After Hurricane Beryl passed the Brownsville area without seriously damaging Starbase, preparations for Starship Flight 5 have been advanced to a new level with the rollout of Booster 12 to the Orbital Launch Site and subsequent static fire on Monday, July 15.
While Booster 12 is being tested, stacking is also now underway for Starbase’s second launch tower at Pad B, and the Starfactory has had new equipment delivered. SpaceX also proposes to increase the Starship flight cadence from Starbase to 25 flights and landings per year, as hardware has been seen for Starship Block 2.