Starship Flight 12: Full Stack Awaits Launch Rehearsal | SpaceX Starbase

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Published on 10.05.2026

SpaceX is preparing for the key Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test of the full stack V3 Starship at Pad 2, a key milestone ahead of launch.

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Narration by John Galloway.
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✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden).

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Timestamps:
0:00 Booster 19 Static Fire
0:42 Deluge Activation
1:36 Chopsticks Lowered
1:44 But Stop Part Way Down
1:51 Chopsticks Slowly Lowered
1:59 Crews Inspect One of the Skates
2:18 Damaged Skate Removed
2:33 Chopstick Skate Installed
3:04 Ship 39 Rolled to the Pad
6:10 Skate Repair Tested
7:29 Ship 39 Stacked on Booster 19
11:20 Ship Stand Moving Away
11:30 Ship QD Connected
11:47 Wet Dress Rehearsal Attempt
12:04 Venting From the Tower
12:22 Venting from the Ship QD Arm

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Runtime 00:13:10

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