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Megabay door has opened, revealing Booster 20 on the transport stand ahead of an expected move to the Pad this evening.

A Road Delay notice has now been posted for transport from Production to Pad between 7pm and 10pm this evening. starbase.texas.gov/beach-road-acc…

The Starbase website has posted the Flight-13 Beach Closure Order for either July 16 or July 17, between 12pm and 8.30pm on both days. starbase.texas.gov

@d2fl 16th

@LabPadre Are we still shooting for the 15th?

With Starship's Flight 13 set to launch this week, see all that SpaceX has been up to in preparation for the big day🚀 Watch our latest Starship development recap below: youtu.be/2iWGigbN24c

Beware of the time zone posted on SpaceX's website for Starship's flight 13 as they are not accurate for time zones other than Central Time. The window opens at 17:45 Central on July 16th. ⌚

@jimb73518 That data was comparing flight 12 which also had raptor 3's.

@LabPadre soooo.. raptor 3's are more powerful? not just hype?

Was less water used in the deluge system? From 6 miles away B20's static fire produced 182% greater peak pressure, 150% greater RMS pressure, and shifted the dominant energy into a lower-frequency. It was one of the strongest events we've measured, both in amplitude and in its concentration of energy in the 3–6 Hz range.

@CowboyDanPaasch They don't.

@LabPadre wonder if they fire off propane gas guns beforehand to warn-off the critters, like airports do

A beautiful release of B20's raptors from pad 2 this morning.

These are sick shots of the new Starship launch pad.

Flight 13 will be lighting up the South Texas sky next week. Join us at the front row from the Rocket Ranch Outpost. Be part of history and feel the heat from the bleeding edge of the exclusion zone. Tickets are available online now at RocketRanchStarbase.com

@AnthonyFGomez It was rockin' over here too!

@LabPadre Felt goooood

From 6 miles away B20's static fire produced 182% greater peak pressure, 150% greater RMS pressure, and shifted the dominant energy into a lower-frequency. It was one of the strongest events we've measured, both in amplitude and in its concentration of energy in the 3–6 Hz range. It'spossible that less water may have been used.

@LabPadre Looks like the suppression system ran out of water or quit working.

Booster 20 has been lifted up to the launch mount at Pad-2 ahead of tomorrow's 7am to 7pm testing window.

Booster 20 is at the pad ahead of possible static fire testing as early as tomorrow.

The SQD arm extension from Tower 1 has been cut free and lowered as part of pad upgrades.

Ship 41 has returned to the production site from the Massey outpost.