Cryogenic testing·71%
Notes
Ship expected for Flight 16. Complete since mid-September 2026, it left the production site on 22 October on a thrust simulator, heading to Massey for its cryogenic tests.
Sources: StarBase FR Starship Update 221 & 222. After several cryogenic tests (including on 23 October), it returned to Mega Bay 2 overnight 25–26 October. On 26 October it rolled to Pad 2, where Mechazilla's arms lifted it to the top of the tower (calibration test ahead of its future catch), then it headed back to the production site late that evening.
Source: StarBase FR Starship Update, 27 October 2026. Correction: contrary to the initial expectation, Ship 43 did not leave Pad 2 on the evening of Monday 26 October; it stayed at the base of the tower until Tuesday 27 October. Overnight 26–27: interface tests with the upper-stage propellant arm. On the 27th: landing-rail and chopsticks pusher tests (lifted then moved fore/aft). Rolled back to the production site around 23:00 local on 27 October.
Source: StarBase FR Starship Update, 3 November 2026 (SU 224).
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