SpaceX has conducted multiple static fire tests of its Starship Flight 10 vehicle, designated Ship 37, at the modified Pad 1 (A) launch mount at Starbase. The first single-engine static fire occurred on July 31, 2025, marking the first stand-alone ship static fire on the orbital launch mount since the destruction of the previous pad caused by Ship 36's explosion a month earlier. Following this, Ship 37 successfully completed a full-duration six-engine static fire on August 1, 2025, a key milestone toward the upcoming test flight. After these tests, Ship 37 was removed from the pad and returned to Mega Bay 2 for final launch preparations. The static fire stand adapter used for these tests was also removed and sent back to production. As of early August, work began to dismantle the modifications made to Pad 1 to restore it for Booster 16 integration, which will be used alongside Ship 37 for the Flight 10 launch. The launch is currently targeted for mid-August 2025, with a likely suborbital trajectory due to the previous Flight 9 failure. Recent activity indicates that the static fire stand adapter is being returned to Pad 1, suggesting Ship 37 may require additional static fire testing, possibly due to engine swaps. SpaceX continues to prepare for the tenth Starship test flight amid these developments.
Reviewing the modifications to Starbase Pad 1 (A) to cater for Ship Static Fire tests (with Ship 37 now likely needing another one), to cover Massey's downtime. By Jake Rees (@rocketjunkie94). https://t.co/FHhiQ4jcEZ
Cool shot of the Launch Heads freshly installed on the 2nd Vulcan mobile launch platform at the Cape https://t.co/GqEeFRbnZP
SPACEX: Following the static fire test of Starship 37, the ship was detached from the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) and returned to Mega Bay 2. The retrofitted transport stand used during the test was also removed and sent to the production facility. Last night, rumors surfaced https://t.co/6FejFYCUSm