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This is the new Master Update Thread. Please note, updates only in this thread.
Discussion Thread 22 (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54342.0)
SpaceX BFS : Phase 2 - Starship Orbital Prototype(s) - Photos and Updates -3 (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=51332.0) (Previous)
SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (4) (New/Current) - You're in it!
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Mary's latest video as a good starting point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XYWJ86bCRE
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And of course Brenden's great work that absolutely needs to be here near the top. Yes, we'll have a BN1 Master Thread in the coming days, and one for SN9.
https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1332680353039847426
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgCscF5ofNw
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Nosecone in tent 3.
SN11 nosecone section being moved.
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Delivery.
SN9.
View of the production site.
Lunar Starship mockup.
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SN5 and ring sections.
Aerocover.
Removing TPS tiles from SN5.
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Pics taken at the old gas well site.
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Pics taken at the old gas well site.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1332827873086988289
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While SN8's test flight is expected to move to the right a few days, SN9 and future Starships - through to SN15 - are being prepared at the Production Site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/2pz1fiuh8p4
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1333123173815087111
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1333123941297233920
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1333166193222496257
Starship SN9 🚀
#spacex #bocachica #starship
(2200ft msl, 11/27)🛩️
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Weekly Update! Starship SN8 waits, SN9 ready to tag in, SN10 waits for a nosecone, Raptors in and out and future vehicles assemble.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Host: Thomas Burghardt (@TGMetsFan98). Edit: Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/-X5dwl6nmHs
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Old Raptor install platform (?) moved to build site.
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SN9
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1333455695275028481
It will be real soon
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1333477514581336066
It will be real soon
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https://youtu.be/BV0QrniQ-oU
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New road closures have been published, 3 and 4 would be for the SN8 flight
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The closing scheduled for December 1, has been canceled
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A new loadspreader.
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Nosecone sections.
Nosecone section lifted onto stand.
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Work continues on SN9.
View of build site.
SN15 Mid LOX section being moved into tent 1.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1333570154421170176
Starship SN8 being prepped for static fire
later this week.🚀
#spacex #bocachica #starship
High quality Starship downloads now up on our discord!
Join here: discord.gg/arHKCRR
(2200ft msl,🛩️ 12/27)
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1333558879318405127
What comes first, 360 space bar or the gantry crane?
#spacex #bocachica
(2100ft msl, 11/27)
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SpaceXers were busy working on Starship SN8's aft as the launch schedule remains unclear. The launch will clear the way for SN9 to take a trip to the launch site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/YDiq1F2zQnE
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1333824421178568707
Starship SN8🚀
Historic 15km flight coming soon!
#starship #bocachica #spacex
(2300ft msl, 11/27)
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1333861409638260739
Robotic StarShip assembly line arm spotted
https://twitter.com/cooper_hime/status/1333856803533238283
Robotic arm in the tent
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Sunrise at the launch site.
LN2 Delivery.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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The new Starship transporter rolled from the build site to the lot next to the crane shed.
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SN9.
Tankzilla is ready to go for a ride.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1333886926160588803
🚀Landing Pad Cleared✅
#spacex #bocachica #starship
(2200ft msl, 11/27)
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1333889667012431874
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Twilight view the mega transporter.
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Sunset at the launch site.
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Ahead of more Starship SN8 pre-launch testing, a new dual SPMT set up was tested, likely ahead of its role transporting Starship SN9 to the launch site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/jbQ4ExSkln8
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For SN8 updates, please use this thread:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52397.0
Those claiming two update threads is too complicated must struggle to put their socks on every morning ;)
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Numerous Starships - and nosecones - continue production tasks as SN8 gets ever-closer to her test launch, with the FAA clearing a window that opens on Friday.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/zkfa5ebOcgM
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1334341782973386753
Tiny Farm
#spacex #bocachica
(11/27,2200ft msl)
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1334315517541289984
Our ride to Mars🚀
#spacex #bocachica #Starship
(2200ft msl,11/27)
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Sunrise 12-02-2020.
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Pics taken at the launch site 12-02-2020.
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Pics taken at the launch site 12-02-2020.
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Pics taken 12/02/2020.
Nosecones in tent 3.
Booster forward tank section was moved.
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Pics taken 12-02-2020
High bay.
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Pics taken 12-02-2020.
The aft quad #2 booster section was moved.
An unknown section was moved at the rear of tent 3.
Section being moved near the windbreak.
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Pics taken 12-02-2020.
Dome cap delivery.
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Transport stand delivery.
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Pics taken 12-02-2020.
Preparing to remove a canard from Mk1.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Mk1 minus one canard.
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https://youtu.be/ZHuM1512gBs
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Deliveries.
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Another area cleared at the old gas well site.
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A two ring high section brought out of tent 2.
Crane is hooked up and preparing to flip a dome section.
SN16 common dome section has been moved out of tent 1.
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SN16 common dome section being prepared for flipping.
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The flip.
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A few of El Flip from another angle.
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As soon as the SN16 common barrel left, there's an upper bulkhead on the sleeving stand. 8 Starships in various stages of construction.
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SN16’s Common Dome was flipped, new flaps were delivered, work on SN8 and SN9 continued and a piece of mystery equipment was delivered.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/CHZvQD0GkxA
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1335193798742212609
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 5th December
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https://twitter.com/nickyx15a/status/1335254704117460993
A tour around SN8 at 3000mm zoom. I love that there’s such a thing as “Space Puddy”. See if you can find it! 📸🔬🚀 #SpaceX #Starship #BocaChica
https://twitter.com/nickyx15a/status/1335257232536203273
More shots around SN8 at near 3000mm. I spy with my little eye, some Raptors peeking out from under there 👀🔍🦖#SpaceX #Starship #BocaChica
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A forward dome is on the stand.
The forward dome sleeve was waiting until the rain started and it was moved back into tent 1.
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Nosecone out of the tent this morning.
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Delivery of a roll of stainless steel.
Tube stands were loaded onto the flatbed and moved farther into the production site.
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LOX delivery.
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Starship SN8 is continuing preps at the launch site, while the test flight target is no sooner than Monday. Future Starships continue assembly at the Production Site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/h1AYvxYePlI
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Looks like the other MK1 canard is coming off.
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Wish you had a chance of paying a visit to SpaceX Boca Chica before the roads close ahead of the test flight of SN8? Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) has taken this 360 degree interactive road trip past the Launch Pads and Production Facilities.
https://youtu.be/nVo5AsMz0TI
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twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1335730773454954497
Sunset with Starship SN8 and Starhopper is gorgeous tonight. I can't wait to see SN8 fly. 🤩🔥🚀😍
@NASASpaceflight
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1335738691285905415
The evening just got prettier as it progressed. 🚀😍
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Work continued on the wall.
SN8.
Work continued under SN8.
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Delivery for the old gas well site.
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Removing the second canard from Mk1.
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Removing Mk1 canard.
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Sunset with SN8 and Starhopper.
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Starship Prototype Mk1 continues to be dismantled as Starship SN8 is prepared for its 12.5km flight, with SN9 close behind in the production flow.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/rSdeO8_W7pA
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On the Labpadre stream it looks like they are preparing to chop the top on SN1.
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https://twitter.com/romn8tr/status/1335963704010166290
Work on MK1 is underway. Disassembly? Fins coming off?
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My guess for MK1 would be disassembly. They'll probably demolish the old concrete base.
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Sunrise.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Pics taken at the build site.
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Crane hooking up to Mk1.
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With Starship SN8 set to launch on a test flight Tuesday, a final day of activities took place amid continued preparations of future Starships at the Production Site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/cRN2Ikt6x6w
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Starship Serial Number 8 underwent some body flap testing, as well as a wet dress rehearsal ahead of its first attempt at a high altitude test flight.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Jack Beyer (@theJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/FW03j5ajFdw
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MK1's nosecone got the chop last night
Credit LabPadre
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A very Mars-esque sunrise on SN8's big day. Hopper looking on in anticipation!
Image Credit: LabPadre
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The MK1 nose is looking a little stumpy this morning.
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Looks like a Michael Bay movie ;D
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Posting on the public side since much better shots already here...
More photos from 2 days ago. Flying in to Port Isabel and treated the big TFR as active just because. Unfortunately, we had to leave yesterday (right before propellant load) and I departed without getting closer for photos.
Very happy to have met Jack Beyer!
Photos:
- Launch, landing site.
- Heavy crop with maybe Elonian visitor
- I was very distracted by the terrain.
- This area speaks for itself. SN9 peaking out.
- behind the scenes on the photo pass courtesy of my wife (and on autopilot)
Gary
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1336873442499506176
Today, SN8 successfully lifted off, ascended to 12.5km, bellyfloped and performed its landing flip maneuver with precise flap control to reach its landing point. It doesn't matter that it exploded. Making it as far as it did definitely exceeded my expectaions. SN9 you're up next!
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Monday closure for transport of SN9 to launch pad authorized by Cameron County:
Noon to 9:00 PM.
https://www.cameroncounty.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PUBLIC-NOTICE-OF-CAMERON-COUNTY-ORDER-TO-TEMP.-ROAD-CLOSURE.-12.14.20.pdf
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1337169644835143680
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Crane hooked up to the Raptor stand.
SN9.
Nosecone.
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Mk1.
Nosecones in tent 3.
Delivery.
Nosecone sections.
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A section is in the windbreak.
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SN10 in the mid bay.
SN11 in the mid bay.
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A nose looking for canards and there's a whatsit in the old windbreak.
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https://youtu.be/Ss_1wduBWFM
Published on 10 Dec 2020
Starship SN8 cleanup begins as Elon Musk and the SpaceX Team take a closer look at its remains. Starship SN9, next in line to fly, is ready to roll out to the launch pad for its test campaign culminating in a flight test similar to SN8's.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
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0:00 Starship SN8 Launch Day Sunrise
0:23 Bonus Angle from SN8’s Launch
1:10 Liftoff!
1:50 Starship SN9 Ready To Roll Out to the Launch Pad
2:50 Stainless Steel Barrel Sections
3:09 Crane Attached to Raptor Engine Stand
3:53 Starship SN6
4:12 Starship Mk1 Dismantled
4:40 New Nosecone with Flap Aerocovers
5:05 Stainless Steel Roll Delivery
5:35 Barrel Construction Stand
6:05 Windbreak with Nosecone Section Inside
6:57 Parts of Starship Mk1’s Nosecone
7:21 Starship SN10 In Mid Bay
7:53 Starship SN11 Work Continues
9:11 Elon Musk Inspects Starship SN8 Remains
13:00 Rest in Peace, SN8
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Cross-posting as first part of video covers build site and shows lots of rings stacked across the site etc
Flyover footage from yesterday, going live in about 12 mins
https://youtu.be/5GTjI6aPqfg
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We're up to three upper and two lower bulkheads sitting in front of Tent 2.
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SN9 tipped over in the highbay at 9:07am
@Labpadre
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1337417530898604035
Seems like the stand SN9 was on COLLAPSED and the only thing that saved StarShip from falling over was the highbay, hopefully no one was hurt or injured!😰🚀
(Video credit: @LabPadre)
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1337417678743629825
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Err....
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1337424248260993024
Unfortunately, Starship SN9 is leaning in the high bay. @elonmusk will it buff right out?
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/LabPadre/status/1337445612065796096
https://youtu.be/s4ag8sEjuOQ
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OLM tent is slowly RUDing in the wind
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Some better detail of SN9's base and clear damage to at least one aft flap.
https://twitter.com/SpacePadreIsle/status/1337433419802947584
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SN9 leaning in the high bay.
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Updates here in the update thread.
Discussion of updates in the discussion thread.
Three posts deleted.
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Tankzilla is ready to hit the highway.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1337541778992455688
Tankzilla is on the move but not on a transporter. Forklifts are busy making a corduroy road for Tankzilla to travel over. The road is closed coming into Boca Chica. This will be a very slow move. 🐌
@NASASpaceflight
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
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https://youtu.be/aIoEQwCVEtE
Starship SN9 falls into the High Bay walls after its aft supports fail. No one was injured in the mishap and damage appears to be minimal. Crews continue to clean up SN8's wreckage after its hard landing in the final seconds of the 12.5KM flight.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
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0:00 Starshipless Sunrise
0:33 Starship Pad B
0:59 Starship SN8 Wreckage
1:27 SN8 Remains
3:11 SN8’s Methane Header Tank Wreckage
3:33 SN8’s Thrust Puck Wreckage
5:35 Starship SN9 Leaning Against the High Bay
6:34 Closeups of the Damage to SN9
6:54 Nosecone Lifting Rig
7:49 More SN9 Closeups
9:29 Tankzilla, SpaceX’s Largest Crane, On the Move
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Tankzilla on the move.
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Tankzilla has arrived at the build site, but it hasn't moved in a while.
(via LabPadre live stream)
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1337622200812265473
Tankzilla has made it into the production site at SpaceX Boca Chica. The highway has reopened. 🏗🚀
@NASASpaceflight
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
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Practically zero visibility in Boca Chica after a wild fogbank rolled in earlier tonight. The pad is quite literally invisible via LabPadre's main camera and the build site view below was taken before things got much less visible - just so there's something recognizable in frame.
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It's like trying to take a photo in Beijing on a bad day.
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Ready to start and more importantly, clearing up.
And, whoever is running that streaming camera, I put it on the peak of the roof, so you can see the Highbay now.
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Reaching in. Here's hoping it's like the post fireball Hopper and collapsed Lunar lander skirt, and not as bad as feared.
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https://youtu.be/jyfjwXo9hjk
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https://twitter.com/tgmetsfan98/status/1337845405434974210
Myself, @NASASpaceflight, and @ChrisG_NSF are hoping on our stream from Boca Chica to do some Q&A during our normal NSF Live showtime. Come hang out!
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There's no trace of damage to the NW side of the Highbay, so the same place at the same time conflict must not have been too bad.
A downcomer going into an upper bulkhead section.
The things you come across, walking down the trails here.
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Tankzilla pulling into the Stargate entrance of the production site.
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Forward dome section out of the tent.
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Domes.
On top of Mk1.
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Tankzilla at the high bay.
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Hooking up to SN9.
New transport stand being moved for SN9.
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The Liebherr LR1600/2 Crawler Crane (dubbed "Tankzilla") has secured the leaning Starship SN9 inside the High Bay. Meanwhile, work on future Starships continued.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/HghOSxI1K48
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Elon standing under SN9 on December 10th. Looks like at least two Raptors were already installed on SN9.
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/50711597728/ (CC Attribution 2.0 license)
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Steve also got a tour of the high bay and Starship SN9, producing some pretty excellent photos before The Accident and confirming that two Raptors were already installed. Also included some views of a common dome on the sleeving stand, a ring section covered in heat shield attachment points, and the interior of what I assume is one of the mostly completed nose sections.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/
Edit: ninja'd haha. Should also add that it seems likelier than any other reasonable explanation that the jacks SN9 was apparently balanced on were partially to blame for the fall.
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Higher res versions of two of the above shots.
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I suspect they’ll hook the crane up as a fail safe and jack up SN9/base from the bottom.
As Johnny predicted, it looks like SpaceX has begun to slowly jack up SN9. Difficult to capture in an image but it's visible if you jump forward to the present from ~9pm on LabPadre's Sentinel camera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ozYnVQahE
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SN9 is finally moving, but very, very slowly. (Don't know if it's even worth posting still shots ;D)
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It's moving.
(I'm just going to keep adding to this post)
Looks straight enough for me to go to sleep.
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Here's the current view.
Credit LabPadre YouTube livestream.
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Time lapse of SN9 being moved upright
https://youtu.be/dwMZDaG6ZSs
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1338104471621169153
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1338114762769620999
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1338116428793323522
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The bulkhead population explosion continues with three uppers, two lowers and one middle.
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Just noticed a new nose in the old windbreak.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1338156781164523520
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SN9
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SN9
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SN9 showing it's new tough guy motif.
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Good MK1/SN10 nose contrast.
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Bonus shot of SN10 and 11 in the mid bay via Steve Jurventson and RGV Aerial
https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1338195708487327745?
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More photos from Steve Jurvetson on flickr
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https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1338204207153893379
SN9 appears to have taken some damage from the tilt 😅 but she is back up right and still attached to Tankzilla 🏗
https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1338205469798768641
The rest of SN9 seems to be ok but still not confirmed, hopefully she only got a couple scrapes and bruises 😅
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Nosecone in the windbreak.
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Production site.
A common dome has been moved outside.
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Starship SN9 is now mostly level and secure in the High Bay, as work continues to clean up SN8 remains. New nosecones (one likely for SN10) are also being prepped.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/qOa814vAi58
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https://youtu.be/gHfbJLPsT9o
NSF's latest weekly update video - with SpaceX Boca Chica highlights, including Starship SN8's epic flight and SN9's unfortunate mishap.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer). Hosted by Thomas Burghardt (@TGMetsfan98). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
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For those with busy lives and would like a six minute round-up of Starship SN8's flight and all the new vehicles at SpaceX Boca Chica - here's a Thomas Burghart (@TGMetsFan98) hosted overview, featuring Mary (@BocaChicaGal) always-amazing video footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHfbJLPsT9o
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1338513119862263818
SH
#spacex #starship
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Today's (14th) road closure for moving SN9 to the test site has been cancelled.
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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SN9 currently being lifted out of the highbay. (Yes, I stare at the LabPadre cameras all day to note inches of movement so you don't have to!)
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1338609996679045128
At SpaceX Boca Chica Starship SN9 has been given a lift out of the high bay. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.0
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SN9 was given a lift out of the high bay.
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SN9 out of the high bay.
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SN9 going back inside, and has been lifted up a few feet.
Edit: And the stand has been removed per Mary's photos
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1338632401480785920
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SN9 is now back in the high bay.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Removing stainless steel rolls from around the stand.
New flap.
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Starship SN9 was lifted out of the High Bay on Monday, prior to returning and being remounted/secured for repair work. A new - potential replacement - flap was spotted nearby. Work is also continuing on removing the remains of SN8 at the landing pad.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDlWRkwmT4g
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Inch by inch the majestic sleeve approaches it's unwary prey.
While the unlucky dome is slowly constricted by the huge Ringed Python, let's take a moment to talk about Mutual of Omaha insurance.
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The bulkhead sleeving version for the impatient.
https://youtu.be/mrTUgMQuv_s
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SN9 is still pointed up.
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After a few days of drama, everything looks what passes for normal today.
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twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1338871707260620807
Pad clearing!
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1338880465432948739
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https://youtu.be/khi7XAy5IP4
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twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1338909841046298628
Starship SN9 update...standing tall in the high bay and awaiting repairs before roll out. 🤩🚀
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1338910732306485251
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New road closures for the 17th and 18th from 8AM till 5PM.
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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The forward dome was sleeved.
Delivery.
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SN14 nosecone section.
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SN9.
Tubes.
Nosecone barrel section has lead-ins installed.
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Launch site.
LOX deliveries.
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Concrete being pumped at the rear of the old gas well site.
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A flap is being installed on the SN10 nosecone.
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With Starship SN9 secured, work continues toward fully stacking SN10. SpaceX is still cleaning up of the landing pad while liquid oxygen is delivered for future Starship testing!
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY73Hk4NrQc
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Nice shot, taken yesterday, of SN9 forward fin damage
https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1339189946435899392
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Road closures for 17th and 18th have been cancelled. Now scheduled for after Christmas on 28th and 29th December.
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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https://youtu.be/49-1D_-WA2E
Starship SN10's nosecone has a flap mounted, bringing it closer to final stacking. Large pieces of SN8 cleared from the landing pad in preparation for SN9's rollout and flight.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
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0:00 Starship SN10 Gets its Forward Flaps
0:45 Production Site Sunrise
1:15 Starship SN9
1:40 Starship Mk1 Prototype Nosecone
2:04 Starship SN8 Wreckage Cleanup
3:16 Starship Launch & Landing Pad Preps
3:40 Orbital Launch Site
4:10 Orbital Launch Site Delivery
4:50 Liquid Nitrogen Delivery to the Tank Farm
5:16 “Tankzilla” and Starship SN9
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A common bulkhead ready for cladding.
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Another closure has been added for the 30th of December. Still no official information on what the closures will be for.
EDIT: Closures also added for the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of December!
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1339684205039661057
Starship SN9🚀
#SpaceX #Starship #Bocachica
(12/16, 2100ft msl)🛩️
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One more common dome sleeved and they're messing around with a nose base.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Deliveries.
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Work continues on SN9.
Scissor lift delivered into barrel section.
Nosecones in tent 3.
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B1 forward pipe dome.
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SN17 aft dome sleeve.
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The Booster dome was sleeved. The label indicated BN1 CMN.
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The crane is hooked up to the SN10 nosecone barrel section.
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Just your average Thursday at SpaceX's South Texas site, with Starship SN8 clear up ops, SN9 repairs ahead of rollout, vehicles through to SN17 being prepared and Super Heavy BN1 section sleeving!
