New Starship Test Campaign In Full Force After Starship B19 Mishap. Flight 13 Sooner than Expected!

New Starship Test Campaign In Full Force After Starship B19 Mishap. Flight 13 Sooner than Expected!
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New Starship Test Campaign In Full Force After Starship B19 Mishap. Flight 13 Sooner than Expected!
Starship Flight 13 is coming sooner than you think — because SpaceX is genuinely ramping up at a pace that's hard to wrap your head around right now. Booster 20 has already rolled out to the Massey test site for its cryo test, Ship 40 is closing in on completing its brand-new Raptor engine installation, and the launch pad itself is getting serious upgrades off the back of the first flight of the year. So where exactly do preparations for Flight 13 actually stand? This episode has a lot more going on than you'd expect. Let's get into it.
New Starship Test Campaign In Full Force After Starship B19 Mishap. Flight 13 Sooner than Expected!
After Flight 12, the launch tower is in good condition, the pad is intact, and ground support systems performed well across the board. But there was one notable exception.
Take a look at this building — the last remaining structure from the old orbital propellant tank farm, sitting between newer facilities near the integration tower. One wall took a serious hit. Panels blown outward, bent and shattered, debris on the ground. But the roof? Completely intact. The AC units right next to it? Untouched. Every other wall around it? Clean.
That damage pattern matters. External shockwave pushes inward. This pushed outward — which points to a high-energy event originating inside the building itself. If the integration tower's primary control systems are housed here, that would neatly explain why the Chopsticks were stuck fully raised for several days after the flight. A damaged control system, not a damaged arm.
New Starship Test Campaign In Full Force After Starship B19 Mishap. Flight 13 Sooner than Expected!
All things considered, for the most powerful rocket ever launched from this pad, the damage report is remarkably clean.
And yes, it’s clear the SpaceX team has already fixed the issue. Recently, the Chopsticks were lowered so that large cranes could bring workers up to remove and install several key components related to the booster catch and ship catch mechanisms.Will they attempt to catch the ship as early as Flight 13? We’ll analyze that possibility later, because there’s even better news to discuss first.The FAA has issued a Temporary Flight Restriction for the Massey’s Test Site area, specifically for “rocket booster testing.” The restriction runs from June 4 through June 16. This is almost certainly the schedule SpaceX submitted for Booster 20’s first cryo proof test.It might sound excessive — after all, it’s just a ground test — but if Booster 20 were to fail catastrophically like New Glenn recently did and send a massive fireball into the sky, any aircraft flying overhead could create serious problems… and a few lawsuits.
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