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Starbase Pad 2 chopsticks closure tests and deluge test

April 4, 2026Zack Golden, StarbaseTracking, Elisar Priel

Multiple accounts report active Starbase ground testing, including shortened chopsticks speed tests and deluge testing, signaling continued operational readiness work ahead of future Starship activity.

Meanwhile...Back at Starbase
I believe this is the first time we have seen a full speed test of the Shortened Chopsticks.
Over at Starbase, the action hasn't stopped. A deluge test was performed and the tower is now venting.
teams preformed multiple closure tests at various speeds on the Pad 2 Chopsticks, including a deluge test, as preparations continue for the first operation flight from this pad with B19 & S39.
Zack Golden
StarbaseTracking
Elisar Priel
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