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11EVbohSnrM
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SN9 crushed nose flap is being moved between 10:04 & 10:10 pm CT
And SN10 nose is moved out of the low bay roughly half an hour later (© LabPadre)
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Should see a new stacked nose soon.
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A new 1 hour closure for later today? 13:00 to 14:00 local time
Crane movement?
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The SN10 nose base is in position. Probably too windy to do much today.
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twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1340010165068853248
Road remains open at 1pm scheduled closure. SN8 nose cone is still on pad but looks ready to be lifted and transported.
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1340010435521687554
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https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1340018251254870016
Looks like today’s road closure is for this new building
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https://youtu.be/2RkjAPJNZuU
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Closer look at the new building.
Credit LabPadre
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SN10's nose is still looking for a canard.
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Sunrise.
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SN9.
BN1 forward pipe dome section.
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Delivery.
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Delivery.
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SN15 aft dome skirt.
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SN10 nosecone.
The barrel section was moved into the windbreak.
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SN10 nosecone and barrel section.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Moving a ring for the bottom Booster barrel.
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SPMT pulling in at the old gas well site.
The modular building was transported to the launch site.
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Ahead of the upcoming test of Starship SN9, the first Super Heavy booster (mostly known as BN1) is vying for attention, lining up sections for stacking in the High Bay.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://youtu.be/1nkv8EL-Y5A
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Looks like a smaller crane is in position to remove SN9's damaged forward flap.
Source is LabPadre. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=n5ozYnVQahE)
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SN9 damaged forward flap has been removed, and the mounting points are being inspected with a cherry picker.
via LabPadre Sentinel cam
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It looks like they're might be stacking the SN10 nose even with the missing canard.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1340317915250384896
At SpaceX Boca Chica Starship SN10 nosecone is being stacked in the windbreak. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
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Thar she blows.
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Taking their time for those last few inches. Wind is about 10 knots.
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1340328295917764608
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 19th December
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1340465986785316864
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 20th December
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Contact.
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SN10 nosecone stacking.
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Work continues on SN9. Forward flap has been removed.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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CH4 and LN2 delivered.
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Tankzilla counterwieghts being moved onto the SPMT.
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Starship SN10's nosecone was stacked on Saturday, although it was missing a flap, potentially donated to SN9 - which was watching on during her own repairs.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/X92mGBBgeOg
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A new nose flap is being installed on SN9 between 2:15 and 2:30 am CT (© LabPadre)
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Another great update by Brendan, most of BN1 now exists
https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1340621985768898560
Superheavy BN1 update! The forward dome has been stacked on top of the fuel stack (green), the common dome has been sleeved (blue) and the bottom barrel has been spotted (dark blue).
📸 by: @BocaChicaGal and @RGVaerialphotos
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Crane unhooked from SN9 as per LabPadre stream.
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Delivery.
Forward flap being installed on SN9.
BN1 common dome section.
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Tankzilla disconnected from SN9.
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Starship SN9 got a shiny new forward flap to replace its damaged one, Super Heavy BN1's common dome section was still outside, Tankzilla, the LR1600/2 crane was disconnected from SN9 and prepared for a move to the Launch Site and we get a classic driving tour of the entire facility thanks to Mary.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/wozJsZR6kZE
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Tankzilla has moved to the exit of the production site and is waiting, per LabPadre
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Round up article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/12/starship-sn9-roll-launch-site-super-heavy-ramps-up/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1341028016458227713
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NSF's latest weekly update video - with SpaceX Boca Chica highlights, including the successful operation to save and repair Starship SN9, and Progress on Super Heavy BN1.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Hosted by Ian Atkinson (@IanPineapple). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/NVn36QoUxhw
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Bluto is on the move and is heading to the launch site.
Credit LabPadre
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Sunrise.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Pics taken at the build site.
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Tankzilla at the launch site.
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The massive LR1600/2 crane rolled to the Launch Site on Monday, ready to receive Starship SN9 in the coming days. "Tankzilla" will lift SN9 on to the launch mount.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/qTTDHCJLyRE
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After a few wiggles during the night, it looks like the new flap has been tied closed in preparation for a move to the launch site.
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/SpacePadreIsle/status/1341362649116921858
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1341362684558774273
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1341378205962395649
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Looks like two more thrust sections in tent 2.
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https://twitter.com/SpacePadreIsle/status/1341399883413073921/photo/1
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1341396804814970881/photo/1
https://twitter.com/SpacePadreIsle/status/1341410709033377794
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SN9 on her way to the pad! (all flaps looking good!)
Credit LabPadre
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SN10 is out of the midbay!
Credit LabPadre and NasaSpaceFlight respectively
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SN10 moving to high bay now SN9 has departed
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SN9 is on top of the launch mount
Credit: LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1341526260422479872
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They snuck SN10 into the high bay while everyone was looking the other way.
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VIDEO: Starship SN9 rolls out to Pad B
Starship SN9 rolls out to Launch Pad B ahead of its cryo-proof, static fire, and flight testing in the coming weeks. Freshly repaired from its encounter with the High Bay wall, SN9 will carry out a similar flight to SN8, hoping for a successful landing this time around.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://youtu.be/RFXQS01U4Eo
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A Raptor is on the move to SN9.
Source is LabPadre. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=n5ozYnVQahE)
Edit: An SPMT also headed to the pad around 12:40 am CST.
And I believe the sleeved BN1 common dome was moved to the nosecone staging area or into the third tent.
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1341773978973720577
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SPMT's and stand used for SN9 transport are returning to the build site.
Credit: lab padre
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https://youtu.be/XbBJFbzulYk
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New SpaceX video of SN8 flight!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qwLHlVjRyw&ab_channel=SpaceX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qwLHlVjRyw&ab_channel=SpaceX)
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SN10 in the high bay.
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With Starship SN9 now on the launch mount, the third Raptor (SN49) was received ahead of testing. Starship SN10 is now in the High Bay for nosecone installation.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://youtu.be/9VnBb4D4Qlk
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https://youtu.be/GGJRGRnx39M
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twitter.com/marcushousegame/status/1341957631976476673
Interesting they are using Pad B this time around. I wonder what the possibility will be of seeing SN10 sitting there on Pad A alongside. 🤣
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1342059900550131714
Coming soon
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twitter.com/flcnhvy/status/1342061940718370816
How far out is first Super Heavy hop?
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1342062363105759232
A few months
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1342131281916780545
This whole time there was two SH segments inside the high bay the one on the right was not visible on previous flyovers due SN9 being in the way! Thanks to @_ZacharyJay for pointing this out!
#spacex #Bocachica
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1342148089541439489
Starship SN10 got two presents this year.
#SpaceX #starship #Bocachica
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1342190514767097857
SN10 / 5 image vertical stitch / click to view -
#SN10 #SpaceX #Starship
@elonmusk #BocaChicaToMars #iCANimagine LLC @SpaceIntellige3
Image Taken : 12/22/20
patreon.com/cnunezimages CNunezIMAGES.com
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A big crane has been erected by the highbay and lifted something into the top about an hour ago, but then brought it back down to the ground. Gantry crane parts, maybe?
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Yep, there will be a SN10 update thread, but only when about to roll to the launch site, so as not to confuse things.
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1342862107423989766
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It seems that the Starship SN12 began to be applied from today, the stand is already inside the Mind Bay, and we should see during the next few hours, the first rings inside the building.
Credit: LabPadre
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SN10.
The new crane.
Beam being raised into the high bay.
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A damaged barrel section being scrapped.
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The SN9 damaged flaps.
Stand being moved into the mid bay.
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Flap being attached to SN10 nosecone.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1342967357006729216
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 27th December
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Starship SN10's nosecone aero surface installation takes place ahead of mating operations inside the High Bay, with the latter seeing crane action at its roof level.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://youtu.be/ayVgfYMNmvA
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Looks like another upper dome on the sleeving stand.
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SN10 nosecone.
Nosecone in tent 3.
Sections at the rear of the tents.
Robots hard at work.
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A forward dome was sleeved.
The front of the tents.
Tube stands.
SPMT.
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SN10 nosecone.
SN11 aft section is in the mid bay.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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There's another stack in the back of the site marked SN11 aft section, so those labels might be a little iffy on occasion.
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With Starship SN9 at the launch site, SN10 in the High Bay, SN11 gets the Mid Bay all to herself and is about to complete stacking operations. Includes facility drive-past.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/Woz4s5G37XM
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For a change, the latest upper dome only got a single ring.
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Covers all the Starships....
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/12/starship-sn9s-test-series-targets-new-years/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1343571682603245568
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A lower bulkhead is up for sleeving tonight.
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Trying to get a photo of the lower bulkhead in the tent. It's different.
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One more aft dome skirted.
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SN11 stacked in the mid bay.
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SN10's nose is in the High Bay, SN11's nose is out of the tent and SN11's tank section is standing tall.
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A thrust dome was sleeved.
SN10.
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Tankzilla parts were moved from the old gas well site to the lot next to the crane shed.
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Nosecone section at the rear of tent 3.
SN10 nosecone.
SN10 nosecone is in the high bay.
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While SN9 was cryogenically tested, SN10's nosecone was moved into the High Bay for final stacking. At the same time, SN11's tank sections have been mated in the Mid Bay.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozj1RjlKW0k
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Nosecone came out of tent 3.
Nosecone went back inside tent 3.
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SN10.
The thrust dome section that is on the stand.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIph478El-0
Starship SN9 looks to be in great shape after yesterday's tanking tests. More testing will follow as it prepares for its first flight. At the Production Site, new nosecones are outfitted and SN10 is readied for final stacking.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)
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A rain washed lens shot of various pieces. The SN11 nose is still hiding back in the tent.
Wind will probably keep activity low today.
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The first starship SN12 section has been moved into midbay from labpadre sentinel cam
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SN12 takes it's place in the midbay.
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Pics taken at the production site.
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SN10 in the high bay.
SN11 and SN12 in the mid bay.
Sections outside.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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The portable building was moved and is now next to the bunker at the tank farm.
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With the New Year upon us, SpaceX readies Starship SN9 for flight. SN10 is nearly fully stacked, with SN11 and SN12 close behind. 2021 looks to be a landmark year for the Starship program.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyaCCBBY8Lg
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The portable building was moved and is now next to the bunker at the tank farm.
Time lapse video of the move
https://youtu.be/5KpYDKTkx1U
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1345309988051324934
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 2nd January 2021
(The red overlay represents a change from last weeks update)
Edit to add: update following SN10 nose cone stacking
https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1345498587401125889
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 3rd January 2021
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1345371257664118787
Forward fins/flaps (possibly) for SN11 nose cone have been spotted.
#spacex #Bocachica #starship
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1345371556348899332
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1345372103894323201
Welding robot inside the windbreak.
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https://youtu.be/qOif_gCXooU
Edit to add: a few screenshots
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1345428410013769729
Starship SN10 nosecone is being stacked in the high bay. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
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https://youtu.be/aphMr3YQ038
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Caught me with the cheap pocket camera.
SN10 gets tall.
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This was leaving the old gas well site.
Ready to hook-up to the nosecone.
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SN10 nosecone stacking.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1345436038240591874
With SN10 nearly complete and repairs being done at the landing pad, do you think this is something we will get to see in the next few weeks? 🚀
#spacex #starship #Bocachica
(2100ft msl, 01/01/2020)
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1345521261246496769
Yes
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Starship SN10 had its nosecone stacked in the High Bay, work around the Orbital Launch Pad continued, some Liquid Nitrogen was delivered to the tank farm and preparations for SN9's upcoming static fire and test flight were underway.
https://youtu.be/mfDZ0uD2W6A
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Looks like they removed the two ring thrust section from the sleeving stand and did another thrust section with three rings.
https://youtu.be/h1i2zx7brCE
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Another thrust dome sleeved.
A two ring high section.
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SN10.
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Working on landing pad repair.
Pad B launch stand.
Pad A launch stand.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jg8HBZwCpA
SpaceX is clearing the way for Starship SN9's first flight, hopefully making a successful landing on the pad where SN8's wreckage currently resides. At the same time, final stacking of SN10 continues in the High Bay. SN10 will be the next Starship to fly after SN9.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)
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The SN11 nose has reemerged. The crane poking into the windbreak is holding some sort of nose shaped framework I couldn't get a usable shot of.
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Starship SN9 is set for a Static Fire test and potential launch as early as this week!
An overview of what's expected for SN9 and her multitude of shiny sisters waiting their turn.
Pics and vids from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) - Words by me.
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/starship-sn9-static-fire-test-flight/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1346157162708529152
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Delivery.
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SPMT on the move.
Tube.
SN10.
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SN11 nosecone hooked up to the crane.
A forward dome moved onto the sleeving stand.
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Landing pad repaired.
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https://youtu.be/X-z1O3_JWqQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-45OCQmAzBQ
Starship SN8 is now fully scrapped ahead of SN9's static fire and first flight. New forward domes are set to be sleeved while SN10's stacking is completed and SN11's tapered nosecone section is ready for stacking.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera. Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
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They've really been mixing up the sleeve sizes for some reason lately. Another upper bulkhead done.
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Inside the old windbreak.
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A TFR has been posted for January 8th. Up to an unlimited altitude.
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A TFR has been posted for January 8th. Up to an unlimited altitude.
TFR's for both January 9th and 10th are also up.
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_1076.html (https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_1076.html)
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_1077.html (https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_1077.html)
All 3 TFR's are similar size as SN8 and all 3 windows open at 14:00 UTC and close at 23:59 UTC
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MK1 nose is almost gone.
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The forward dome has been sleeved.
Forward dome section.
Thrust dome.
Another forward dome section from tent 1.
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Crane has hooked up to a nosecone tapered section.
SN11 nosecone went back into tent 3.
4 ring high section was moved out of tent 3.
Nosecone tapered section was moved onto a stand.
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SN17 fwd dome section.
SN15 nosecone section.
SN16 mid LOX section.
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Outside the high bay.
Delivery.
Another Mk1 section removed.
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Delivery at the launch site.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Starship SN9 just needs to complete its final test, static firing the three Raptor engines, before it can take flight as early as Friday. The FAA has issued Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) notices starting Friday and running through Sunday for the test flight. Meanwhile at the production site the remainder of the nose section for the original Starship Mk1 prototype was cut in half during the dismantling process.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal).
https://youtu.be/9LvhFMt7eK0
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The last of MK1 has left the original work stand.
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Two transporters on the way to the launch site just before road closure
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https://youtu.be/CSfkrEejdeQ
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SN6 "hat" has been removed.
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Nosecone in tent 3 has lost it's tip.
SN15 common dome section.
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The two ring high section has sections cutout.
The crane has detached from SN10.
Mk1 nose.
Thrust dome.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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https://youtu.be/woarJ2QrBoo
Starship SN6 has its mass simulator removed, potentially preparing it to be used as the NASA Human Landing System mockup. Meanwhile SN9 continues toward launch preparations, launch currently scheduled for no earlier than January 8th.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
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0:00 Starship Sunrise
1:15 Starship SN6 Mass Simulator Removed
2:55 Starship Mk1 Now Cut in Half
3:17 New Nosecone Loses its Tip
3:41 Work at the Orbital Launch Pad Continues
5:14 Starship SN9 Continues Prep for Launch
7:00 Starship SN15 Common Dome
7:15 SN15 Common Dome Closeups
8:41 Crane Detached from SN10
9:15 Starship Mk1 Scrapping Continues
10:44 New Starship Thrust Dome
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The Sarens transporter, with all it's extra special framework looks ready to roll.
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Starship SN9 lights its three Raptor Engines for the first time. This is a critical test to ensure SN9 is ready for flight as early as January 8th. The static did not appear to be full duration and may result in a second static fire.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woarJ2QrBoo&feature=youtu.be
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https://youtu.be/Wt8bnZEfMVo
From its humble start with SN1, to the first belly flop test of a full scale vehicle, SpaceX's Starship program has enjoyed incredible successes in 2020. Jack Beyer recaps these major milestones as we look forward to an even more eventful year in 2021.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer)
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Work on SN6 continues.
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The load spreader is now rigged up to SN6.
Credit: Lab Padre
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sadly, SN6 is being cut up it looks like :'(
credit: lab padre
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SN6 has been beheaded.
Credit: Lab padre
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https://twitter.com/cooper_hime/status/1347316764837892101
Up close and personal with SN6 as it gets dismantled
https://twitter.com/cooper_hime/status/1347320261880795136
Bye battery pack!
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SN15 common dome section stacked in the mid bay.
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Raptor SN45 was delivered this morning.
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SN10.
The Tesla battery pack removed from SN6.
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A Mk1 section was moved to the scrap yard.
A ring was also taken to the scrap yard.
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Delivery.
A portion of SN6 has been removed.
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SN16 forward dome section was removed from the stand.
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Booster development rings.
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Widening the Stargate entrance to the production site.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Pad A.
Pad B.
Compressed Helium.
LN2 deliveries.
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Work continues to prep SN9 for flight above Boca Chica. Meanwhile, a new Raptor engine is delivered and SN15 gets thermal protection tiles in preparation for stacking.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhiRrkQUzms
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Lots in this one, but some really interesting news with SN15 section going into the midbay. Likely that SN15 is after SN11 and thus SpaceX's way of getting to the next manufacturing evolution a lot sooner!
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1347583230078279682
Tankzilla has been moved from the launch site to the lot next to the crane shed at SpaceX Boca Chica. 🏗🚀
@NASASpaceflight
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
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common dome SN6 it was withdrawn a few minutes ago.
Credit: LabPadre
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SN17 header tank.
Dismantling of SN6 continues.
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Tankzilla as it turned onto LBJ and to the lot next to the crane shed.
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Starship SN9 aborts static fire testing today ahead of its launch in the coming days. Static firing the three Raptor engines is the final milestone before SpaceX can fly SN9. Prior to testing SpaceX moved Tankzilla, their largest crane onsite, to a secure location outside of the launch site. This is to ensure it's protected in the event of an SN9 mishap.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEc6zKCD1O8
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1347834757359439876
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 9th January 2021
The blue overlays show changes compared to this time last week.
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SN12 aft section.
Legs.
Forward section.
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SN10.
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The remains of SN6.
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Mk1 nosecone cut again.
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Forward dome section.
Loadspreader being transported.
SN11 and SN12 or SN15.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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CH4 delivered.
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https://youtu.be/4j69FPLV00o
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After an aborted static fire attempt, SpaceX replenishes the tank farm with a fresh delivery of propellant for SN9. Meanwhile, SN10 work continues and the new upgraded Starship, SN15, begins to take shape.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nicholas Gautschi (@NGautschi)
https://youtu.be/VMR-7kTgtHY
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On a rainy Sunday, Mary takes you on a tour through the entire launch and production site. Starship SN9 is ready for its second static fire on Monday.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://youtu.be/V0OfNkZDQy8
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A stack of 3-4 rings were rolled in front of the windbreak and it looks a bit like SpaceX also started stacking a separate group of rings - also in front of the windbreak.
Sources are LabPadre's Sentinel and Lab cameras. (http://youtube.com/watch?n5ozYnVQahE)
Edit: Looks like the flipper tool was involved.
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https://youtu.be/sw8OCmyY3E4
NSF's latest weekly update video - with SpaceX Boca Chica highlights, including the SN9's first static fire, destruction of SN6, and progress on the new upgraded Starship, SN15.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Hosted by Ian Atkinson (@IanPineapple). Edited by Nicholas Gautschi (@NGautschi)
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A stack of 3-4 rings were rolled in front of the windbreak and it looks a bit like SpaceX also started stacking a separate group of rings - also in front of the windbreak.
Sources are LabPadre's Sentinel and Lab cameras. (http://youtube.com/watch?n5ozYnVQahE)
Edit: Looks like the flipper tool was involved.
Can’t get it in screenshot right now, but the rings with the flipper jig were actually flipped with a thrust dome inside earlier.
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Flip.
January 11th 09:27:30 AM
Credit: LabPadre - Sentinel Cam
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The one ring top dome was stacked on what looks to be the thrust dome that was flipped yesterday. SN7.2? ???
Credit: lab padre
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Thrust dome section was flipped.
Barrel section moved out of tent 3.
Pics taken 01-11-2021
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Forward dome section moved out of tent 1.
Forward dome section was lifted onto the thrust dome section. This looks like a test tank to me.
A peek into tent 3.
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The last section of SN6 was moved to the back of the production site.
SN10.
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SpaceX crews stack a thrust dome and forward dome to create a new test tank made from new 3mm thick stainless steel. Also, Starship SN6 was moved to the scrapyard.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://youtu.be/HP6ZKKgjAic
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I think they're trying to figure out what they can build with all the extra parts.
A few family portraits.
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SN10 is getting one of its aft fins!
From the NSF live stream.
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SpaceX defied expectations by static firing Starship SN9's Raptor engines three times in one day. This was the final test before SN9 can fly.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer), and NSF Robotic Cameras. Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqRaa7WfIeU
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Starship SN10 seems to have already received the thermal tiles on the aft flaps.
