Booster 19 Performs Full 33-Engine Raptor 3 Static Fire at OLP-2 — IFT-12 Cleared for May 12 Launch; Ship 39 V3 Rolls to Pad

In a dramatic reversal of the estimated 2–3 week OLP-2 repair timeline, SpaceX completed the water deluge system restoration in fewer than five days following the May 5–6 gas generator explosion. On May 9, 2026, Super Heavy Booster 19 — the most powerful liquid-propellant booster ever built, equipped with 33 Raptor 3 V3 engines — performed a successful full-duration static fire at Orbital Launch Pad 2 (OLP-2), Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas. The ignition sequence initially appeared to abort (the deluge system fired but engine ignition did not follow), then recycled within minutes for a confirmed full-duration burn of all 33 engines — marking the first full-scale static fire of a complete Block 3 / V3 Super Heavy and validating OLP-2's restored water deluge infrastructure. Simultaneously, Starship 39 (Ship 39), the first V3 upper stage (featuring a stretched propellant tank, Raptor 3 vacuum engines, and significantly increased mass fraction for a design target of 100+ metric tons to LEO reusable), was rolled from the production facility and erected at OLP-2, completing the IFT-12 stack. IFT-12 is now formally targeting launch as early as 5:30 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — the first launch from OLP-2 and the debut of the Block 3 / V3 Starship architecture. FAA launch license review is the primary remaining gating item. The May 12 target coincides with NASA's CRS-34 Cargo Dragon launch window from SLC-40 (7:16 p.m. EDT, Cape Canaveral), creating the potential for two SpaceX launches on the same calendar day from facilities 1,200 miles apart — an unprecedented scenario in launch history.