# Weekly Space Report: Starbase Pad 2 Major Progress **URL:** \ **Category:** The Happening World\ **Tags:** blue-origin, firefly-aerospace, iss, spacex, marcus-house\ **Created:** [10 January 2026 16:26 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-starbase-pad-2-major-progress/6235 "2026-01-10T16:26:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/pturmel/32/111_2.png) [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2026 16:26 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-starbase-pad-2-major-progress/6235/1 "2026-01-10T16:26:29Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FQh84_wLARI/maxresdefault.jpg "SpaceX Added This Fail-Safe to the Starship Catch!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQh84_wLARI) Highlights: - Pad 2 Ship Quick Disconnect arm lifted into place. - Pad 2 Catch Arms new bumpers at tips. - Pad 2 Catch Arms new actuators exercised. - Interesting new Pad 2 vent nozzles - Pad 1 Foundation demolition down to pile caps and ground water - Last two Pad 1 water deluge tanks moved to MacGregor. - New Air Liquifaction plant foundation finished and hardware accumulating. - Ship 39 test campaign likely impacted by Massey’s Cryo stand rework. - Ship 39 still scaffolded for exterior work in MegaBay. - GigaBay erection progress. - Massey’s test stand new frame further speculation as more details appear. - V3 Hot Stage test article assembly action at Massey’s - Falcon 9: Starlink 6-88, Starlink 6-96 - ISS Crew-11 Medical situation and early return brief discussion - NASA Budget discussion - Upcoming missions forecast, particularly Artemis II. - Blue Moon Mk-1 to launch on Blue Origin New Glenn 3. - Firely Blue Ghost with Elytra to launch on Falcon 9. - Astrobotic Griffin One to launch on Falcon Heavy. - Intuitive Machines IM-3 also to launch this year. - China’s Chang’e 7 mission