Credit: @zjrockets
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https://twitter.com/labpadre/status/1349787857192427520?s=21
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The view from LabPadre's live stream. It looks closer to the high bay, but that could be just perspective.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1349822413266182145
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Scrap ring.
SN10 flap attached.
Pics taken 01-13-2021
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Nosecone section.
The concrete stand has been removed.
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Test tank.
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Stainless steel delivery.
Compressed nitrogen delivered at the high bay.
At the old gas well site.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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While Starship SN9 waits for a launch date following its triple Static Fire test, SN10's Aft Flaps were mounted ahead of its own rollout to the pad and a LOX Distiller is being installed at the Old Gas Well Lot
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgAs5fBdXFs
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BN1 dome sleeve?
Moving a container.
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Test tank.
Delivery.
Two ring high section.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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This replaces the video from about an hour ago as there were sound issues in the edit which have been mitigated in this version. Very important we get things right for Mary as these videos are history and will be watched back on in years to come.
Starship SN9 is swapping out Raptors following issues related to the recent Static Fire test. While a new launch date target is awaited, work continues around SpaceX Boca Chica.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by @NGautschi
https://youtu.be/89h2JHmMOIs
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1350443990932484096
Starship SN10🚀
(01/14/2021, 2100ft msl)
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1350588028109156352
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1350588293071720450
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Header tanks.
Various sections outside the front of the tents.
SN16 forward dome was moved into tent 1.
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SN17 common dome.
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Work continues on the test tank.
Nosecone section headed to the scrap yard.
SN10.
SN17 mid LOX section.
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Test tank.
SN6 remains and a scrap nose.
Mk1 nose section brought to the scrap yard.
SN5, SN11 and SN15.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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LOX and LN2 delivered.
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At the gas well site.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1350601822566801409
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1350601136798052352
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While work to repair Starship SN9 continues, SpaceX is making rapid progress on new prototypes. Components for Starship SN17 are already being spotted, and a 3mm test tank is preparing to head to the launch site for testing.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/U-gCdbjEiq4
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Stainless steel delivery.
LOX distiller at the old gas well site.
Flap and aerocovers.
Work continues on SN10.
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Sections outside the tents.
Thought I found a new section but it is the SN17 forward dome sleeve that has been moved.
View from San Martin Blvd.
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The nosecone in tent 3.
Section in tent 1.
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SN7.2 test tank equipment waiting to be transported to the launch site.
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Work continues at the orbital launch site.
LN2 delivery.
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https://youtu.be/GUsWPENXefI
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SpaceX is installing an array of machinery that will eventually provide Boca Chica with onsite propellant, as the future Starships that will benefit from local LOX assemble.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/ptX80cTKdDQ
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/starship-sn9-speedy-recovery-static-fire-launch/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1351208079778586661
(half of it is about the other Starships, as much as it's a SN9 preview)
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Rebar delivered.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Test tank.
New ring moved into tent 2.
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SN10.
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Inside the top of the high bay.
Roll of stainless steel delivered.
Portion of a dome.
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Another Mk1 nosecone section has been moved to the scrap yard.
Old thrust puck.
LOX distiller.
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NSF's latest weekly update video - with SpaceX Boca Chica highlights, including Starship SN9's record three static fire tests in a single day, the subsequent Raptor engine swap that was required, the new LOX distiller, and more.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Jack Beyer (@theJackBeyer). Hosted by Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/RSRrj2K8tAk
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https://youtu.be/i5P72CGZnQQ
Crews continue to ramp up work on the Orbital Launch Site for flight testing. Meanwhile Starship SN9 prepares to static fire again, testing newly installed Raptor engines.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
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0:00 Starship SN9
1:11 Launch Site Preparation
1:34 Orbital Launch Site Work Continues
5:51 Suborbital Launch Site
6:39 Starship SN9’s Aft Section Inspections
7:38 3mm Test Tank
8:54 New Stainless Steel Ring Moved into the Tents
9:56 The Scrapyard
10:56 LOX Distiller
11:41 Stainless Steel Delivery
12:02 Starship SN10
12:39 New Thrust Puck
13:31 High Bay Roof Completion
15:01 Starship Dome
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Crews continue to ramp up work on the Orbital Launch Site for flight testing. Meanwhile Starship SN9 prepares to static fire again, testing newly installed Raptor engines.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P72CGZnQQ
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Booster 2 forward dome.
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The Booster in the high bay appears to have gotten taller.
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Not the best pics but at least we know which Raptors were the naughty ones.
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Delivery.
The thrust puck has 'SN18 written on it'.
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Another pic of the B2 forward dome.
LOX distiller.
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SpaceX Boca Chica / Production Site
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhonlNcOp6o
Sections of the second Super Heavy booster have been spotted in Boca Chica as the first was stacked in the High Bay. SN18's Thrust Puck was also seen along with damaged Raptor engines SN44 & 46 loaded onto the Raptor Van for a trip back to McGregor for inspection.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
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BN1 and SN10 in the High Bay / Test Tank in Windbreak
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SN7.2 is heading down to the launch site this morning.
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1351904980991696901
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twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1351908502462210052
While we wait for a potential Static Fire test today, here are some aerial shots of Starship SN9 from my photo flight yesterday. @NASASpaceflight
https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1351909463578566657
Starhopper, Pad A, Pad B with SN9, and Tank Farm. @NASASpaceflight
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SN7.2 has been tied down (already!)
Credit: lab padre
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1352017177042448394
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1352257373830840323
Starship SN11 & SN15🚀🚀
(01/14,2200ft msl)
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The 7.2 test tank arrived at the launch site.
Pics taken 01-20-21.
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Preparing a thrust section to be flipped.
Pics taken 01-20-21.
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While Starship SN9 struggles to complete the pre-launch Static Fire, work at the Production Site continues - including the flipping of a new Thrust Dome.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/A4C7lm7OiEM
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SN17 common dome on the stand.
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SN10 was moved to the middle of the High bay.
Unknown if further movement is planned.
Jan 21, 08:42 PM - Movement started
Jan 21, 08:47 PM - Movement ended
Credit: LabPadre
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Starship SN9 conducted a static fire test after an engine swap, SN17's Forward dome was readied for sleeving, and work on SN10 and BN1 in the High Bay continued.
https://youtu.be/3_1xK59q2UY
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A common bulkhead ready for sleeving and SN10 shifting around.
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SN11 nosecone in tent 3 has flaps attached.
SN11 nosecone barrel section was moved onto a stand.
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An interesting pipe.
The second aft flap has been attached on SN10.
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SN7.2 test tank and SN9.
SN7.2.
Pad B launch stand.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Following Starship SN9's pre-launch Static Fire test, SN10 is undergoing final pre-rollout checks in the High Bay, while the flaps on SN11's nosecone were installed.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/jiu1RnVMvgY
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SN11 and maybe SN15 noses tonight.
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1352784291172737024
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 23rd January 2021
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1352988320704430081
Starship SN11 Nose Cone
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SN10 has moved halfway out of the High bay.
Ticker is frozen, so time is incorrect. Movement happened just now.
Credit: LabPadre
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A little overview this morning.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1353008743676583938
Starship SN10🚀
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SN10 tucked back in.
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Still square dancing in the Highbay.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1353047715270205440
Meanwhile, at SpaceX Boca Chica Starship SN10 took a peek out of the high bay as Starship SN12’s aft section was being scrapped. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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SN11 nosecone and barrel section.
SN10 was repositioned in the high bay.
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Scrapping SN12 aft section.
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Scrapping SN12 aft section.
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Not sure what the crane was lifting.
B2 forward dome.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1353215384766308352
Starship SN9 and SpaceX's South Texas launch site as seen from the air, 01-19-21. @NASASpaceflight
https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1353216313800450049
Orbital Pad Work. Maybe the beginnings of a second tank farm going in between the road and Orbital Launch Mount? @NASASpaceflight
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Starship SN12's thrust section was scrapped, SN10 was moved out of the High Bay for a bit, and work on SN11's nosecone continued.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/rV1SoOpe63U
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1353375449246617602
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Booster section being moved into the high bay.
The pic of the label was as good as I could get, not sure if it is helpful.
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Metal structure.
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SN11 nosecone and barrel section.
SN5, SN11 and SN15.
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SN12 aft section has made it to the scrap yard.
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Tankzilla is chained to the SPMT and ready to roll when needed.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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With Starship SN9's flight termination system installed, it is now ready to fly as early as Monday! SN9 will perform a similar flight to SN8, hopefully sticking the landing this time. Also Super Heavy Booster BN1 stacking continues in the High Bay.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/rqzHrE8ilgE
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A little fuzzy this morning.
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Super heavy BN1's thrust puck has been spotted!!
https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1353760271244910592
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1353768156859392002
Edit: added a screenshot from the recent RGV flyover showing where it is at the build site.
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They're hooked up to the SN11 nose.
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An interesting thrust dome.
B1 aft dome.
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A few TPS tiles on the nosecone barrel section.
SN11 nosecone was hooked up to the crane for a while.
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Starship SN9 scrubbed its first flight attempt due to high winds and low visibility. Meanwhile at the production site, the first Super Heavy thrust dome is seen within the tent.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIm3zkRi2U8
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Surprise! SN7.2 frosty.
Per LabPadre Nerdle cam
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No idea what thread to put this in but.... road is closed, pad is clear, and SN7.2 is frosty. No SN9 launch today (TFR's have been removed!). Keep in mind SN7.1 saw over 4 tests spanning 21 hours before it popped
Credit LabPadre
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No idea what thread to put this in but.... road is closed, pad is clear, and SN7.2 is frosty. No SN9 launch today (TFR's have been removed!)
Credit LabPadre
The production master thread is the best place for this surprize.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1354111417801199616
SN7.2 test tank currently undergoing cryo and pressure test.
(Image taken: 01/24/2021, 2100ft msl)
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1354112666940432393
SN7.2 test is in the works currently❄️
(Credit:@LabPadre)
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Well, they shut the vents off after it overflowed, pressed, then what looked to be one of the vent valves popped rather than the tank itself.
Edit: vents off again, pressing for pop.
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Per LabPadre's cams; SN7.2 was not venting for a while, and then a large crack quickly appeared in its frost coating, potentially indicating some bulging. Shortly afterwards one of the vents opened and sent up a huge plume; looks like they are testing some high pressure limits but haven't gone for the pop quite yet.
Edit: Also see above, accidentally dropped this in the wrong thread at first
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The vents have been shut off for some time, it looks like they are pressing it again.
From Labpadre's launch pad cam.
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SN7.2 has been losing frost significantly over the last 30 minutes, indicating that they are now detanking the vehicle.
Source: LabPadre
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Tankzilla is on the move
Per LabPadre Sentinel Cam
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twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1354157883064266752
Tankzilla is just starting it’s roll to the SpaceX Boca Chica launch site. 🏗🚀
@NASASpaceflight
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1354164178911703040
Rolling’ to the launch site.
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1354172189679955970
Passed initial pressure test
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Always somebody walking right in front of the camera when you're trying to get a video.
https://youtu.be/JNMv40Nf2E4
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1354184985423581185
Wood planks ready next to pad A,
What do you think we will see mounted here once Bluto arrives?
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Not sure what's going on. HUGE cloud from the tank farm, followed by workers immediately leaving. Drone is up.
Per LabPadre Nerdle cam
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1354201111163527183
Another Booster section is being prepped to enter the high bay. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Road has been opened. Tankers and vehicles back to the pad.
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Sections that were stacked and still being worked on.
Booster section
Booster labels.
LN2 tankers waiting to go to the launch site.
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25% thinner than previous Starship tanks, SN7.2 was tested to prove new manufacturing techniques to build lighter tank sections. At the production site, it's a hazy day as crews stack another ring atop Super Heavy.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTFrpUhtQH8
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1354207374643486720
BN1 & Starship SN10🚀
(01/24/2020. 2100ft msl)
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Deliveries at the old gas well site.
Flap delivery.
New barrel cart.
Aft section.
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The booster is wandering again.
It seems taller.
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The first Super Heavy Booster is lifted in the High Bay after gaining more rings, nearly completing its LOX tank section. At the launch site, Tankzilla moves from the Landing Pad to Suborbital Pad A, potentially to lift SN10 ontop soon.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer), and NSF Robots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkjGKyhVRFI
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Atwitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1354598014954975236
After days of waiting, the fog finally cleared! Here's a 425 megapixel panorama (33,597 x 12,651 px) of @spacex's starship sn9 today🚀
Flight could be as soon as tomorrow, January 28th🚀
full-res download⚙️/⬇️/🖼: tmahlmann.com/photos/Rockets…
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1354700252251615232
Major esthetics improvements coming
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1354785313999237122
Starship SN9 Launch Today!🚀
#spacex #BocaChica
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Without approval from the FAA, SpaceX was not allowed to fly SN9 today despite great weather conditions. SpaceX is ready to make another attempt on Jan. 29th if approval is granted.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer), and NSF Robots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npLy9mUYftc
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SN11 nosecone stacking in progress (from Labpadre's stream)
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SN11's nose is coming together.
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Thar she blows.
After encountering that Burmese Python size Rattler, walking through the brush at night doesn't sound as fun, so this is all you get.
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SN10 moving from NSF live stream
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1355167658401005570
Standalone update thread for SN10:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52924.0
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1355171836078813184
Starship SN10 is making its way out of the high bay. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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SN10 is heading to the pad today and SN11 nose is looking tall.
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N.B. Chris B has created an SN10 specific thread, which will be used for SN10 rollout and subsequent testing / ops:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52924.0
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Waiting for SN10 to show and found some remains of an SN9 static fire. About 9 feet long and appears to be some sort of giant alien chrysalis.
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SN10 out of the high bay.
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1355246058905825282
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 30th January 2021
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With Starship SN9's flight delayed to no earlier than Monday, SpaceX took the opportunity to rollout SN10. For the first time we see two Starship prototypes on the pad at once.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer) and NSF Robots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjyYvYzPYI
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1355575506364719105
As SNX settles in next to SN9, progress continues with infrastructure. Concrete is placed near conduit as work on a serious rebar cage takes shape nearby. Crews are using a six person lift to place a single piece of rebar into the form work. This will be one strong foundation.
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No idea where to post this. I miss having one combined thread. Anyway, Starship full stack will have a ~1.5 thrust to weight ratio.
T/W will be ~1.5, so it will accelerate unusually fast. High T/W is important for reusable vehicles to make more efficient use of propellant, the primary cost. For expendable rockets, throwing away stages is the primary cost, so optimization is low T/W.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1355627125802299393
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Another dome out of the tent.
SN11 nosecone still hooked up to the crane.
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Preparing for Tankzilla's departure.
More rebar work.
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Starship SN10 joins SN9 on the Suborbital Launch Pad, waiting to begin its test campaign. SN9 and SN7.2 are ready for their tests as well. Also spotted was a Super Heavy Thrust Dome outside.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhvDKjPJS20
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It's finally a little less hazy today, so you can see some booster detail.
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1355920251117072384
SNX sits proud atop Pad A, having been unhooked from Tankzilla. Starhopper gets a little work done to it’s instrumentation. Tankzilla has been transferred to the modular transporters and will be returned to the build site.
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I believe the BN1 common dome is about to get flipped.
Credit LabPadre - Sentinel Cam
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*
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https://youtu.be/IMwyuqbL66Q
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BN1 common dome was moved out of tent 1 and is now hooked up and waiting to be flipped.
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New stand.
Looks like the wind damaged a section.
New nosecone in the making.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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The moon rises between both Starships as SN9, SN10, and SN7.2 wait for their test campaigns. SN10 was pressurized overnight for a small test as Tankzilla prepares to leave the launch site. Also spotted was Super Heavy BN1's common dome being prepped for flipping.
The moon rises between both Starships as SN9, SN10, and SN7.2 wait for their test campaigns. SN10 was pressurized overnight for a small test as Tankzilla prepares to leave the launch site. Also spotted was Super Heavy BN1's common dome being prepped for flipping.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & NSF Robotic Camera Team.
https://youtu.be/MiVah5eaCjI
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Production site flyover pics.
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1356258218268389376
Super Heavy Booster Number 1 construction continues in the High Bay. @NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1356266896681787393
Starship SN11 & SN15!🚀🚀
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1356332817815379971
Starship SN11 Nose Cone.
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Sorry about posting this in the three update threads, but it covers all three updates and because I can ;)
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/02/starships-lining-up-launch-sn9-clearance/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1356330728993251329
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They flipped the BN1 common dome and there's a crane with a load spreader fooling around in the high bay.
If they're about to add this section, it would make around 14 rings between bulkhead welds, which should be about right for the methane tank.
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Mama, Papa and Junior.
The lifting straps are still on SN10.
*New phone on order. The old S7 seems to have gone to the blur side.*
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1356400224571449344
Starships at sunset at SpaceX Boca Chica. 😍🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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The Wonder Twins, a surviving 7.2 and old Hopper just keeps slaving away.
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SN16 nose quad section.
Label on a ring.
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This was headed into the high bay.
BN1 common dome section has been flipped.
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Pics taken at the old gas well site.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Starship SN10's first Raptor engine arrives at the launch site prior to its test campaign. Super Heavy BN1's Common Dome was flipped in preparation for stacking onto the LOX tank section.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & NSF Robotic Camera Team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKTWIDI9ZdA
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1356612898274103301
Meanwhile, Starship SN15 stacking in the Mid Bay is also taking place (next to SN11) in the left of this view. Super Heavy prototype BN1 in the High Bay.
➡️youtube.com/watch?v=wfHqba…
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1356617656644890624
BN1
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1356763131134021634
What an incredible sunset after an amazing day here at Boca Chica. We got to see Starship SN9 fly. Watching SN9 fly brought tears to my eyes. Thanks to the Boca Chica SpaceX team for all that you do. 🔥🚀🔥😍
@NASASpaceflight
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Starship SN9 finally flies after SpaceX received approval from the FAA. Much like SN8, SN9 performed beautifully up until landing, touching down harder than expected due to an engine failing to properly startup.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer), and the NSF Robot Camera Team. Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTwBllaqcME
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A few night shots of SN15 and SN11's nose.
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The booster disappeared while I wasn't looking.
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1357015851585658884
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1357022359451009027
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Closure for tomorrow from 9am-6pm
Unsure if this is for SN10 or 7.2
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SN16 leg skirt.
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Header tanks and a forward dome on the stand.
Work continues on the SN11 nosecone.
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BN1 in the high bay.
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Flipping a metal ring.
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Delivery.
Moving crane counterweights.
Crane hooked up to SN5 mass simulator.
Removing the battery pack from top of SN5.
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Ring being moved into tent 2.
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VIDEO: SpaceX began the process of clearing Starship SN9 debris from the launch site. Meanwhile, teams at the build site began dismantling Starship SN5.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/MJhHaLANaYk
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1357335994941526016
The crew are currently cutting around the upper portion of Starship SN5. It appears SN5 will suffer the same fate as SN6. RIP SN5. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Rest in peace, SN5 :'(
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1357351675963531264?s=20
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Rest in peace, SN5 :'(
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1357351675963531264?s=20 (https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1357351675963531264?s=20)
My hat's off to you good sir - and I see yours is as well...
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SN7.2 is venting and starting to frost over!
Credit: lab padre pad cam
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SN7.2: "Let me sing the song of my people!" At LabPadre's Launch Pad cam.
Also they just held venting for a little bit, probably carefully watching pressure rise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z72Au8Px7mM&ab_channel=LabPadre
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Frost were going down but is now picking back up.
Credit: LabPadre's Launch Pad cam.
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Tank skin has fully frosted, bulkhead starting to get frosty.
Credit: lab padre pad cam
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Good view today. Windy as heck.
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Vehicle s fully iced and pressing for pop!
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Looks like it sprung a leak?
Credit: LabPadre
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Vehicle has popped a leak in the side.
Credit: lab padre pad cam
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An older photo from the bay side. I don't see any vents there, so I'm guessing a split seam.
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It looks like it was full and liquid coming out when they shut off the vents about 4 minutes before the self creating vent opened up.
https://youtu.be/bdASdwVXmSo
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Apparently it had more than one burst in the same ring seam.
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Another look at what seems to be another leak.
Cars to the pad.
Credit: lab padre
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Interesting, frost is going back up and they seem to be filling the tank again.
Credit: lab padre pad cam
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I guess the leak healed itself.
With the south wind the way it is today, the leak could be invisible once the liquid level dropped below it. Or closed when pressure dropped. Or it was a relief valve nobody saw. Or something.
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Pad is clear again.
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7.2 is almost fully detanked.
Credit: lab padre pad cam
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A section has been removed from SN5.
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BN1 in the high bay.
SN11 nosecone.
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B2 forward dome.
SN18 forward dome.
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Road is opened.
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Some new stands.
