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Booster 16 moves out of Megabay 1, and enters the Rocket Garden. In preparation for IFT-10 orbital velocity test flight, scheduled for NET mid August this month.

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"How SpaceX modified Pad 1 for Ship Static Fire tests to cover Massey’s downtime"

Article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/08/spacex-pad-1-tests-masseys/

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Ship 37 lifted off of the Starstool on OLM-1, after a successful set of static fires. The Starstool will be removed from OLM-1, in preparation for the IFT-10 orbital velocity test flight. Ship 37 will be back here, but stacked on top of Booster 16.

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Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:

Crew Dragon Endeavor docked with the ISS, bringing Crew-11 to the ISS:

Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov (Олег Владимирович Платонов) Roscosmos
Michael Fincke :nasa:
Zena Cardman :nasa:
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也) JAXA

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Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:

Crew Dragon Endeavor, as seen from the ISS, as it brings Crew-11 to the ISS:

Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov (Олег Владимирович Платонов) Roscosmos
Michael Fincke :nasa:
Zena Cardman :nasa:
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也) JAXA

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Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:

Crew Dragon Endeavor approaching the ISS, with Crew-11 onboard:

Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov (Олег Владимирович Платонов) Roscosmos
Michael Fincke :nasa:
Zena Cardman :nasa:
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也) JAXA

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Ship 37 successfully conducts a six engine static fire on the Starstool on OLM-1. IFT-10 launch might occur in mid-August, pending testing results.

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Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:

Crew Dragon Endeavor separates from the Falcon 9 upper stage. Taking Crew-11 to the ISS.

Crew-11:

Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov (Олег Владимирович Платонов) Roscosmos
Michael Fincke :nasa:
Zena Cardman :nasa:
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也) JAXA

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Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:

Falcon 9 booster B1094 lands for its 3rd time at LZ-1, after launching Crew-11 to the ISS.
This is the last use of LZ-1 for Falcon 9 landings at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. LZ-2 will continue to be used for Falcon 9 landings, while new Falcon 9 landing zones are constructed at Pad 39A and SLC-40.

Crew-11:

Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov (Олег Владимирович Платонов) Roscosmos
Michael Fincke :nasa:
Zena Cardman :nasa:
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也) JAXA

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Ship 37 single engine static fire, as seen from the base of OLM-1. S37 used the "Starstool" to enable its static fire on OLM-1.

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Ship 37 is now on the Starstool at OLM-1, getting ready for a pre-launch static fire test.

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Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:

Falcon 9 booster B1094 conducts a static fire in preparation for Crew-11 mission to the ISS.
X link: https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1950232610745012429
Nitter link: https://xcancel.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1950232610745012429#m

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Ship 37 being mounted onto the Starstool on OLM-1, in preparation for a static fire test.

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Elon's SpaceX Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon:

Crew-11 is scheduled to go to the ISS on board Crew Dragon Endeavor. The Crew, from left to right:

Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov (Олег Владимирович Платонов) Roscosmos
Michael Fincke :nasa:
Zena Cardman :nasa:
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也) JAXA

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Ship 37 on its way to OLM-1 for static fire testing. OLM-1 has an adapter installed to allow upper stage static fire tests.

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Ship 37 emerges from Megabay 2, in preparation for pre-launch testing.

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Crew Dragon Endeavor, getting ready to launch Crew-11 to the ISS.

Crew-11:
- Zena Cardman
- Michael Fincke
- Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也)
- Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov (Олег Владимирович Платонов)

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Ship 38 rolling towards Massey's test site for cryoproof. Ship 38 is the last V2 Starship upper stage. Ship 39 and others are V3 variants.

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Ship 42 nosecone in the Starfactory, a V3 Starship upper stage.

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Ship 38 heat shield tiles.

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