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SpaceX Advances Starbase Pad 1 Retrofit as Block 3 Flights Begin

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SpaceX has begun flying Block 3 missions from its newly redesigned Starbase Pad 2 while crews continue retrofitting Pad 1. The work is intended to bring Pad 1 to the same configuration as Pad 2, Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A and the SLC-37 pad still under construction.

Discovered 2026-07-31T14:20:16.744989-07:00 | 2026-07-31T14:20:16.744989-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • SpaceX is expanding and standardizing its launch-pad infrastructure at Starbase as Block 3 flights get underway.
  • Bringing Pad 1 into alignment with Pad 2, LC-39A and SLC-37 points to a broader effort to establish a common configuration across current and planned launch sites.

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