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SpaceX tests SN7.2, a new 3mm stainless steel test tank, until it fails under pressure. Also spotted was Super Heavy BN2's Forward Dome, Starship SN18's Forward Dome, and SN5 is cut to pieces to make room for more Starships.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & NSF Robotic Camera Team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXr2ah4tUjs
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1357735715505897474
Starship SN11 is making a run for it into the high bay. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1357768127900172289
The Orbital Launch Mount receives a systems integration.
https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1357768720865705987
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https://twitter.com/brendan2908/status/1357778249640644608
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 6th February 2021
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SN11 nosecone out from the windbreak.
B1 aft dome outside this morning.
B1 dome sleeve.
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Dome cap being worked on.
Delivery.
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SN11 heading to the high bay.
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A few closeup pics.
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More closeup pics.
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Nosecone in tent 3.
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This was leaving the production site heading for the launch site.
More rebar work.
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Scaffolding going up around the 7.2 test tank.
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Raptor engine SN50 was delivered to the launch site in preparation for installation into Starship SN10. Also spotted was Starship SN11 being rolled into the High Bay for final stacking.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/_-o01rsgQAw
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Except for being hazy, blurry and overly distant, it seemed like a good shot.
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SN11 in the high bay.
SN11 nosecone and the nosecone inside tent 3.
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Rebar cage.
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More rebar work.
Deliveries from the production site.
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Work continues on 7.2.
Work being performed on Starhopper.
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Starship SN10 was fitted with its final Raptor engine, SN39. It is set to begin its test campaign next week. Also spotted was the remains of all three of SN9's Raptor engines as the wreckage cleanup continues.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/X-zY9T_rV7c
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The south side of SN7.2 where the alleged leak was.
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One more upper bulkhead skirted.
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https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1358212252617363456
Crew hard at work earlier this morning as seen in the pictures below SN7.2 being worked on
Credit: @SpxAdrian / for @HoverSlamSpace
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SN11 nosecone on the move.
Credit: LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1358414443894501380
SN11’s nosecone is heading into the high bay for stacking. 😍🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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SN11 ready to come together.
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1358444571924037636
Good morning from the SpaceX Build Site. SN11’s nose cone has been moved into the High Bay ahead of stacking. Meanwhile, work continues at the old gas well site.
https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1358446420509028353
This is an example of what happens when @SpaceX retrofits your old home.
https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1358447489481912320
Here’s a closer look at one of the workhorses of @SpaceX. The Self Propelled Modular Transporter.
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SN15 nose is still waiting for it's rhinoplasty results.
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SN11 nosecone getting stacked right now in the High Bay !
LabPadre Sentinel cam
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Hello SN11!
Credit: LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1358498830711484417
SN11 nosecone stacking in the high bay. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1358512677027463169
SN11 is born🚀
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Looks like a booster thrust section about to get sleeved.
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/02/starship-sn10s-raptors-installed-refined-attempt/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1358565895900176385
PS Will start a SN11 update thread next week per in the High Bay as a stacked vehicle.
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SN11's nosecone being moved into the high bay for stacking.
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SN11 nosecone going into the high bay.
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Delivery.
Ring in tent 1.
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SN11 nosecone stacked in the high bay.
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Thrust dome was moved over to the sleeving stand.
SN18 forward dome.
Thrust dome was lifted onto the stand.
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SN15 in the mid bay.
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Starship SN11 receives its nosecone section in the High Bay! It will be next in line for testing after SN10. Also spotted was Super Heavy BN1's aft dome on the sleeving stand and SN10 waves its aft flaps.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/pfKRAGKkkBY
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twitter.com/erdayastronaut/status/1358585795154747395
What’s your biggest priority with Starship right now? What currently feels like the most uphill battle or most urgent problem to solve?
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1358594029101879298
1. Orbital launch tower that can stack
2. Enough Raptors for orbit booster
3. Improve ship & booster mass
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SN11 in the high bay.
Thrust section out of the tent.
Another section out of the tent this afternoon.
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Delivery.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Starship SN10's tanks were tested with liquid nitrogen and pressurized to near flight pressures to ensure its tanks and systems are ready for flight.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/2SDx0UG7U8s
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The booster thrust dome has a skirt.
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1359169961017700359
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1359177722413596676
Concrete trucks have been rolling in since before sunrise this morning at the Orbital launch site. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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BN1 thrust dome has been sleeved.
Another section was moved out from around the windbreak.
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Pic taken at the old gas well site.
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Foggy morning at the launch site.
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Work continues on 7.2 test tank.
Clearing the landing pad.
Concrete poured at the base of the container wall.
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Concrete trucks arrive to continue the build up of the Orbital Launch Site. Meanwhile Super Heavy BN1's Aft Dome is sleeved in preparation for the booster's completion.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/8C6LEIqLft8
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Flip preparations. Could be BN1 thrust section. Could be another Starship thrust section.
Credit: LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1359532603569766400
Repairs are currently being done to the landing pad at SpaceX Boca Chica launch site. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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SN16 thrust dome section.
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SN16 aft section.
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Preparing a nosecone barrel section for SN15 nosecone?
SN11.
Section in tent 1.
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CH4 and LN2 delivered.
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Work continues at the orbital pad.
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Repairing the landing pad.
SN7.2 test tank, SN10 and Starhopper.
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Sections for Starship SN16, the second upgraded prototype, were spotted at the Production Site. Parts include its sleeved aft dome and leg skirt. Meanwhile crews continue to prepare the Orbital Launch Site for launch operations.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/f2gAM3LBI8M
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1359890300890722304
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1359896822706282496
The landing pad is getting much needed upgrades also Starship SN8 crater concrete work is being redone.
*This image was taken at 7600ft msl w/300mm lens, if you would like to donate towards our new lens fund (200-600mm) you can do so here: paypal.me/RGVAerialPhoto…
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A stacking occurred in the fog overnight, most likely is the SN16 thrust dome and skirt, could be wrong though.
Credit: lab padre sentinel cam
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Messed around till the fog started rolling in, but...
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SN11 was moved to the center of the highbay sometime within the last two hours.
(Per LabPadre Sentinel Cam)
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1359928792408547328
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https://mobile.twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1359936710453436419
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The left aft flap has been attached to SN11.
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Delivered near the fabrication building.
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SN16 thrust and aft skirt has been mated.
Concrete being poured at the production site fence and container wall.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Landing pad repair and expansion.
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Work on repairing/expanding the landing pad at SpaceX Boca Chica is taking place ahead Starship SN10's launch. Meanwhile, Starship's SN11 and SN16 continued their processing flows at the Production Site.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/dF2X2Bl9fps
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https://youtu.be/1miGtDNOsOs
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https://twitter.com/DaytonCostlow/status/1360260881955704832
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1360267062623563780
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1360278203818983427
2 perspectives to the ongoing work at the launch site.
twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1360271291018850307
Structure at the new foundation continues to take shape.
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Pics taken at the production site.
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Another section added and another delivered.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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Work continues on the landing pad.
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Delivery.
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The Production site was a hive of activity again on Friday, with various sections being worked on while what appears to be the Orbital Launch Mount Table continues assembly.
Video & Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/-yn-nK_rWBo
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1360428446921359364
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 13th February 2021
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https://twitter.com/DaytonCostlow/status/1360623007832674308
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1360991484993019911
The second aft flap is in front of the high bay waiting to be installed on Starship SN11. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1361017486209089544
A ring segment has been delivered to the launch site. It appears to be the same diameter as the rebar on the new foundation. I believe these will be tied into the top of the structure.
Edit to add:
twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1361016016772415496
Additional form work has been added to the footprint of the new foundation. We can expect this area to grow.
https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1361016361795862529
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As Starship SN10 heads toward a week currently targeting Static Fire and Launch, Mary (@BocaChicaGal) provides the always-interesting status update of SpaceX Boca Chica via a drive past overviewing of the ever-growing facilities.
https://youtu.be/FLpe1sjks-g
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Flap waiting to be installed on SN11.
Delivery.
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New crane.
Working on a stand for the possible orbital launch mount table sections.
SN11.
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Not the best pics but Raptor SN27 was delivered.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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The landing pad.
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Some interesting weekend arrivals into SpaceX Boca Chica, including a likely Super Heavy Grid Fin and the return of Raptor SN27, which previously flew with Starship SN5.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-RfuhnZzKc
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The entire operation is being run through a freezing, 30 mph rain test tonight, with respectable winds until sunset tomorrow.
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No new sections added to the possible orbital launch table.
SN7.2 test tank.
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Starship SN10 continues to wait for a pre-launch Static Fire test as freezing weather impacts SpaceX Boca Chica operations. However, new flaps and fins continue to arrive.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/anNikdVIPu0
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1361674113467744258
This morning the second aft flap is being attached to Starship SN11. The wind has died down and temperatures are slowly rising. We lost power here at Boca Chica for most of the night. Power was restored in time for morning coffee. ☕️🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1361720952074174464
Starship SN11 has been repositioned in the high bay after the aft flap was attached. It is only 37 F now with a light misty drizzle. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1361752015336923137
Work continues at the new fuel production plant. It’ll be a good day when this equipment comes online.
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1361750850566320133
A covered fin lies in wait for its Starship.
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As Starship SN10 prepares for a potential Static Fire test on Wednesday, Starship SN11 waits in the High Bay and the nosecone for SN15 is readied for stacking.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/PQ20R6MSEPM
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1362135633892962305
A comparison of the new work to the tanks at the build site.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1362168502367363073
A new flap has been delivered to the Build Site. It should be stacked on the flap stand at the right of the picture.
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Various sections.
SN18(?) nosecone barrel on the left.
SN17 aft dome barrel in the middle.
SN16 mid LOX barrel on the right.
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Aft flap delivered.
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Delivery.
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Tubes.
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SN11.
Ring being moved.
Crane hooked up to the SN15 nosecone barrel.
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Work continues on what is thought to be the orbital launch table.
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Rebar work continues.
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VIDEO: The foundation for the tank farm to support the Orbital Launch Site continues to take shape! Meanwhile, the wait for Starship SN10 testing continues.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)
https://youtu.be/sFhbVxhopms
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1362447981983784965
Good morning from the SpaceX Build Site. It’s cold, wet, and windy out here. Nonetheless, the lights are on, rockets are being built, and paneling has been added to the new container wall.
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Power has been steady for a while. Wind is a little too brisk for some ops today.
If Mary wants to walk through 2 km of two foot deep ice water to take photos of SN15, I'll cheer her on.
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VIDEO: Mary does a drive past of the Boca Chica facilities. While progress has been made despite the chilly weather, Starship SN10's static fire has slipped to next week.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/7fe98IomwgY
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1362819985761067012
Good morning from the SpaceX Build Site. A crew member prepares the surface of our favorite curiosity. Jon Fogerty’s “Have You Ever Seem the Rain” can be heard in the background. If you worked at @SpaceX what would you jam to while building the future?
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https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1362830778091139078
So stoked ! One of my closest friends just called and said he’s moving down to build some kind of 450’ tall structure at Boca 🤪 🚀
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1362851967954006017
Looks like we have a couple of Booster BN1 sections out of the tent this afternoon. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1362867555086532619
Some interesting domes being assembled just west of the High Bay.
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1362888185349554179
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https://twitter.com/DaytonCostlow/status/1362868969795948545
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1362868882269167617
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twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1362899674705797122
Sections of BN1 just outside of the highbay by SN11. Human for scale on the 3rd picture
Credits: @SpxAdrian / for @HoverSlamSpace
More pictures: (1/2)
https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1362899690501537793
A closer look at the fully stacked SN11. Top, mid and lower sections seem to be looking healthy.
Credits: @SpxAdrian / for @HoverSlamSpace
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Dome on the stand.
Views at the front of the tents.
Work continues on the launch table.
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SN18 section on the right.
Booster GSE 1 fuel aft dome section on the left.
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Four ring high section.
SN11.
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SN19 header tank has joined the lineup.
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Delivery.
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Thrust dome.
Covering this section with sheets of ?
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Booster section comes out of tent 1 and moves to the front of the high bay.
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Another Booster section moves out of tent 1.
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Musical domes.
The dome that had been on the stand was moved to the scrap yard.
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BN1 aft booster section was moved into the high bay.
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Dismantling the staircase to the top of the high bay.
Preparing to move Tankzilla.
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Rebar work continues.
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SN7.2 test tank.
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SpaceX teams moved an aft section for the Super Heavy prototype "BN1" to the Highbay on Friday ahead of stacking operations. Meanwhile, new components for other prototypes including Starship SN19's methane header tank were also spotted.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)
https://youtu.be/xomr4crZBiI
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1363026642839367680
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 20th February 2021
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https://youtu.be/Xas7TL2H62s
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363113717869674500
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A nose (maybe SN15’s) was moved out of the tent overnight and is now by the barrel section. Interestingly it looks like it has had its top removed. ???
Credit: lab padre sentinel cam
Edit: added less speculatory words per post below.
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A nose (most likely SN15’s) was moved out of the tent overnight and is now by the barrel section. Interestingly it looks like it has had its top removed again. ???
Credit: lab padre sentinel cam
There are two noses being worked on.
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SN15 nosecone out of the tent this morning.
Barrel section inside tent 1.
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Deliveries.
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Heat tiles are being attached to the section inside the rear of tent 1.
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High bay.
Rebar/concrete work being done at the rear of tents 1 and 2.
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Another BN1 section has been moved into the high bay.
Sections waiting to be stacked.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363188934759485440
SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site Panorama
Full Resolution Image Link: https://www.easyzoom.com/imageaccess/e15abe2b5cce41bf885dab63f5c2f274
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363189369822093312
A lot going on here.
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twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1362830778091139078
So stoked ! One of my closest friends just called and said he’s moving down to build some kind of 450’ tall structure at Boca 🤪 🚀
Missed this update yesterday:
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1363160925218422788
...Starts work in 3-4 weeks, one year contract... working 7/12’s so we won’t be surfing together much. Gotta admire the hardworking dedication of SpaceX employees.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363471908671533057
Concrete being poured on the landing pad.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1363470902059491339
Concrete is being poured on the landing pad this morning at SpaceX Boca Chica launch site.🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1363480381274611713
It’s such a pretty sky behind SN7.2, SN10 and Starhopper at SpaceX Boca Chica launch site. Enjoy your day! 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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Nice shots of current production status:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363487341814419457
SN15 nose cone
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363487937250406404
Starship SN11 & BN1
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363488267631529985
Domes
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1363495237243592709
Some images taken this morning of the build site.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1363530587475042304
Concrete has been poured in about half of the landing pad at SpaceX Boca Chica.
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1363621263814524929
All the concrete has been poured for the landing pad. Hopefully, Starship SN10 will fly as early as this week. 🤞🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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SN15 nosecone barrel section was moved in front of the windbreak.
SN15 nosecone.
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Forward dome.
Domes at the old gas well site.
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Deliveries.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Concrete poured for the landing pad.
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Crews pour concrete at the Landing Pad in preparation for Starship SN10's maiden flight. SpaceX is making the pad wider and thicker for future Starship testing. SN10's flight could occur early as this coming week as crews test its aft flaps.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/gYmh2OQSq6A
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/02/starship-sn10-launch-super-heavy-waiting/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1363875369422622720
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1363897031950028803
This 5 ring high section was brought out of the high bay. There are pieces cut out along the top weld line.
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1363897031950028803
This 5 ring high section was brought out of the high bay. There are pieces cut out along the top weld line.
@NASASpaceflight
Has scrap labels on it: https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1363899556493217793
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1363929462975442947
As we wait for Starship SN10 testing to begin the SpaceX crew have resumed the task of dismantling Starship SN5. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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SN12 common dome section moved to the scrap yard.
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New stand?
Delivery.
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This section was moved out of the high bay and transported to the scrap yard.
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Crews scrap Starship SN12's common dome as SN10 gets approved for flight by the FAA. SN12-14 were scrapped due to SpaceX accelerating development of upgraded Starships with SN15 and beyond. Concrete continues to be poured at the Orbital Launch Site.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/zC6rOdmz3SY
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1364271840923774978
Another section of Starship SN5 was removed this morning and a Raptor was delivered. Do I know which SN# it was? You betcha I do. Pics will be posted later here..... forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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Foggy morning Raptor SN52 "The Kraken" delivered and Raptor 43 pick up.
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BN1 booster section waiting to be moved into the high bay.
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SN17 aft dome has been sleeved and moved off the stand.
A forward dome has been moved onto the stand.
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SN5 dismantling continues.
SN11, BN1 and SN5 section.
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Elevator outside the high bay.
Deliveries.
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SpaceX receives Raptor engine SN52 from McGregor, TX and ships back Raptor SN43. Meanwhile Super Heavy BN1 waits for a new ring section in the High Bay.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/bOEGEN0qrls
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SpaceX ignites Starship SN10's Raptor engines for the first time. It is unknown if the test was successful. Mary along with the other residents received a notice that testing may occur on Feb. 24th as well.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team.
https://youtu.be/XE9K3W0ojjk
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1364640819144241153
New flap delivered just now.
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1364641679177895940
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Two more sections added to the orbital launch table.
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Work continues on the domes at the old gas well site.
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Sleeving the dome.
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SN? forward dome section.
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Forward flap delivered.
Concrete being poured.
Raptor truck leaving the production site.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Zeus.
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SpaceX technicians worked quickly on Wednesday – replacing a Raptor engine on Starship SN10 in record time. The successful engine swap could clear the way for a repeat static fire test as early as Thursday afternoon. If the test goes well, a test flight could then occur within a few days.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/iuoZjizF_J8
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364826301027115008
Starship to the moon
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Old truncated nose is getting hooked up to a crane next to a nose base.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1365020131634671626
Starship SN15 nosecone stacking is happening at SpaceX Boca Chica. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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What the nose stacking would look like if the engine crew was doing it.
https://youtu.be/b1jHLnbz36I
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SN18 common dome.
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Three sections of the possible launch table were delivered.
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Starship SN15's nosecone sections are stacked together, completing one of the final steps to prepare it for final assembly. The potential Orbital Launch Table has more pieces delivered and lifted into place.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/cRv3u0WB9nQ
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Thrust puck delivered.
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SN15 nosecone sections stacked.
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Live stream at launch site
https://youtu.be/ljKwkxSMAq8
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1365355057500352513
Spacex logo on the landing pad!🚀
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1365358195728936963
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Early morning Raptor sighting. I don't know if it was a delivery or a pick up.
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SN11.
The orbital launch table.
Something of interest.
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The GSE 1 forward dome was moved onto the sleeving stand.
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The forward dome sleeve.
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Delivery.
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1365376972658892801
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1365386513299763201
Good morning from the SpaceX Build Site. Dome panel delivery. 😊
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Staying busy in Sleevingland.
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1365441951156342791
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1365440302207541248
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 27th February 2021
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Under Doge Raptor
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Aerocovers (?) delivered
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Thrust section moved, lifted, and placed back on cart
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A new Raptor Engine labeled "Under Doge" was delivered, while Raptor SN56 left the build site. GSE 1 Fwd Dome was sleeved, a thrust section was moved, potential aerocovers and other parts arrived, and work on the Orbital Launch Table and Orbital Launch site infrastructure continued.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/McgLCTqiU18
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1365710435136208907
The pieces for a third dome have been spotted.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1365770815615205380
Two tank bases can be seen on the left,
room for three tanks on the right side.
(7600ft msl, 02/26/2021)
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Concrete being poured at the production site this morning.
Work continues on the SN15 nosecone.
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Securing a barrel section before the wind picked up.
A dome was moved at the old gas well site.
Work continues on the orbital launch table.
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The shorter BN1 stack has been moved in the high bay.
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LN2 delivered.
CH4 delivered.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Landing pad with logo.
SN10.
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VIDEO: Workers painted the SpaceX logo on the Boca Chica landing pad ahead of Starship SN10's test flight. The launch is currently scheduled for no earlier than Monday.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/Vx7d9rDY530
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1366050894647873536
🚀SN15 Nose cone
*Concrete next to nose cone assembly is being removed for a new structure of some sort (possible tent extension?)
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Raptor SN47 delivered with a "Wen Hop? Much Wow" note on it. Love it!
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The flight termination system has been installed on SN10.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1366151205941088256
🚀Starship SN11 & BN1
(7600ft msl)
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With Starship SN10's test flight delayed until Wednesday, March 3rd, SpaceX has installed its Flight Termination System. Also Raptor SN47 is delivered. WEN HOP... MUCH WOW 🐶
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer)
📺 https://youtu.be/HVmI-mEGkBM
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Raptor SN47 delivered with a "Wen Hop? Much Wow" note on it. Love it!
And "thunder chicken" ?
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1366416359878520833
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1366419232607662083
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https://youtu.be/tplEwdIaxps
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A couple of shots from a site circumnavigation.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1366463044004495363
The aft section of Starship SN5 is being moved to the scrap yard. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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The SPMT are out from under Tankzilla.
They were driven to the production site.
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Work continues on the orbital launch table.
Another stand being worked on.
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This was moved to the front of the high bay near SN11.
