remaining test work goes according to plan, SpaceX could be in position to launch the first Starship V3 test flight before the end of March.
