STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This week at Starbase, construction continues, and testing begins on the deluge system for Pad Two. Ship 38 is also relocated to the launch site for static fire testing. Did everything go smoothly and according to plan? Or will there be any anomalies during the test? Is SpaceX still on track for launching the 11th Starship flight test before the end of the year? Amid the new construction, workers began testing Pad Two's major subsystems. The liquid oxygen booster, quick disconnect mechanism was extended for the first time and put through a battery of seven extension and retraction tests. With a blast of displaced air that sent tents flying, the flame bucket deluge system at Pad Two was activated for the first time. The Flame deflectors' high-power deluge s

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