Moving a metal section for ?
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Delivery.
Lifting rig being transported.
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The last of SN5 leaving the production site to the scrap pile.
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While Starship SN10 waits for its launch date, crews scrap the remaining aft section of SN5, the first full scale Starship prototype to fly. Meanwhile the High Bay's new elevator gets taken for a spin.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/yrBV2XqfPfs
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Also covers future Raptors:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/starship-sn10-launch-raptors-roll-boca-chica/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1366917606976929795
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SN15 nosecone.
Scrap sections.
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Closeup pics of parts of SN11.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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SN7.2 test tank.
Starhopper and SN10.
SN7.2, SN10 and Starhopper.
The SPMT appears to have broken down at the edge of the highway.
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Starship SN10's test flight is set to occur no earlier than March 3rd! Roadblock and evacuation notices are in place, fingers crossed SN10 sticks the landing! Meanwhile crews prep the Orbital Site for concrete.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/i60sqWTAECA
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BN1 lower stack moved.
Credit: LabPadre
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Nose with flaps attached has emerged from the tent at the build site.
Also, it looks like a section of SN15? is being either stacked or moved around in the mid-bay.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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Crane moving
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1367527237067636744
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1367527836706213892
TankZilla just arrived🏗🚀
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Starship SN10 becomes the first to successfully perform the flip'n'burn maneuver, touching down vertically! After, the vehicle exploded as crews tried to safe SN10.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack (@TheJackBeyer), and the Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/dkXUS321oZ4
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SPMTs returning from pad. Tankzilla is off the transporters and parked near the launch mounts.
(Haven't seen any movement of SN11 today so far)
Per LabPadre Nerdle cam
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After cancelling the previous March 5th road closure, a shorter closure has been rescheduled from 9 am to 11:30 am :)
http://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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SN11 rollout day changed to Monday:
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
March 8th, 9AM-11:30AM. Boca Chica Beach will remain open.
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GSE 2 LOX aft dome has been sleeved.
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New nosecone.
Work continues on this metal struture.
Work continues on the orbital launch table.
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Cleanup of Starship SN10's wreckage begins as crews prepare to rollout SN11 to the launch site! Meanwhile the GSE-2 Aft LOX dome is sleeved.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack (@TheJackBeyer), & the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/5vG8848KQgQ
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1367644635657551875
Both BN1 sections can be seen in this image! Please excuse the image noise (harsh shadows)
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https://twitter.com/daytoncostlow/status/1367659966476259328
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1367838958646784008
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 5th March 2021
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1367991145628790784
Decommissioned Starship SNx test tanks and prototypes. 6th March 2021
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Deliveries.
https://twitter.com/DaytonCostlow/status/1367659067058053122
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Just noticed the lopped off nose moved to the west side of the tent.
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SN15 rising. It looks like another Starship Shuffle is getting near.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1367921668551741453
Another dome has been spotted!
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The nosecone was moved from the windbreak to the rear of tent 3.
A scrap aft skirt with legs deployed.
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The sleeved GSE 2 LOX aft dome was moved from the stand to a cart.
The sleeved GSE 1 fuel forward dome was moved into tent 1.
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Delivery.
Raptor SN# 5? but I could not see the second number.
Another dome on the stand.
Two ring high forward dome sleeve was moved out.
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LN2 deliveries.
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With crane "Tankzilla" moved to the launch site and LN2 refilled at the tank farm, workers button up Starship SN11 for rollout to the pad. Meanwhile, a new Raptor engine shows up at the production site.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/rKPBHHc-5qY
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1368185882696708102
Sunrise with Tankzilla at SpaceX Boca Chica launch site.This is the crane that will lift Starship SN11 onto the launch stand as early as Monday, March 8. 🏗☀️🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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RGV Aerial Photography March 04, 2021 flyover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3YN9ULNs_0
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Raptor SN58 delivered with another message for everyone.
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And in tweet form (to allow folks to share via RT).
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1368275693935722505
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1368275735241240583
New mount
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1368293052503236610
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Section hooked up to the crane ready to be moved into the mid bay.
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The GSE 1 fuel forward dome section was moved out of tent 1.
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Stand being moved from the fabrication area to the mid/high bay area.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Raptor Engine SN58 was delivered, with "Much Land, When Box" written on it, Tankzilla moved next to Pad B, and SN10 scrapping continued.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations).
➡️ https://youtu.be/tkDQdEaE4KY
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https://twitter.com/labpadre/status/1368283587833966592
A special thank you to @SpaceX security and their heavy equipment operators for taking time from their busy schedules to help us get situated back at the Pad Cam location. @elonmusk you never cease to amaze me. The Nerdle and the world thanks you. Your indulgence is unsurpassed!
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BN1's thrust/aft section has been moved onto the new SH work stand.
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1368598140144779266
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https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1368660363441504256
https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1368686404964913152
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Nice clear day.
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SN20 leg skirt.
SN18 leg skirt.
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SN11 and BN1.
Working on the new stand.
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Domes at the old gas well site.
Sleeved dome is still on the stand.
Header tanks.
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BN1 Booster Double section moved onto the new stand.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Latest summary. So much going on every day!
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/starship-sn11-rollout-spacex-plans-future/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1368724121811582977
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BN1 Booster Double Section was lifted onto the new heavy duty stand, SN18 and SN20 leg skirts were spotted by Mary, and SN11 was prepped for rollout.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
➡️ https://youtu.be/R7i3tTjGJkw
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Starship SN11 rolls out to the launch pad prior to beginning its test campaign. With SN10 getting so close to a perfect flight, SN11 may finally nail the landing maneuver.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack (@TheJackBeyer), & Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/NOHhfe3v2KA
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Raptor SN59 was delivered this morning.
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https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1369389550892679177
A lot of movement down here today In Boca Chica. This will be a moving stand thread: (1/3)
twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1369389560271151114
Stand was place near SN7.2 by SpaceX employees
https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1369389641820946436
The vehicle that was moving the stand was seen headed back the build site for further pickups of other material that will be posted shortly
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Work continues in the high bay.
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Booster BN1.
Working on the thrust ram.
Progress being made on the orbital launch table.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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A little walk around back today.
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With Starship SN11 at the launch site, Super Heavy BN1 now has the High Bay to itself. A Thrust Ram rig is being prepared, potentially for use with BN1 testing.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/SfNNJQ-cOMg
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Might just catch the ship with the launch tower, same as booster
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1369458403248988160
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Yeah, we talked about that internally. Could just have it land on a big net or bouncy castle. Lacks dignity, but would work. But, optimized landing propellant is only ~5% of dry mass, so it’s not a gamechanger.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1369489056350883840
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twitter.com/ppathole/status/1368918148108349443
Are u guys chilling on top of High bay, which is soon to be a SpaceX bar? 🤗
https://twitter.com/raptorstarship/status/1369658532367396867
I was just up there. Elevator on the other side. Floor is in, glass coming soon.
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https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1369666922091065347
Two barrel sections are now alongside one another in the highbay🚀
Hard to tell if it’s two sections of BN1 or one BN1/ one SN15 stack but sure is exciting either way! Can’t wait wait to see what rolls out next🤘🏼
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twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1369672606211801096
Wednesday morning at the launch pad 🚀
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1369691701456105476
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https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1369706314985832451
https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1369706325815525394
https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1369707647881084934
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Aft flap delivered last night.
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Pics taken at the production site this morning.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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More black tubes.
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SpaceX is installing propellant & consumables storage tanks at the Orbital site in preparation for full stack testing later this year. Last Night, Starship SN11 survived its first ambient temp pressure tests.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/Pgzt99RdJDQ
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twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1369820796126982146
SpaceX is celebrating tonight at Boca Chica. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1369822298002366464
I could also hear Rocket Man playing, so cool. Enjoy your evening SpaceX Boca Chica team. 🎆🚀
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1369993285096329217
Celebrating a year of great work by the SpaceX team!
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1370012511005782016
SpaceX crews are hard at work this morning, continuing on the construction of the orbital launch tower.
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Transparent aluminum (ALON) [for the Starship windows] might be cool
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1369999693636329472
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If 2021 manifest is met, SpaceX will do ~75% of total Earth payload to orbit with Falcon.
A single Starship is designed to do in a day what all rockets on Earth currently do in a year.
Even so, ~1000 Starships will take ~20 years to build a self-sustaining city on Mars.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1369933283174318082
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The other nose has moved back into hazy view.
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Moving propellant tanks at the old gas well site.
Work continues on the domes.
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Nosecone in tent 3.
Barrel section at the rear of tent 2.
Work continues on the black structure.
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Going to the scrap pile.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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The black vertical tubes.
More concrete work.
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The Booster BN1 section and the heavy duty stand has been moved into the high bay.
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1370176239965773824
🚀Starship SN16 can already be seen inside the mid bay!
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1370178032326021121
Here is another angle of Starship SN16
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1370179811461754881
Starship aft flaps, Trucks for scale
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Super Heavy BN1 stacking appears to be imminent. Lead-ins and work platform are installed to align the tank sections. Also the SpaceX team celebrates the year with a fireworks show!
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi)
📺 https://youtu.be/iULw5rW-Pu8
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1370352617738633220
It’s happening......Booster BN1 stacking has begun in the high bay!!! 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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Booster BN1 stacking in the high bay.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1370393650639863809
Tent 3 expansion has begun at SpaceX Boca Chica production site. ✨🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Starship SN11 undergoes a cryogenic proof test using liquid nitrogen, ensuring its tanks can hold up to flight temps and pressures. Also tested are SN11's reaction control system thrusters!
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/4CrlY1H-d0Q
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1370416005785194498
The foundation pilings for the launch tower can be seen in this image taken yesterday!🚀
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Stacking update:
https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1370420031348178944
SuperHeavy has begun stacking!🏗🚀
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Tent 3 expansion.
Section in tent 1.
Pic taken at the front of the tents.
Aft leg section.
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GSE 1 LOX forward dome section.
View at the rear of the tents.
View from Stargate entrance.
Tankzilla crane mats near the high bay.
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Delivery. The truck was parked along the highway across from the old gas well site.
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More crane mats delivered to the production site.
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Tankzilla is ready to be moved.
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The first Super Heavy, BN1, is closer to completion as its methane tank is stacked on its engine section. Meanwhile propellant is delivered to the launch site.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/3eo-ihnPo1o
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1370573704913031168
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 13th March 2021
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https://youtu.be/uMye0uSUXiU
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1370853087410278407
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Orbital Tank Farm Structure / Gaseous Nitrogen and Gaseous Methane Recharge Panels
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Radiation Area Do Not Enter! / SN11
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Bulkhead Cap delivered
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Aft Skirt with TPS Tiles in Tent 1 / Two of SN10's Smashed Raptors
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Smashed Raptors / Sneaky Raptor
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Here’s an earlier step in the heat shield tiling process
https://youtu.be/i490-TIDHbM
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Workers installed thermal protection system tiles on a new aft skirt section (serial number unknown), Plumbing at the Orbital Tank Farm underwent X-Ray inspections, and work preparing Starship SN11 for testing and flight continued.
Video & Photos from Jack Beyer (@theJackBeyer). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/6IbalvQWD34
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https://youtu.be/2vAgt5iEkKo
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Build Site
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SN11 / Work Platform Removed from SN7.2
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New Aft Dome with Holes / Potential Orbital Launch Table
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Build Site / Noseless Cone
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Starship SN11 is prepared for its next static fire attempt, the final test before SN11 is ready to fly. Meanwhile, Super Heavy BN1’s methane tank has a work platform installed for LOX tank stacking.
Video & Photos from Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer)
📺 https://youtu.be/o__qpvCv-eQ
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SN7.2 is returning to the build site this morning.
Lab padre pad cam
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1371464710072250368
Starship SN7.2 is headed back to the production site at SpaceX Boca Chica. 🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/starship-sn11-spacex-orbital-flight-summer/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1371480144699871237
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Last night the top section of a GSE tank was moved into the midbay.
Likely means a section previously thought to be SN16 was actually a GSE tank section.
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1371503875115646982
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The crane extension parts are heading to the build site.
Credit LabPadre
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The crane is now being lowered.
Credit: Labpadre
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SN7.2 test tank being transported to the front of tent 1.
Tankzilla being transported to the high bay area.
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Delivered to the old gas well site.
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Tankzilla crane parts moved from the lot by the crane shed to the production site.
Tankzilla has been lowered.
A beam being raised for attachment on the high bay.
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Delivery.
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Starship SN11 aborts its static fire as the engines ignite. SpaceX hopes to retry the test no earlier than March 16. Meanwhile, Tankzilla and SN7.2 are moved to the production site.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/KOiiDOuSXsM
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1371861576521777160
Mystery work spotted by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) taking place at SpaceX Boca Chica. Workers are adding legs (up to six now) to a black structure (which itself is a bit of a mystery).
NSF Starship Discussion:
forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?boar…
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SN18 aft skirt mated with the thrust section.
Work continues on the tent 3 expansion.
SN7.2
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The black structure in the yard between the high bay and the tents has grown.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
The black tubes have been removed from the landing pad area and moved to the orbital area.
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Preparing for more concrete to be poured.
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Parts being attached to Tankzilla.
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As the nosecone production tent is expanded, SpaceX mated SN18's aft & engine section. Meanwhile, crews attach poles to a new structure and preparations for SN11's next static fire attempt are underway.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/LyJm-5TMtVw
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1371961912456409089
A trailer full of pallets of legs just took off towards Brownsville
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Meanwhile....
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1371995012825763842
Rob Dickinson: "Crazy! Full stack flight July?"
Elon: "That's our goal"
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https://twitter.com/TheJoeWakefield/status/1372013698022248448?s=20
Nice video taken by a SpaceX employee from the top of the high bay.
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The mystery structure.
Working on the high bay.
The LOX distiller.
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The overhead crane for the high bay has arrived.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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More concrete poured this morning for the ramp up to pad A.
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Tankzilla extension progress.
The new 180 ton bridge crane.
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The new Bridge Crane for the High Bay has arrived for installation at SpaceX Boca Chica. Meanwhile, Starship SN11 is waiting for its next Static Fire attempt.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mby3Ye-tQa0
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As of the last few hours, tankzilla has been raised with its new extension and is ready for final BN1 stacking. :)
Credit: Lab Padre
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1372539543853924353
The now taller Tankzilla is ready to get back to work. 🏗🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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BN1 section just moved under crane hook!
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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Maybe it's not the bridge crane that's getting raised.
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Pics from lab padre discord user Ulmo who is there!
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https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1372612285080961029
https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1372615212482895872
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BN1 has been lifted and suspended for about 45 minutes.
https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1372648578238275584
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NSF live stream for SLS green run has now switched to BN1 stacking
https://youtu.be/M0X0womVi7w
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She rises.
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1372658438250106880
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1372659329812340746
It looks like we are about to see BoosterBN1 fully stacked!!!
@NASASpaceflight
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1372654939252604928
A Booster BN1 stack is being raised in the high bay at SpaceX Boca Chica. 🏗🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Nice view from slightly different angle
https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1372658178832404480
SuperHeavy (BN1) is in the air and is being prepped for stacking!🏗🚀
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Booster BN1 stacking in full swing !
Credits @Labpadre
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Looks like they almost had it, turned it loose to let the wind have it's way for a bit and are now trying again.
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1372668635211313152
Stacking of Super Heavy Booster Number 1’s LOX tank atop it’s Methane tank is nearly complete. @NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1372673302699913216
Wow.....Booster BN1 is fully stacked in the high bay. It has been another exciting day here at SpaceX Boca Chica. 🏗🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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The final 2 inch gap is closed. The Mother Of All Boosters is born. (It doesn't have to make sense)
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1372688191803768840?s=21
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Elon confirms that BN1 will remain grounded and BN2 will fly. A launch tower will be needed for Starship installation and the crane on top of it will have to be more than 140m tall (140m hook point plus load line and boom).
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1372695421487824903
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1372697001633136646
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1372706004622839813
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Barrel section on a stand out in front of the mid bay.
Tankzilla.
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Deliveries.
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Domes were moved. The dome with the holes was moved into tent 2.
Three ring high section was moved into tent 1.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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Preparing for more concrete to be poured.
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Booster BN1 stack was raised and the bottom ring was left on the stand. The stand and the ring was moved out of the high bay.
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Booster BN1 stacking.
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Nighttime at the old shipyard.
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SpaceX continues to make rapid progress on the Orbital Launch Site ahead of an orbital launch attempt scheduled for later this year. Additionally, the large crane – unofficially nicknamed "Tankzilla" – continued preparations to stack Super Heavy BN1.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le_VYwnYcHc
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https://twitter.com/spaceport3d/status/1372759384778928130
The view from above is nice as well!
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We will be starting a BN1 Update thread. It will catch up and cover the previous content when set up. Can continue here for now:
The first Super Heavy prototype booster, BN1, has been stacked in the High Bay. This pathfinder booster will undergo ground testing at the suborbital launch site.
Footage from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), NSF Bots. Edited by Jack.
https://youtu.be/nLDWhdGNLys
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1372835221700231170
Here's a 124 Megapixel composite image of the very first Super Heavy Booster for your viewing pleasure. (Click the link below for full resolution) @NASASpaceflight
https://easyzoom.com/imageaccess/a1c3353a495f4b5cb6e2ae621dee8de4
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https://twitter.com/kspaceacademy/status/1372905512036143110
Super Heavy Booster BN1 was stacked yesterday, as seen in this 3+ hour time lapse. The top of the crane and segment it lifted were moving a LOT... more apparent when the video is sped up.
More video from @BocaChicaGal and Robot Friends:
🖥️youtu.be/nLDWhdGNLys
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Slightly obscured by the LabPadre banner, but the GSE tank that was in the midbay was just rolled outside.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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GSE tank now attached to a lifting rig
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1372921001261027339
Shipyard - @elonmusk #SpaceX
#BocaChicaToMars #iCANimagine LLC
@SpaceIntellige3
Image Taken: March 17, 2021
patreon.com/cnunezimages
CNunezIMAGES.com
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I'm not tired of this view yet. And it looks like they pulled the gse tank out of Midbay or made a new one. I suppose I should go look.
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https://youtu.be/ysriq_Ru8GI
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The tank from both sides and the hexagonal obelisk frame of mystery.
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1373093546023129089
A GSE Tank was stacked atop a four ring section outside the Mid Bay today. This is presumably the first of several propellant tanks SpaceX is building for the Orbital Launch Site. I wonder how much taller it will get. @NASASpaceflight
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A ground support equipment (GSE) tank for the orbital launch pad tank farm was stacked at the production site on Friday. Meanwhile, a flap was attached to a new nosecone.
Video, photos, and editing by Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer).
https://youtu.be/jG0NKKlkzCQ
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LabPadre is reporting that there was a fire at the production site last night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhiQkJsFxjY
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Production site.
BN1 and GSE tank.
GSE 2 mid #2 section.
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The blunt-nose nosecone has been removed from the stand.
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As Starship SN11's next static fire attempt approaches, crews are testing its systems to ensure it is ready to fly!
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack (@TheJackBeyer), and NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/5AzT969T-yg
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1373542345606459392
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 21st March 2021
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https://twitter.com/ABernNYC/status/1373658608735551488
https://twitter.com/ABernNYC/status/1373668888458715145
Stacking Starship in reverse...
Top of CH4 tank has been added below the nosecone section.
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https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1373697978372911105
Can’t wait to see it rolling down the road ! 🤩🚀
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Not SN15's nose.
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A little clearer shot.
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The blunt nosecone has been stacked onto another barrel section.
BN1 in the high bay.
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Starship SN11 fires its thrusters in preparation for flight after the next static fire test. That test is currently scheduled for no earlier than Monday March, 22nd. Meanwhile, the blunt nosecone is stacked.
Videos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/6iBnXy1ag8A
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Activity at the top of the high bay for the last two hours apparently.. nothing to see here..
Credit: Labpadre
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New Article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/starship-sn11-returns-super-heavy-bn1-rollout-follow/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1373991924198219778
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1373997275593248769
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Starship SN11 fires up its Raptor engines ahead of its test flight. This was the second static fire attempt for SN11, following an aborted attempt on March 15th.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Jack (@theJackBeyer) and the NSF Robots. Edited by Jack Beyer (@theJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/l6SloncwRI8
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Connecting more pipes to the GSE tank.
The mystery structure.
A stand being delivered to the production site.
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Delivery but not to this gate at the production site.
Stainless steel sheets delivered.
Aero covers delivered.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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Starship SN11 looks to be in good shape after an early morning static fire. Its flight test could occur later this week. Meanwhile, aerocovers for a new Starship were delivered.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)
https://youtu.be/oA9TXMQlVms
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Per LabPadre's livestream, BN1 has been shifted to the right in the high bay and is no longer under the crane's hook. Meaning it has either been completely disconnected or in the very least been slacked enough for the booster to translate sideways.
