Starship Flight 12 Probably DELAY Cause of Unexpected PROBLEM...What Exactly Happened?

Starship Flight 12 Probably DELAY Cause of Unexpected PROBLEM...What Exactly Happened?
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Starship Flight 12 Probably DELAY Cause of Unexpected PROBLEM...What Exactly Happened?
For the first time in SpaceX history, Starship Version 3 and Super Heavy Version 3 have been fully stacked — standing tall and proud on Pad 2 at Starbase.
But just when it looked like launch was finally within reach… the mission is once again facing yet another delay at least one more week — for reasons almost nobody saw coming.
Why is this happening again? What exactly caused the schedule to slip?
To understand that, we first need to go through everything that’s happened at Starbase over the past few days.
Starship Flight 12 Probably DELAY Cause of Unexpected PROBLEM...What Exactly Happened?
Those of you who’ve been following the Starship schedule closely already know this: On May 7th, SpaceX successfully completed the third — and most powerful — static fire of Booster 19 on Pad 2.
It was a full-duration, full-thrust test with all 33 Raptor 3 engines firing at maximum power. The result was impressive. The deluge system exploded with massive flames, but Pad 2’s new flame bucket and water deluge handled the enormous thrust perfectly. There were no major issues with the booster.
At that point, most people expected B19 to be rolled back to Mega Bay 1 for post-fire inspection. But SpaceX surprised everyone. Instead of heading back to the barn, the team decided to take advantage of the available window and went straight into a full Wet Dress Rehearsal — WDR — on the stacked vehicle.
Starship Flight 12 Probably DELAY Cause of Unexpected PROBLEM...What Exactly Happened?
WDR is one of the biggest milestones before launch. It basically runs through almost the entire countdown sequence: loading full propellant into both the booster and the ship, testing pressures, valves, sensors, and the coordination between the launch mount, tower, and all ground support equipment. And this was the very first time they were doing a full-stack WDR on Pad 2 with the brand-new V3 Block 3 hardware.
To make that happen, they needed to roll out Ship 39 and stack it on top of B19 right away.
But just as they were getting ready, a problem appeared that slowed everything down.
Right after the static fire, when the chopsticks were lowered to inspect and prepare for stacking, the team discovered that the carriage skate on the left chopstick was badly damaged. The cause was the extremely powerful shockwaves and vibrations from that 33-engine full-thrust test — something Pad 2 and the tower had never experienced at this intensity before.
The team had to bring in cranes and replace the entire skate. That repair took nearly a full day, from the evening of May 7th into May 8th.
Finally, on May 9th, Ship 39 rolled out of Mega Bay 2. At first, everything looked smooth. But while the ship was moving down the road to Pad 2, the transport team suddenly had to make an emergency stop. The ship started wobbling — hard.