Booster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2

Starship Flight 12 took another step toward launch, with Booster 19 completing an initial test campaign on the newly commissioned Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas. Culminating in a short Static Fire test, the series of tests was a first for Pad 2, the Block 3/V3 Super Heavy Booster, and for the upgraded Raptor 3 outside of single engine testing.

As the inaugural vehicle to undergo operations on this pad, B19's campaign served as both a booster qualification test and a commissioning milestone for the expanded launch infrastructure, paving the way for a long-awaited static fire test of its Raptor 3 engines.

The testing sequence began shortly after Booster 19 was secured on the orbital launch mount (OLM) at Pad 2. On the first day, crews completed final preparations, including clearing foreign object debris (FOD) from the OLM top deck to safeguard the vehicle and ground support equipment (GSE).