It began moving around 9:30am
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1374375560403513345
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Per LabPadre's livestream, the load spreader has indeed been detached from BN1 and has been lowered to the ground, thereby also answering the question, "is there enough room with BN1 off to the side to install the bridge crane - the answer is yes.
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New nose is outside the tent and is now by its barrel section!
Credit: LabPadre Sentinel Cam
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Road is closed ahead of today's <$event_name>
Per LabPadre Lab Cam
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https://twitter.com/abernnyc/status/1374404145025753088
There's always something new popping up here 🚀
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https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1374416775891222532
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The first girder of the double girder bridge crane has been hoisted up into the high bay.
Image credit: LabPadre's livestream
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There was an issue using just the large crane to lift the girder into place, so they cuut another section of roof out and actually ran the much smaller telescoping crane literally up through the new hole and have now used both cranes to lift the girder back up, with each with a single sling in a choker config. This allows the girder to be angled in a controlled manner.
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1374493528026312706
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Another nose hiding behind a tree full of blurry Cattle Egrets.
And the sleeving stand back in action.
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It's possible that BluntNose was originally for SN12 and repurposed after it lost it's ride. That would probably make the one canarded nose SN15.
SN15 has fin mounts.
The north side of the homemade fuel tank.
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Nosecone outside the tent this morning.
This afternoon the nosecone was lifted and moved onto a different stand.
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BN1 was moved in the high bay.
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Deliveries.
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Work continues on the orbital launch table.
Three ring high section out of the tent.
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Bridge crane sections.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Super Heavy BN1 was moved to the rear corner of the High Bay. After the move, crews hoisted bridge crane pieces to the roof. SpaceX will use it to stack future Super Heavy sections.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/FFyvgSSnOm8
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New nosecone inside tent 3.
Forward flap attached to the nosecone.
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GSE 1 fuel aft dome section.
SN16 leg skirt/aft section.
Unidentified section.
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New cart being moved.
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The dome on the stand has been sleeved.
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Tube stand delivered.
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Concrete poured at the entrance to the launch site.
Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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A new GSE dome, presumably for the orbital tank farm, was sleeved today, SN16's aft section was spotted, and work around the site continued unabated.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/lK-hnNAvYkE
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https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1374932496006123520
11pm: Grinding wheels, welders, and machinery can be heard in the distance. Activity never stops.
With Tankzilla detached, the gantry crane looks to have taken over🚀
Every visit to the build/launch site is an exciting one!
https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1374939421913518080
Mirrorless cameras put phones to shame when it comes to night shots🤩
The yellow of the *bridge* crane overtop supahoppa really pops at night!🌚
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https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1375142876078862344
Close ups of the new 180 ton bridge crane at the top of the highway in south texas🏗
⚙️/⬇️/🖼: tmahlmann.com/photos/Rockets…
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https://youtu.be/_KKy258EWQ8
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1375198051518849027
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1375196256918769666
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The newly sleeved GSE dome was moved off the sleeving stand last night.
The possible test tank (?) section was moved onto a stand near the front of the mid bay. It is not a test tank section as the GSE tank has been stacked onto it.
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The barrel section next to the nosecone is for SN15. I suppose there's a good chance the nosecone is also for SN15.
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A forward dome section was stacked onto a 2 ring high section.
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Another black metal structure delivered.
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View into the production site at the high and mid bays.
The GSE tank is hooked up and ready to be moved.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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GSE 1 tank.
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Alerts have been issued for Starship SN11's next static fire & hopefully a 10km flight as early as March 26th! Meanwhile Starship SN15's nosecone sections are outside.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi)
📺 https://youtu.be/nTUJ4LoK2wk
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1375515342219268097
Looks like they are configuring the dual SMTP Super Heavy transporter as Starship SN11 awaits launch. So Super Heavy BN1 rollout will likely be just "days" away! Which is nuts. 😎
➡️https://youtube.com/watch?v=JJXEq9IX1To
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1375567483952762881
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 26th March 2021
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The nose east of the newly Elongated to 375 foot Tent three got it's 2nd canard and is waiting for promotion to real proboscis.
Also the mystery robot welder on a shielded track device.
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A 4 ring high section was moved into tent 1.
The thrust ram is being worked on.
A forward dome is outside the tent.
Work continues on the high bay.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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More pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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As Starship SN11 undergoes additional checkouts for flight, crews waste no time preparing the Orbital Launch Site for its next concrete pour. Meanwhile, Super Heavy parts are spotted at the Production Site.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/9LKO9CsRB6Y
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So the big GSE tank newly minted has wandered off this morning around 6:15am local time.
Image credit: LabPadre’s livestream
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Real SN15 and imitation SN are rooming together again. Maybe just for the storm.
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Nosecone in tent 3.
Blunt nose has been moved near the mystery structure.
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BN3 forward dome section.
GSE 2 LOX mid #2 section.
SN16 nose quad section label. I failed to take a pic but it is in the video.
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As Starship SN11 awaits launch, the Forward Dome Section for Super Heavy Prototype BN3 has been spotted at the Production Site.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/IUZWR6pkK7A
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https://youtu.be/WXubzWPsVjQ
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1376541627620208645
SpaceX crews are busy on this quiet morning, from construction on the orbital launch pad; to prepping StarShip for a possible flight attempt today🚀
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Something happening with LopNose.
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She flies! (At least something flies today...)
Image credit: LabPadre's livestream
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1376902791906611200
BN1 is a manufacturing pathfinder, so will be scrapped. We learned a lot, but have already changed design to BN2.
Goal is to get BN2 with engines on orbital pad before end of April. It might even be orbit-capable if we are lucky.
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1377015793460899843
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They're disassembling the Sarens framework. I assume BN1 will be reverse built in the highbay so they won't need Ludicrous Transporter for a while.
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Blunt nose has been moved into the mystery structure.
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I see BN3 written on the dome.
Another dome was brought out the tent.
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The "Mystery Structure" has a nosecone lifted inside its cage, potentially to be used as a test rig. Meanwhile BN1 will be scrapped and Starship SN11 launches but fails during the landing maneuver.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/gBNk97u3ENo
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The thing in the windbreak sprouted a winch.
Lop Nose from the rear.
The homemade gas tank is getting more plumbing.
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SN15 nosecone stacked
Credit LabPadre
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SN15 moving out of the midbay
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1377255522764734464
Starship SN15 has been moved out of the Mid Bay while its Nosecone and Barrel Section have been stacked in front of the Windbreak.
Elon noted SN15 has 100s of design improvements (structures, avionics/software & engine).
Captured as always by the amazing Mary (@BocaChicaGal).
(And Chris Note: Firstly, thanks to FST for being amazing with making sure everything gets into the forum. Secondly, we'll start a dedicated SN15 thread soon!)
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Aft flap being installed.
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1377267769973035011
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One more on the way. Hopefully the "Thank you sir, may I have another" stage is over and this one makes it to the display stand.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPHh3NPgLEw
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1377279458621714437
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1377282348144820229
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Fins and stuff.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1377355812071428102
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It looks like they're putting a flap or an aerocover on the mystery nosecone.
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1377379489546522624
Starship SN15 has been moved into the High Bay for nosecone installation. Here's a 129 megapixel image of its leeward side. Full res here➡️ bit.ly/3uc53jn @NASASpaceflight
Prints here➡️ jackbeyer.com/store
Support me and get downloads here➡️ patreon.com/join/jackbeyer
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SN15 nosecone and barrel section stacked.
A flap is being attached to SN15.
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Second flap being installed.
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SN15 heading into the high bay.
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A new crane.
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There will be a standalone update thread for SN15 in the coming days (already one for L2).
Starship SN15, with "100s of design improvements" per Elon, rolled out to the High Bay for aero surface installation tasks. Clean-up operations continue for SN11.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/W3tRDCTa4kM
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1377601177223884804
Things that crawl around at Night - @elonmusk
#SpaceX #BocaChicaToMars
#iCANimagine LLC @SpaceIntellige3
Image Taken: March 31, 2021
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https://youtu.be/8XBIe718wCI
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Friday road closure has been canceled :)
http://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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GSE tank section was moved at the production site last night.
Blunt nose.
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Crane has detached from SN15 nosecone.
CH4 delivered to the LOX distiller site.
GSE tank section is waiting for a lift.
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This morning the SPMTs were moved from under Tankzilla. Metal sections were added onto the SPMTs and they are now back under Tankzilla.
Blunt nose.
A flap was delivered.
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GSE 2 mid #2 section.
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Starship SN15's nosecone continues to be worked on, a new GSE tank section was moved, and new flaps and crane parts were delivered.
https://youtu.be/yjqRHW1-8Og
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No rest for the Builders of Tomorrow, or some such cheesy thing.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1377757476594933761
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 2nd April 2021
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https://twitter.com/13ericralph31/status/1377843357540442114
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SN15 nosecone is on the move to the high bay.
Sentinel Cam - LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1377968691783041033
This morning Starship SN15’s nosecone is heading into the high bay. It appears that SpaceX is not wasting any time in preparing SN15 to roll to the launch site ASAP.🔥🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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Looks like the bridge crane might be getting ready for it's first job.
They should call it the Teri Garr.
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1378096321282904069
Starship SN15’s nosecone is being stacked in the high bay. #WenHop 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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SN15's nosecone moving into the high bay.
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Dome section being moved outside.
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GSE tank and blunt nose.
BN3 aft dome barrel section.
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Stand being moved at the production site.
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Views at the production site.
Work continues on the thrust ram structure.
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SN15 nosecone being stacked.
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Starship SN15's nosecone was lifted onto its tank section. SN15 is an upgraded version of the previous Starship prototypes that implements some major changes according to Elon.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/Kqn9Y0qeNuo
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A few more angles on the newest Starship, the either short Starship or long nose in it's custom stand and a selection of homemade gse tanks.
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1378419566494253057
Primary Date: Hwy 4 traffic, near Boca Chica Beach, may be intermittently delayed. for Monday, April 5, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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SN15, BN1 and GSE 2 tank.
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Attaching pipes to the GSE 2 tank.
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BN3 Aft tank #5 Booster section.
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Work continues on the orbital launch table, the thrust ram structure and at the top of the high bay.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
CH4 being offloaded at the tank farm.
CH4, LOX and LN2 deliveries.
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Thrust simulator heading to the launch site.
Credit LabPadre
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Rings sections for BN3's aft are spotted at the production site. Meanwhile, the crane is still attached to Starship SN15 in the High Bay as crews move its aft flaps.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/R1tvHop8JB4
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Thrust simulator at Pad A
Credit LabPadre
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https://youtu.be/FN3cd5y8lUk
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1378687725436551169
Easter morning sunrise at SpaceX Boca Chica launch site. Enjoy your day! 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/starship-sn15-rollout-raptor-testing/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1378797457316970496
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SpaceX is planning to rollout Starship SN15 as early as Monday. In preparation for its arrival, a hydraulic ram has been installed at Suborbital Pad A to simulate Raptor forces against its new Thrust Puck.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
https://youtu.be/EJhtZPDciV8
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Seems that are moving GSE1 outside of the midbay. Per Labcam road is still closed at the moment.
From LabPadre Sentinel Cam
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It didn't seem to move for about an hour but just rolled out some more.
From LabPadre Sentinel Cam
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1379159435046699025
The GSE 1 tank is taking a stroll down highway 4 at the production site this afternoon. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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It's not a Starship, but we take what we can get.
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GSE-1 is about to go for a little ride, it seems. (Source: LabPadre)
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SN15 in the high bay.
Crane is hooked up to a GSE tank section.
SN16 nose quad section being moved.
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GSE tank 1 heading out of the production site.
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Dome at the LOX distiller site.
Work continued on SN15 this morning.
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SpaceX rolled out their current largest crane, "Tankzilla", along with the first of the GSE tanks for the Orbital Launch Site. Tankzilla will also be tasked with lifting Starship SN15 onto the launch mount when it is rolled out later this week.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/R_r7vDXJf0s
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Ian Atkinson explains what's next for Boca Chica after Starship SN11. 2021 appears to be a pivotal year for SpaceX as they push for toward a milestone orbital flight.
Video from @BocaChicaGal, @TheJackBeyer, and the NSF Robots. Edit by @NGautschi
📺https://youtu.be/29IYxORFA3c
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https://twitter.com/daniel_s_images/status/1379389127486009345
Constant evolution over at SpaceX Brownsville!!! Elon Musk, what is the capacity of this tank and what will be stored in it???
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Who said tanks can't fly...
Image credit: LabPadre's Livestream
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A glimpse of another nose lurking in Tent 3.
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SN15
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Dome inside tent 1.
Another dome and sleeve outside the tents.
Orbital launch table.
Blunt nose and GSE 2 tank.
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The GSE 1 tank has been moved onto the concrete stand.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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Pads A and B.
Thrust ram installed in pad A.
SN11 wreckage.
Forms for more concrete.
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The thrust rams were installed on Pad A ahead of SN15's move the launch site while GSE Tank 1 was lifted onto its mount at the orbital launch site.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/nqzqIKrcPxk
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SN20 forward dome.
Sleeved dome on the stand.
Thrust dome.
Thrust dome.
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New nosecone outside the rear of tent 3.
Ring being moved.
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Propellant tank parked outside the LOX distiller site.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch pad.
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As Starship SN15 prepares to roll to the launch site, the forward dome of SN20 has been spotted, with this vehicle set to be an Orbital Class Starship.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/FUoy_nsrtNg
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twitter.com/delta_v/status/1379910024131121154
6 Raptor engines have been spotted in a tent behind SN7.2.
📷: carter200#0200
https://twitter.com/delta_v/status/1379912546430418945
Here are the 6 Raptors highlighted if you couldn't see them.
📷: carter200#0200 🖌: @DELTA_V
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https://youtu.be/z-dGKsLlHtY
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Sn15 is being roll out!
Credit:Labpadre Cam
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SN15 out of the high bay.
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It looks like the mystery nosecone is getting a tip installed.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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Close-up from LabPadre LabCam:
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New here so apologies if this was posted before. Also posted this on the Starship Launch Pad Crane thread, but figured I'd put it here as well. From OEAAA's site of determined cases:
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=474570805&row=115
Structure Summary
Notice Of: CONSTR
Duration: PERM (Months: 0 Days: 0)
Work Schedule: 04/07/2021 to 07/30/2021
Structure Type: Other w/o Antenna
Structure Name: Launch Tower
FCC Number:
Structure Height: 479
Total Height (AMSL): 488
This new structure will be located at SpaceX's Launch Site. The structure will be approx. 0.5 miles from the beach, and within 2800' of USFWS property. Nearby airfields include the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport.
Description of Proposal: SpaceX is proposing a 469' tall launch tower with 10' lightning rod to lift its new rocket and booster on the launch mount, and to catch the super-heavy booster upon return from launch. The tower will be constructed out of structural steel trusses to allow the mechanical arms to lift vehicles.
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A new cap was placed on the blunt nosecone structural test article
https://twitter.com/TheWis65/status/1380236981045706755
SN15 out of the high bay.
Cropped from earlier picture from Mary.
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The upper bulkhead with the load platform, or whatever it is, finally made it to the sleeving stand.
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https://twitter.com/news_starship/status/1380250354042990602
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This was lowered into the blunt nosecone this morning.
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Starship SN15 rolled out to the launch site and was mounted on Suborbital Pad A ahead of cryo-proof testing with the thrust rams.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/2jJ0T401rtE
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Blunt nosecone and the mystery structure.
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1380627708430974978
Starship Pathfinder dome with raptor vacuum mounts.
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1380627995816251403
Another angle
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1380628170513207302
2 Vacuum mounts can be seen here.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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Dome on the stand.
Loading downcomers onto flatbed.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1380632489501331459
Hexagram spotted next to the mystery nosecone
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1380646421410377728
The current status of SpaceX's Starship & Superheavy prototypes. 10th April 2021
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Crews added a new black cap to the blunt nosecone that currently resides in the mystery structure. It's unknown what the cap is for. Meanwhile, Starship SN15 freely sits on Pad A, untethered from Tankzilla.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/UiZhK3SfDN4
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The upper bulkhead with the weird bracket has been dressed.
https://youtu.be/44vwohITebE
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https://youtu.be/dDEqavI4dWc
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Deliveries.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1381009502271635459
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GSE 2 has reached maturity in Midbay.
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Crews prepare Starship SN15 for more tests, potentially occurring this upcoming week with cryo proof testing. Meanwhile, crews attach new lines to the blunt nosecone with the black cap.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/I-URdvY_XQk
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Not sure this belongs to this thread but I think it is really good.
https://twitter.com/RingWatchers/status/1380695788339216387
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Something to watch out for on future SN's
https://twitter.com/WatchersTank/status/1380844346224836611?s=19
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SN20 leg skirt.
Booster dome on the stand.
Dome sleeve.
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Poles are being added to the mystery structure.
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New sections are added to the Nosecone Test Rig (Mystery Structure). Meanwhile, COPVs are delivered to the production site, a new Super Heavy Aft Dome is on the sleeving stand, and SN15 prepares for more testing.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/6ZQb5d0ezdU
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A fuzzy thrust dome comparison with the booster bulkhead on the sleeving stand. It's hard to imagine the plumbing hairball a 28 engine dome is going to have inside.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1381393472901558280
SN16 section with a lot of heat shield tiles just spotted next to the midbay!
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1381408545703391232
Wow.....look at all the TPS tiles on this section of Starship. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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SN16 (?) section with a lot of TPS tiles.
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1381425410215411713
A peak inside the nose cone manufacturing tent.
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1381428020200759296
More heat shield tiles
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A dome section, (likely GSE) was moved earlier.
LabPadre Sentinel Cam
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Inside tent 3 heat tiles are being attached to a barrel section.
Dome sleeve.
Another pic of the TPS tiles on the section at the rear of tent 1.
The new crane is growing at the old gas well site.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Grid fin loaded onto flatbed at the production site.
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Rear view of the nose rack.
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A Super Heavy grid fin was spotted, a section of SN16 with ~960 tiles was outside, and Starship SN15 was prepped for cryo proof testing later in the day.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/NU92etlQFD8
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https://twitter.com/gatewaytomars/status/1381830115852619779
#ICYMI #BN1 has been scrapped at 11:20 pm CST! BN1 was fully stacked about 1 month ago!
@LabPadre
Top half appears to have been removed
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It looks like the bridge crane handled it's first job OK.
BN2 lower bulkhead was sleeved.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1381951138375761922
Starbase Production Diagram - 13th April 2021
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1381976640994050055
Scrapping BN1 - @elonmusk
#BocaChicaToMars #SpaceX
#iCANimagine LLC #BN1
@SpaceIntellige3
Image Taken: April 13, 2021
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The old disappearing booster trick.
https://youtu.be/gj9tr_cAuwM
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Starship SN15 was filled with liquid nitrogen to test the strength of its tanks at flight temperatures and pressures. It is unknown if the test was successful.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/bWpyhXZNZAc
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1381944855333593098
The dismantling of BN1 has begun. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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The Star of David frame is going up.
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Super Heavy BN1 was cut in half overnight and more sections were sliced today. Newer booster prototypes will implement changes and undergo testing.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team. Edited by TheoRipper (@TheoRipper)
📺 https://youtu.be/pnI9vTYWjyw
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1382105856662192133
Another section has been attached to the top of the nosecone testing rig. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Nosecone testing rig.
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BN1 being scrapped.
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I went back to get a shot of the BN1 upper section with the rest of the scrapyard family and it collapsed just when I got there.
There's another tank section going up in Midbay.
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Ring being moved at the propellant production site.
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It looks like they're running two sleeving stands now. An upper section appeared while I was distracted.
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More shaky shrinking booster action today.
Waiting for a calm day to do something with ancientcam.
https://youtu.be/P8XQuKkgC6o
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Another BN1 section heading to the scrap yard.
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Nosecone testing rig.
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GSE 3 Mid #1 section is on the stand.
GSE 3 forward dome section is in tent 1.
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Downcomer being moved into the mid bay.
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Deliveries.
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Dome panels.
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Dome being moved at the propellant production site.
Ring stacking has started.
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Launch/Integration tower corner section arriving
Edit: section arrived at the base of the tower.
Credit LabPadre
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Another delivery.
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Overnight, SpaceX tested Starship SN15's header tanks by filling them with liquid nitrogen and pressurizing them to flight pressures. Also the Nosecone Test Rig gains more parts.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/Y-YuHUoNSDY
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Another BN1 section heading to the scrap yard.
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https://youtu.be/4VIOlW2vQTk
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Likely a forward dome section of SN16 getting stacked in the mid bay (© LabPadre)
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A common dome got sleeved in the night.
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I love the new signs at SpaceX Boca Chica launch site.
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1382736574685843463?s
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BN2 Aft dome.
GSE 3 forward dome.
SN20 common dome.
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Delivery.
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Raptor SN56 was loaded into the Raptor van and taken away.
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Work continues on the nosecone testing structure.
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New signs.
