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May 7, 2026

BIG BADDA-BOOM:

Starship Flight 12: Booster 19 Pre-Flight Static Fire (and wow!).

Came after DSS fired up, stopped (no deluge), looked like an abort… then minutes later, recycled, DSS and Deluge – and FIRE!

Live on X and YT:https://t.co/fUrUzOpSa4 https://t.co/2j3vonEUbF pic.twitter.com/24QAfYh6M3

— NSF – NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) May 7, 2026

Still no official announcement on Flight Test 12, but the FAA published permission for May 12 and 13.

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