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As Starship SN15 prepares for Raptor installation and further testing, new sections of SN16 are lifted in the Mid Bay for stacking. Meanwhile, Raptor engine SN56 loaded in the van for the trip back to McGregor.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/3LzjeFEpjBM
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SN16 is growing.
Various BN1 sections
Family portraits.
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GSE 3 forward section was stacked.
Two ring high section was moved to the scrap yard.
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GSE 3 aft dome barrel section being moved into tent 1.
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Nosecone testing structure.
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Starship SN15's Raptor engines have been delivered to the launch site and are being prepared for installation on the vehicle. The GSE 3 tank had its forward dome section stacked atop a barrel section, work around the Orbital Launch Site continued, and Starship was selected for NASA's Artemis Program Human Landing System!
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/zxTWXU_CoLM
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Brief history of Starship development from SpaceX's HLS award announcement:
SpaceX is rapidly advancing Starship development, drawing on an extensive history of launch vehicle and engine development programs. Since January 2020, SpaceX has built 10 Starship prototypes, with production and fidelity accelerating on each build. SpaceX has manufactured and tested more than 60 of Starship’s Raptor engines, accumulating nearly 30,000 seconds of total test time over 567 engine starts, including on multiple Starship static fires and flight tests. We have conducted six suborbital flight tests, including two 150-m hops and four high-altitude flights. SpaceX has also built a full-size Super Heavy booster as part of a pathfinder effort, and currently has five vehicles in production.
https://www.spacex.com/updates/starship-moon-announcement/index.html
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https://twitter.com/RingWatchers/status/1383502541325881345
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1383550168696430597
Starbase Production Diagram - 18th April 2021
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SpaceX continues to work on the present and the future as Starship SN15 prepares for a flight test next week, while the Orbital Launch Site readies for Super Heavy.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/RD72zZxtcFM
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/starship-sn15-flight-major-nasa-vindication/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1383906315773218817
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Starship SN15's static fire is set for Tuesday 4/20, work on the orbital launch table continued, and an overview of the build and launch sites via car.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/IUimvnXArEI
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Road closure for today rescheduled.
https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1384148831449718789?s=19
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1384160377802420232
A road closure from noon - 1:30 p.m. has been posted for today, April 19. The GSE 2 tank has been moved out of the mid bay and it’s ready to be transported to the launch site. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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GSE2 is headed to the pad :) Nice view with SN15 and GSE1 via LabPadre.
https://twitter.com/SpacePadreIsle/status/1384232928087928837
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The GSE 2 tank has arrived at the launch site at SpaceX Boca Chica 🚀
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1384249705857617927
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https://twitter.com/gatewaytomars/status/1384309816852578306
GSE-2 is now in its desired location at the orbital launch pad!
Credit: @LabPadre
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The GSE 3 aft dome was sleeved on the stand.
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Work continues on the nosecone testing structure.
The BN2 aft dome section is back outside.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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GSE 2 tank out of the mid bay and leaving the production site.
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GSE 2 tank lifted onto the concrete stand.
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VIDEO: The 2nd GSE tank arrived at the orbital launch pad on Monday while teams continued to assemble the nosecone testing jig.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/nAUZVEKpWk8
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SN16 aft section heading into the mid bay.
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The label on B2.1 dome inside tent 1.
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A section out of the tent.
Sections at the rear of the tents.
Work continues on the nosecone test structure.
Another ring added to the tank at the propellant production site.
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Work continues around the top of the high bay.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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SN16
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A new booster dome labeled "B2.1 Dome" was spotted, Starship SN16's aft section was lifted into the Mid Bay, and a new part was added to the orbital launch tower.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by DK (@DKlarations).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNnsm4ohetU
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Today's road closure modified in a rather odd way. I think the first part of te closure (from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.) could be used for a transfer to the test site.
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Road is closed. Likely a move of some sort.
Edit to add: the partially assembled LR11350 is on the move from the launch site.
Credit: LabPadre Sentinel and Pad Cam
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1384907402244415489
The first road closure at SpaceX Boca Chica is for transporting the Fagioli crane from the launch site.
@NASASpaceflight
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The Orbital Launch Mount legs are getting their mounting pads.
AND a second column for the Orbital Launch Tower has arrived and is about to be lifted off the flatbed.
Image Credit: LabPadre's livestream
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https://twitter.com/gatewaytomars/status/1384985392940679168
More progress is taking place on the Orbital Launch/Catch tower!
Credit: @LabPadre
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The BN2 aft section has been flipped.
The GSE 3 Mid #2 section was moved out of tent 1.
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Nosecone testing structure.
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View into the high bay.
Delivery at the propellant production site.
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Orbital launch table.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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New (short) closures posted for tomorrow
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The big red crane leaving the launch site.
The crane is now parked next to the crane shed.
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BN2's Aft Dome was flipped, the Liebherr LR 11350 crane was moved, and work on the Orbital Launch Table and at the Orbital Launch Site continued.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/BvoLOzOlOWs
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Mystery nosecone is on the move.
7:58 AM - start of movement, moving northwest
8:09 AM - turned, moving southeast toward the road
GSE 3 stacking happening at the same time.
7:42 AM - Top section lifted.
7:47 AM - Top section mated with a 4 ring section.
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Structural test article on the move
Credit LabPadre
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Old Lopnose moving east.
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Never thought of it, but it makes sense it will be attacked while pressurized, so needs to be at the pad.
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Five major projects going on at the pad. Makes ol "We do one thing and move on to the next" look kind of lazy.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1385259787714134022
The test nosecone has arrived at the SpaceX Boca Chica launch site. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1385266732344823808
Zeus and Apollo are enjoying a walk about at the Boca Chica launch site. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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It looks like the nosecone has been placed between pad A and B. (right beside pad B? It's difficult to tell)
Per LabPadre Nerdle and Pad cam.
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https://youtu.be/ST31pLKb6cw
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1385323283764047872
Starship SN16🚀
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GSE 3 tank stacking this morning.
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The nosecone testing structure was transported to the launch site.
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Delivery that left in the direction of the launch site.
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GSE 3 aft dome out for flipping.
Nosecone in tent 3.
Forward flap being installed on the nosecone in tent 3.
Aft flap delivered.
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Work on the tower continues.
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Work continues on the orbital launch stand.
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Tankzilla unhooked from the GSE 2 tank.
Concrete being pumped.
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Zeus and Apollo.
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Amid a huge amount of work at the Orbital Launch Site, the test nosecone and rig rolled down Highway 4, to be greeted by SpaceX's robodogs Zeus and Apollo.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal ). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations
https://youtu.be/NBAhjatJOhk
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1385420290306363398
It's around 17 minutes of the video. Michael B. meant 12 times a day.
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Looks like SN16's nose is ready to assemble.
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https://youtu.be/x4BxoPlDO6g
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GSE 3 tank.
Booster dome outside tent 2.
SN16 nosecone.
Section in tent 3 with tiles attached.
SN16 in the mid bay.
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Orbital launch stand.
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Orbital tower progress.
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Concrete is being pumped.
SN15 and the test nosecone.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1385749625114488832
Starbase Production Diagram - 24th April 2021
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VIDEO: A Super Heavy thrust dome was spotted at the Boca Chica build site while the orbital launch tower continued to make progress at the launch site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).
https://youtu.be/pNH9dJVG-7U
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https://twitter.com/RingWatchers/status/1386051453450661889
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Pipes added to the GSE 3 tank.
SPMTs at the production site.
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Two ring high section outside the tents.
Four ring high section outside the tents.
Work continues on the orbital launch table.
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SN16 nosecone and another nosecone inside tent 3.
Deliveries.
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BN3 aft dome was sleeved.
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Interesting dome.
SpaceX's black and white cat. The first time I saw the cat was way back when Mk1 was being built.
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Tank progress at the propellant production plant.
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Pics taken at the launch sites.
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Integration tower corner section delivered.
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SpaceX's push toward an orbital launch of the Starship Launch System is being aided by the growing infrastructure at the Launch Site and Super Heavy BN3's assembly.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer).
https://youtu.be/ADOYBEC2DXw
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https://youtu.be/diSZ0rMdn2w
04.24.2021 It may not seem like much but SpaceX Boca Chica, Texas is now testing unstacked nose cones. It appears today they activated the RCS thrusters at 1:46 PM local time behind the Iron Henge building. This seems to be an obvious push to ramp up the Starship project's progress Exciting times are a head!
All images are explicitly owned by LabPadre Media and may not be used without written consent.
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BN3 aft dome section moved from stand.
Another dome moved onto the stand.
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Solar panels being installed on the container wall at the propellant production site.
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Crane hooked up to the last BN1 section.
At the rear of tent 3.
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Orbital launch table.
Three ring high section.
A new two ring high section.
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Pics taken at the launch sites.
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Crews prep Tankzilla for transport back to the Crane Shed area ahead of Starship SN15's static fire & test flight. Meanwhile a Forward Dome is placed on the Sleeving Stand and Integration Tower work continues.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/1qPRRUYriUU
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Via LabPadre's Sentinel Camera (http://youtube.com/watch?v=richjW1jj20), SN16's nose section is being stacked :)
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1386678992363823104
It was another beautiful sunrise at SpaceX Boca Chica. Two more sections for the integration tower have arrived. Starship SN16 nosecone sections have been stacked. It’s just another busy day at SpaceX. 🤩🚀🔥
@NASASpaceflight
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Starship SN15 is about to conduct pre-launch Static Fire tests.
Groundwork toward the orbital launch attempt.
New dual-bay vertical Raptor Test Stand at McGregor set to increase engine test capacity.
Our latest Starship article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/starship-sn15-tests-mcgregor-raptor-testing/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1386751700564905984
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SN16's snout.
One section of BN1 is still intact next to the bottom sections of SN 5&6.
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The Launch Tower at the Orbital Launch Site continues to rise ahead of hosting Super Heavy. Meanwhile, SN16's nosecone was mated at the Production Site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations).
https://youtu.be/4P4yh78QlFI
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Two sections of the Integration Tower were delivered at the Propellant Production Plant.
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Tankzilla counterweights at the production site.
GSE 3 aft section.
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SN16 nose sections have been stacked.
The dome that was on the stand has been sleeved.
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Cryo shell at the Propellant Production site.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Tankzilla is ready to be transported.
SN15 and the test nosecone.
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SN20 aft dome.
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Delivered at the propellent production site near the Integration Tower sections that were unloaded there yesterday.
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Two rolls of stainless steel delivered.
Orbital launch table.
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Crane moving one of the Integration Tower sections at the propellent production site.
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Pics taken at the Orbital launch site.
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Delivery at the Orbital launch site.
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Crane ready for transport.
Working on the Orbital launch stand.
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As Starship SN15 prepares for more testing before its flight, SN16's nosecone is stacked on its barrel section. Meanwhile more sections of the Integration Tower are prepared.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/ALC9ySd0pzA
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Drive by this morning
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1387397341590835200
Good morning from Starbase! 🤩🚀
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1387397581626609668
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1387409339577667588
A new raptor just got delivered to the construction area
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1387438981009264648
Raptor # 59 "The Mighty DOGE"
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first blueprint update since SN8, including a full res version, only here ;)
https://twitter.com/fael097/status/1387491327588319234
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SN16 nosecone and a barrel section with lots of tiles.
Raptor SN55 loaded onto the Raptor Van.
A section ready to be moved into the mid bay.
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Dome being sleeved.
BN3 aft dome section is back out of the tent.
The orbital launch table.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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After a second static fire, Starship SN15 appears to be ready for its test flight. Crews are repairing the landing pad and removing cranes from the launch site in preparation for the flight.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/Gb41kjMWp6g
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https://youtu.be/bLutbCpGcPo
Edit to add: now live
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It looks like the section with all the heat tiles that came out of tent 3 will be a base for the next nose.
The next SN or gse tank or whatever it is has started rising in Midbay.
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Road opened. The nose lives another day.
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1387795614541430788
They are stacking another GSE tank this morning
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Starship SN15 now has FAA approval for its test flight currently scheduled for no earlier than April 30th. Meanwhile, Raptor Vac engine mounts are spotted.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations)
📺 https://youtu.be/98JAMSm-Rs8
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SN16 was moved into the highbay for nosecone stacking!
(From labpadre's sentinel cam)
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A view of SN16 in the high bay :)
https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1387943648931848194
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Better view of SN16 since they moved gse 3.
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1388131956471341058
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https://twitter.com/nickyx15a/status/1388144924143628290
Spotted a new Raptor engine getting delivered ahead of SN15's flight today with @austinbarnard45 . Did not catch a number, but it is marked "INSERT MEME HERE". The guy running this joke must be short on ideas today 😅
📸 -Myself for @SpaceflightIns
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1388147548205027329
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SN16 nosecone is headed towards highbay.
https://twitter.com/NickyX15A/status/1388143984254586880
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1388150261072400384
SN16’s nose cone has been transported to the highway
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Looks like high bay crane is attached to SN16's nosecone, ready to stack.
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1388179612610568193
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Nice view from live stream
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1388187047941316611
Meanwhile, Starship SN16 is taking shape in the High Bay. The nosecone is attached to the new Bridge Crane.
Starship Production Cadence is forever impressive.
➡️youtube.com/watch?v=rXG7W7…
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Got SN16's nose up there and sort of stalled out.
Film at 11.
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Almost there
https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1388211460510306306
SN16’s nosecone is being stacked in the high bay! The next Starship prototype is now soon to be fully stacked! 🚀
📸 @LabPadre
Edit to add: another @LabPadre shot
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1388220911275450372
Starship SN16 has been stacked inside the high bay! 🚀
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Those elevators look like a lot more fun at 100x.
SN16.
https://youtu.be/FjqwuyuqXEE
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Nosecone barrel section.
SN16.
Orbital launch table.
Ring sections.
Label on the single ring.
Integration tower.
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https://twitter.com/raceorbit/status/1388600525877391365
Support structure for Orbital Launch Pad was removed. Now, the pillars can withstand on its own
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As Starship SN15 prepares for flight, the tank and nosecone sections of SN16 were moved into the High Bay for stacking. SN16 is next in line to fly after SN15.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations).
https://youtu.be/okzw_kKtIvQ
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There will be a dedicated SN16 update only thread here next week. There's already one for L2 level updates.
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Integration Tower sections being assembled at the Propellent Production site.
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High bay.
Another door opening for tent 3.
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Methane truck leaving the Propellent Production site.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1389038622456705024
Starbase Production Diagram - 3rd May 2021
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1389211690705825795
Cryo#3 is getting welded today
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Fourth column going in for the first tower section at the gas well site:
https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1389239761148289026
BTW, if any of the photographers here are able to get a photo of SN17 in the mid bay that would be cool. :)
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SN16 in the high bay and the GSE 3 tank.
BN3 aft dome section waiting to be flipped.
Orbital launch table.
Thrust puck delivered.
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Tower section assembly progress.
GSE tank shell progress.
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Wooden chair with a beautiful "Doge to the Moon" mural by Lopez Family Woodworks.
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SpaceX assembles sections of the Integration Tower at the Propellant Production Site while Starship SN15 prepares for its next test flight attempt.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/mN3X-pHRTmk
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BH3 thrust section getting ready to flip!
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1389598246679494672
Some baffles for fuel tanks got delivered to the production site
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https://youtu.be/FZvGh73XG5E
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Poor thing...
https://twitter.com/derekiswise/status/1389652557887426566
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BN3 aft dome section has been flipped.
GSE 4 forward dome has been sleeved.
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Work continues on the GSE 3 tank.
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4 ring high barrel section at the rear of tent 1.
3 ring high barrel section being moved from tent 2 to tent 1.
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Orbital launch table.
Another Tower section being assembled at the Propellant Production site.
Work continues on the GSE shell section.
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Starship SN15 scrubbed its flight attempt due to weather. Its next attempt is scheduled for no earlier than May 5, 2021. Although it didn't fly, SN15 did wiggle its flaps.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team.
📺 https://youtu.be/w3WTYi7fH8E
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1389957492638105600
8 COPVs were delivered along with some other boxes
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As Starship SN15 prepared for its test flight, SpaceX moved Cryo Tank Shells at the Propellant Production Site.
Flight video will be on in the morning!
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfhmR4ptmC0
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SN16 has had at least one of its aft flaps installed.
Per NSF SN15 Recovery stream
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There's another ring stack in Midbay next to SN17.
The last of SN5 or 6 is hooked to a crane and getting unbolted from it's stand.
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BN3 forward tank #2 section.
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New road closure for Friday, 10AM to 12PM.
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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Crews prepare to move Starship SN15 after a successful landing following its 10km test flight. Tankzilla has also been rolled out to assist.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations)
📺 https://youtu.be/mGkhrRw3VnY
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SN16 was detached from the bridge crane about an hour ago
Credit: LabPadre Sentinel Cam
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The scaffolding around the base of SN16's nosecone appears to have been removed in the last hour.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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Don't know if I'm on the good topic, but they're moving the really big crane to the pad.
CF LabCam on Labpadre stream!
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Crane has unhooked from SN16.
The barrel section at the rear of tent 3 is BN3 aft #2.
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The 4 ring high barrel section on the right is SN20 mid LOX.
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Progress at the propellant production site.
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Pumping concrete this morning at the orbital launch site.
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https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1390737416386924546
That's one gigantic crane
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Common dome flipped.
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Scale of Starship. After successful flight.
Credit: Cosmic Perspective
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1390872503359213568
Starbase Production Diagram - 8th May 2021
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Starship SN15 was moved to the center of the landing pad and its legs were removed. A booster common dome was flipped, and cryo tank shell work continued.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Myself for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Theo Ripper (@theoripper).
https://youtu.be/AlVNyVKQwc4
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1391024071316545539
This morning Starship SN17 mid-LOX section is outside waiting to be stacked at the SpaceX Production site. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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SN17 mid-LOX section ready to be stacked.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1390844350603698176
Starship SN16🚀
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Oops
https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1391083435918245890
So, they got the roll lift carrying crane weights completely buried.
50+ tons on board
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1391093942645661698
Correction
90+ tons 40 on the front and 40 on the back, plus the other thing
https://twitter.com/bottinphilip/status/1391103778783387649
They got everything unloaded and the transporter is heading back to the high bay
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https://twitter.com/RingWatchers/status/1391086358014439425
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As recovery operations continue with Starship SN15, SN16 moves into the back corner of the High Bay. Meanwhile, Launch Integration Tower section assembly continues.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/mXKq9IqpPrQ
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Starship SN15 remains in the same spot as gusty winds blow through Boca Chica. Meanwhile, crews continue to work on the Nosecone Test Rig and Launch Integration Tower.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/0vq0qF3bwbg
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Pending the plan, we'll start a new 15 reflight thread, or a 16 thread (or not) etc. etc.
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1391514818528559109
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/05/sn15s-success-spacex-next-steps-orbital-goals/
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New tank delivered to the propellant production site.
Launch tower sections.
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SN16 in the high bay.
Boot prints on aft flap.
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A pane of glass installed on the high bay.
Orbital launch table.
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SN17 mid LOX section still waiting to be stacked.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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View of the sub-orbital launch site.
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The nose structural test article's flap simulators have been removed.
https://twitter.com/BottinPhilip/status/1391551034837905412
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1391760199778717701
Another crane base has arrived at the Boca Chica launch site. I ❤️cranes. 😍🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://youtu.be/l2r8bGFOYYc
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Nosecone in tent 3.
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Dome section waiting to be flipped.
Part off the test nosecone.
Delivery.
Label on roll of stainless steel.
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Launch tower sections at the propellant production site.
Checking the weld on the cryo shell.
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Crane transported to the launch site.
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GSE 4 aft dome section has been flipped.
Delivery.
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Something moving tomorrow
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They have moved the nosecone test rig to the....landing pad?
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As the Orbital Launch Site begins to take shape, SpaceX prepares to build a 4th GSE tank. Meanwhile, flap mounting jigs are spotted on a new nosecone section
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) & NSF Robot Camera Team. Edited by (@DKlarations)
📺 https://youtu.be/bh98TVHF7UA
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While SN15 heads to the orbital pad area to be picked up by the blue crane, the big LR 11350 is getting the first of its double boom assembled. I didn't even realize they were going with this configuration. This is one massive crane...
Image credit: LabPadre livestream and Liebherr's website
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1392164337523912709
Looks like the nose cone test rig is about to move... and SN15 is getting ready for lift! No better place to live chat from-> 1pm CT landing footage team premiere youtu.be/Y_9FZDnCaoU
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1392178779116691460
Nose Cone is rolling back towards the build site🚀
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1392195697718415360
Always amazed when space hardware moves down the road
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1392193480349343747
Starbase Tx Build Site Closeup
Labels by: @BingoBoca
Flyover YouTube link: youtu.be/l2r8bGFOYYc
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SN15 and the test nosecone.
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Test nosecone leaving the launch site.
Test nosecone in the high bay with SN16.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
Frankencrane is colorful.
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Starship SN15 is being prepared for a lift back onto the launch pad, this time Suborbital Pad B. It is unclear if it will be flown again but Elon has stated they may attempt to.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
https://youtu.be/gpkd6-8Akxo
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Hello space enthusiasts!
With the kind permission of Chris B. I may present you from today also here my 3D construction progress updates of the starbase in Boca Chica.
Thank you very much.
I am happy to be a small part of this great community.
Here is my update for today:
https://youtu.be/ZBewupM613U
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Deliveries.
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Cryo tank shell progress.
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The test nosecone is out of it's cage.
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Frankencrane progress.
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Temporary road closure for something on Friday
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Video footage taken at BC yesterday
https://youtu.be/8bCGnY5FFMU
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The test nosecone was removed from its test cell, then moved outside of the High Bay. SN15 waits to be lifted on Pad B for inspection and possible further testing. Work on the Orbital Launch Site continues.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations).
https://youtu.be/GyXpZJQ0wgA
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SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site! daily 3D UPDATE!
https://youtu.be/VkA7Rja2sAU
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Winds delay SN15's lift onto Suborbital Pad B for another day. Orbital Tank Farm construction, LR11350 assembly, High Bay construction, and Cryo Tank Shell work continued.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/avQKRodAhnY
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SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site! daily 3D UPDATE!
https://youtu.be/BFbR5MQ8sDQ
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1393190900533239808
Primary Date: Intermittent Closure Canceled for Friday, May 14, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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From @LabPadre
https://twitter.com/gatewaytomars/status/1393218214373429255
With SN15 on the pad again the SPMT is now returning back to the production site!
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1393330640519458817
Starbase Production Diagram - 15th May 2021
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Starship SN15 was lifted onto Suborbital Pad B for inspections and possible further testing, work on the orbital launch site continued, and the test nosecone was disassembled.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by me.
➡️ youtu.be/gPBsG6rs8M4
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Frankencrane progress.
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Orbital launch table.
Dismantling of the test nosecone and it's cage was moved from the production site.
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Sections at the front of the tents.
Pad A.
New crane parts arrived.
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1393420361404846080
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPBsG6rs8M4
Reminder. This is an UPDATE ONLY thread. Non updates will be deleted. Many 1000s have these threads on notification for new updates only.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1393573732225069057
STARBASE sign being installed in front of the container wall at the SpaceX Propellant Production site? I will have to check on the progress later today. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Start tower pre-assembly make small differences visible.
https://youtu.be/AYtFwpWWOGQ
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twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1393588366856364033
With the B being brought out of the truck I think it’s safe to say it’s STARBASE. 🤩
@NASASpaceflight
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1393595913596293128
This rules out Starbucks. 🤩
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Finished sign
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1393604647886196740
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1393621395066834944
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More crane parts.
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Orbital launch site pics.
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Pics taken at the production site.
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Starship SN16 has a roommate.
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View of the propellant production site.
Launch integration tower sections.
The nosecone cage is now parked at the back entrance to the propellant production site.
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New STARBASE sign in front of the container wall at the propellant production site.
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SpaceX unveils a new Starbase sign outside of the Propellant Production Site. SpaceX aims to incorporate the area as Starbase, TX as they push toward the first orbital launch.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
https://youtu.be/VOo6YVz4FMA
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1393743783242706944
Welcome to STARBASE! 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1393758375637405696
The moment the STARBASE sign was lit up for the first time. Another special moment with special people. ❤️🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1393756816404893698
SN20 and BN3 ring sections spotted in the production yard near the high bay. Look at the cool booster design shown on the picture. Nice landing legs and grid fins:
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STARBASE illuminated sign was installed on Highway4 towards Boca Chica beach.
https://youtu.be/2dB_-MlH7v8
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1393934605087019012
Crane parts delivery day at SpaceX Starbase launch site. 🏗🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Starship Sunday :)
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/05/starship-sn15-reflight-road-orbit/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1394013868985364491
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New crane progress.
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Frankencrane progress.
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Nosecones in tent 3.
Booster tube (?).
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As Starship SN15 is inspected for a potential second flight, SpaceX crews assemble two new massive cranes to assist in Orbital Launch Site construction.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/tPqF_2xULrE
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Here is my summary of the renders from last week!
https://youtu.be/JvZy82urqn0
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SN15 and cranes.
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Crane parts delivered.
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Frankencrane and launch integration tower.
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Buckner crane progress.
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Work continues on the orbital launch stand and the launch integration tower.
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Forward dome.
Three high ring section.
Delivery.
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Launch integration tower progress at the propellant production site.
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Test dome.
Delivery.
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The new Liebherr LR 11000 crane has the rest of its large components assembled, minus its full boom. Once complete it will assist Frankencrane in Orbital Launch Site construction.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/MHP8ADl8GJY
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The STARBASE sign was lit up for a short time tonight.
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The launch table columns have been filled with concrete over the last few days/hours.
The mighty sixteen threaded rods are now deeply anchored in the concrete of the columns.
Unfortunately, our puzzle will soon come to an end.
https://youtu.be/W_V6TL5llJ8
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1394644964601208835
The beginning of a new era
#Starship @elonmusk @SpaceX
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1394688227320152066
LR 11350 crane is massive!
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She's up!
The LR11000 has set a land speed record for assembly and is now standing tall. All eyes now on the LR11350 with the Power Boom.
Image credit: LabPadre's livestream
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GSE aft section.
SN16.
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Test dome on the stand.
Test dome has been sleeved.
Scrap label on the sleeve.
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Crane hooked up to the cryo tank shell.
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Delivery.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Big Bucky has risen.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1394787098150854659
Starbase Testing Diagram - 2020 & 2021.
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An aft dome used for Raptor Vacuum mount testing was sleeved with a scrap barrel section. The LR 11000 crane lifted its boom as work at the orbital tank farm continued.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW_JyGq2pGo
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https://twitter.com/RingWatchers/status/1394819896014483456
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Here is my 3D update for today.
GSE Tank farm construction site.
https://youtu.be/OT63mcupnfI
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Severe thunderstorm bearing down on Boca Chica right now. Security Tesla is out (evacuating launch site?)
Per LabPadre pad cam
Edit: Looks like it damaged a ring section at the production site:
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1395071695363330048
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Booster part?
Orbital launch table progress.
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Launch integration tower section work at the propellant production site.
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Big Bucky's tracks are off the crane mats.
Frankencrane progress.
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Pics of the launch site as the storm rolled in.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1395133660664418305
Integration Tower assembly at the Sanchez Site.
*Two more Integration Tower segments will be assembled on the top left of the image
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https://youtu.be/OfgpnPEaBhs
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As a powerful lightning stormed approaches, an octopus of a methane manifold was spotted outside the production tents. This will feed methane to each of Super Heavy's Raptor engines.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/KWaSBJnSYGE
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1395201342369517569
Sunset after today’s stormy weather at SpaceX Starbase launch site. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://youtu.be/bfOs6L_zQR8
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https://youtu.be/bfOs6L_zQR8
The elevator parts and some of the scafolding parts are already visible close to the orbital tower (RGV last flyover).
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1395402750314287105
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1395444754285056002
Primary Date: Beach Open, Intermittent Road Closure for Friday, May 21, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1395456025692622863
GSE area construction now. Trying a pano shot:
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1395460408702611460
Another pano now dif angle:
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Last night's sunset.
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Sunrise.
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Scaffolding going up around the top of a launch integration tower section at the propellant production site.
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The cryo shell became another section taller.
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Deliveries parked off the highway at the propellant production site.
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Delivery at the launch site.
Concrete being pumped and work continues on the orbital integration tower.
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Nosecone outside tent 3.
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SpaceX added work platforms to the top of a Launch Tower section ahead of potential stacking at the Propellant Production Plant.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)
📺 https://youtu.be/6MelP3-zVXo
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twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1395434559727144961
Fresh delivery:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1395549562606129153
Some closer pics:
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1395718372868956162
Another pretty sunrise at Starbase launch site. 🤩🚀💫
@NASASpaceflight
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https://youtu.be/pxE0br4EfHc
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A section of the Gas site assembled launch tower segments (the one with scaffolding) has moved per Labpadre YouTube stream.
As of 8:30 local time it is still moving, slowly.
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Tower segment on the road now (and moving pretty fast)
Per LabPadre Lab Cam
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1395749739698827270
Tower section on the move!
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1395759499755937805
Wow. Coming around the corner now
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1395766072335339520
A section of the launch integration tower has been transported to the launch site. 🤩🚀🏗
@NASASpaceflight
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1395765939665182726
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Per LabPadre Stream, red,yellow,green boom crane is raising.
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1395781655491751946
Giant crane rising:
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1395839163719720963
Spotted SN21 Common Dome tucked in the back:
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Monster crane is up
LabPadre (Launch Pad Cam)
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Orbital integration tower section arrived at the launch site.
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Raptor SN54 removed from Starship SN15.
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GSE aft section, Starship common dome section and another barrel section at the front of tent 1.
A new dome outside the front of the tents.
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Some heat tiles have been removed from the SN17 mid lox section.
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Frankencrane has risen.
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The SN21 common dome is now actually the GSE 5 forward dome.
Section inside tent 1.
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A new section for the Orbital Site's Launch Tower was rolled out today as SpaceX gears up for the first orbital test. Meanwhile, all 3 Raptors were removed from Starship SN15.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robot Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/kSuA132Ivpw
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1395889974105542657
Some assembly required: The first launch tower segment built at the production facility has arrived for stacking at the pad.
The scale is immense!
#Starship @SpaceX @elonmusk
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https://youtu.be/9_5Cw7a_71c
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1396139675274854403
Scaffolding is going up around the top of the integration tower section at the Starbase orbital launch site. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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Cryo tank got a little taller this morning.
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View at the rear of the tents.
The nosecone test stand is being modified.
GSE 5 stack #2 forward dome section.
Pic of the label.
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View at the front of the tents.
Dome section.
The 7.2 test tank will eventually be moved to the scrap yard.
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SPMT parked at the entrance to the production site.
Orbital launch table.
Working on the heavy duty transport stand.
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The GSE 5 forward dome has been sleeved.
Pic of the section inside tent 1.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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As SpaceX prepares to lift the new Launch Tower section, a ring section was added to the Cryo Tank Shell at the Propellant Production Site.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/r5xnk0WVWf0
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1396418637188112392
Starbase Production Diagram - 23rd May 2021
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1396445116995231749
Orbital Tank Farm Diagram - 23rd May 2021
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https://youtu.be/OmYXyQjxM_s
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https://youtu.be/CKZDqZxTwsI
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BN3 grew taller in the high bay.
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Another cryo tank ring being moved.
Tower sections at the propellant production site.
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Frankencrane hooked up to the lifting rig that will be used to lift the tower section.
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Another crane was need at the launch site.
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Two tanks (?) were moved and set onto concrete stands.
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Delivered to the orbital launch site.
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The elevator for the launch integration tower was lowered into the tower section.
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A Starship section in front of the mid bay.
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Overnight, crews stack a new ring section onto Super Heavy BN3. Meanwhile, Frankencrane prepares to stack the the new Launch Tower section.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/XsDFo6GBRDU
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1396693293216509956
Not sure what SN this is for, but probably SN20 for the first orbital attempt. It's a new arrangement of heat shield tiles.
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1396631745466970114
These were the 2 sections with visible labels in the production yard near the high bay:
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1396626650029346822
The technical details of the Heat Exchanger Methane Sub-Coolers:
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https://youtu.be/1mnb4WQ_dD4
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1396815763135152134
An entire rainbow over SpaceX’s Starbase launch site. 🌈🚀🤩
@NASASpaceflight
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https://youtu.be/zZjBO9g2zl8
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Mary reports that the base of the new tower section is being unbolted from the transporter.
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1396847511625768961
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Tower portion is airborne - lift underway
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twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1396860113739264003
CATO (Crane Assisted Take Off) for the Launch Tower segment.
Meanwhile, the SPMT has arrived at the suborbital launch site with a Starship stand, which likely means Starship SN15 will not fly again.
➡️youtube.com/watch?v=zZjBO9…
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1396866527761215488
Getting closer.
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Different angle
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1396863747524861961
The first tower segment lift is underway. #Starship
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1396867954185326595
Tower segments almost aligned
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Preparing for the Launch Tower segment to be stacked.
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Lift.
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And stacked.
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Nosecone test stand has another section added to it.
Starship common dome section out at the rear of tent 1.
Sections still outside the mid bay.
Orbital launch table.
Launch site.
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Frankencrane lifts a new Launch Tower section onto the base. Once complete, it will stand 469 feet (143 meters) tall. Also spotted was a Transport Stand moving toward SN15.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/3qbKxrBmIRU
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The BN3 stack was either moved inside the high bay or stacked on the next section.
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
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https://youtu.be/psJicw01cCk
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Aft tank #5 Booster section.
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Work continues on this structure.
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High bay progress.
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Concrete being poured this morning.
View of the site.
Tower segment transport stand.
Several of these were delivered to the orbital launch site.
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The crane detached from the orbital launch tower this morning.
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Working on the orbital launch stand.
Orbital launch tower.
Plumbing being installed on a GSE tank at the orbital site.
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Booster section ready to be stacked in the high bay.
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1397291411876290566
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Closures for tomorrow
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Starship SN15 was hooked up to the LR 11000 crane ahead of being lifted off Suborbital Pad B. Work on the Orbital Launch Site, Super Heavy BN3, and the High Bay Bar continued.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_fGjJkZSwg
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1397371456363900931
Spotted a section with an unusual side opening. Don't know what it's for.
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Aiming to have hot gas thrusters on booster for first orbital flight
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1397348509309829121
Q: "Why is order of LOX and CH4 opposite on starship and super heavy?"
Elon: "They are now the same (LOX below CH4). Ox is 3.5 times heavier than fuel, so makes sense to have it lower."
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1397348226806665220
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https://youtu.be/SKBubuTF014
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1397584945531469826
Potential Super Heavy hold down clamps spotted.
The first one has been installed to the orbital launch table.
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1397585744248676356
Here is a slightly different angle
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1397656865891356677
Primary Date: Intermittent Road Closure.
Boca Chica Beach will remain open. for Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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After becoming the first Starship prototype to land without exploding, Starship SN15 was rolled back to the Production Site. SN15's fate is unknown at this time.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/hlp4AFj9_no
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Scaffolding going up around the top of another Tower segment this afternoon.
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Dismantling the Tower transport structure and sections being transported away from the launch site.
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The BN3 stack was either moved inside the high bay or stacked on the next section.
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
Looks like another BN3 stack down - or at least preparations for the next one. From this perspective, BN3 is currently 15 (+/- 1) rings tall.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1397902999780007942
I am loving this view this morning. Starship SN16 and Starship SN15. 🤩😍
@NASASpaceflight
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https://youtu.be/ihoHysTty78
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https://youtu.be/qT5AClcf4Jw
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SN16 and SN15.
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Removing beams from the third tower section that was erected at the propellant production site.
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Staircase section being lowered into the next tower section to be transported to the orbital site.
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Rebar work.
Earth work.
Tower transport sections.
The launch tower elevator was being used today.
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Boston Dynamics dog guarding the launch site.
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OLIT segment #3 starts moving to the launch pad
Lab Cam - SpaceX Starship Launch Facility (LabPadre)
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Cryo tank shell.
Header tank and dome section.
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Orbital launch table.
The transport stand.
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Elevator in the orbital launch tower.
Tower segment arrived at the launch site.
Frankencrane parts arrived.
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1398123830871150600
Ship 16 & Booster 2, Starbase Highbay
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The third Launch Tower segment was moved to the launch site, Orbital Tank Farm construction continued, and a Starship Common Dome section with mounts for a full heat shield was spotted.
https://youtu.be/ROJA6JHwDuw
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https://youtu.be/xEWv06qvWio
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per labPadre it seems they are going for a segment raising.
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https://twitter.com/spacexbocachica/status/1398277904195276801
The third section of the Orbital Launch Integration Tower is being attached to the LR11350 crane.
📸@LabPadre's Pad Cam
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Cryo shell 1 have been moved to the edge of the highway - moving to the launch pad at 10 am CST?
Lab Cam - SpaceX Starship Launch Facility (LabPadre)
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https://youtu.be/X4lq5Mz1jgQ
Edit to add: now live
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1398297336879763460
First cryo shell ready to move down the road. #cryoroadtrip
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1398294086650449924
Prep is under way to lift the 3rd tower segment into place. #starship
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Per LabPadre Stream Cryoshell 1 is moving.
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1398307799348752389
The first cryo tank shell has arrived at the Starbase launch site. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1398313222164422659
The Orbital Launch Tower segment is currently being lifted. 🏗🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
youtu.be/X4lq5Mz1jgQ
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We knew SN17 was in danger, but the first "destacking" occurred yesterday evening (27 May). The 7-ring stack of the common dome and mid LOX sections in the scrapyard was cut in two.
Nomadd's first photo here shows it earlier in the day, on the right: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50660.msg2244110#msg2244110
Credit: LabPadre - Sentinel Cam.
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1398347239219662852
Orbital launch tower section 3 has been stacked!
📸 @LabPadre
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Delivered to the launch site.
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A cryo tank shell was transported to the launch site.
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Sling spreader being raised and hooked up to the Tower segment.
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Going up.
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Lowering and stacked.
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The third Launch Integration Tower segment was lifted and stacked on top of the previously assembled sections at the Launch Site. The first Cryo Tank Shell was transported to the Launch site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/B3V0Zi1DPSs
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1398564449183690754
Starbase Production Diagram - 29th May 2021
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Looks like a dome was sleeved overnight.
Update: Mary's footage shows it was a GSE aft dome. It would be for GSE 5 or later. Timestamped link:
https://youtu.be/qr0sV8Jv5ck?t=216
Apologies for the big embed, not sure how to disable.
Images below from LabPadre Sentinel Cam.
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https://youtu.be/CLs1XidrOgY
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https://twitter.com/labpadre/status/1398673962142515212
New tank headed to the OL site. #SpaceX #BocaChica #Starbase #Texas #Starship
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GSE stack #2 forward dome section.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr0sV8Jv5ck
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Super Heavy thrust puck delivered.
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1398761944606285828
29 Raptors on Booster initially, rising to 32 later this year, along with thrust increase per engine. Aiming for >7500 ton thrust long-term. T/W ~1.5.
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https://youtu.be/zmZVj6Hqi28
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The booster test tank rolled out of the mid bay and headed towards the back of the ring yard (shoutout Jatoca who noticed).
Update: The fourth Sentinel Cam image below shows the crane lifting a jig. LabPadre's Raptor Roost view confirms that was then attached to the booster test tank, next to the test stand.
Images from LabPadre Sentinel Cam.
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At the Production Site, a new Thrust Puck is spotted for Super Heavy with mounting places for 9 center Raptor engines. The other 20 engines will be mounted to Super Heavy's Aft Dome.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/UoXJdW1fDcY
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Starship round up:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/05/groundwork-super-heavy-raptor-ramp-up/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1399105510981488645
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Adding structures on the orbital pad
Launch Pad Cam (LabPadre)
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Three Raptors in the Raptor Van.
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1399161791784132608
SpaceX crew were hard at work today, with significant progress continuing to take shape. From the integration of the third segment onto the tower, meanwhile teams also seen laying down rebar; to pour reinforced concrete on the site. what could be SN20s nose cone has been spotted!
twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1399161803863736323
As the tower rises; you can also notice a structure within the tower beginning to take shape. (Which is most likely is the first segments of an elevator shaft. The GSE tank farm is still awaiting for the third tanks arrival, meanwhile regard & other infrastructure is being laid.
https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1399161811656654850
When you think about it, it’s really mind blowing just how rapid SpaceX has transformed the once secluded area of Boca, into a site fit for testing & launching StarShip; I remember when many doubted the areas importance and how far we’ve come since. The rise of StarBase is now!🚀
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The booster test tank was lifted in the early hours of this morning - view from Lab's Sentinel Cam below. Lab's Raptor Roost view shows it was lifted onto the large test stand. Spotted by Quango1226 and Ulmo.
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In today's summary I show you all daily 3D renders of the last week.
News came from the launch tower, the launch table, the mysterious structure, the GSE tank farm and the new thrust puck test ram.
https://youtu.be/xoTLoemtPpk
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Delivery.
The Booster test tank has been moved onto the modified stand.
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Pics taken at the orbital launch site.
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Second column cap going onto the OLM at the OLS.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1399493381911425025
My cell signal has been terrible out here with my new phone. Can only send tweets at a few locations. That's why the delay. Very interesting piece here in the yard:
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Crews add extension caps to the top of the Orbital Launch Mount's pillars for the Launch Table to sit on. Meanwhile, the BN2.1 test tank has been moved onto the old Nosecone Test Stand.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/nffJ3BEQshQ
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One last slog.
SN17 is standing on it's own six legs and the BN 2.1 Test tank on the funny looking mount.
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4 sub-coolers installed on the east side of the orbital launch site. Not sure if all of them are for methane since I was only able to capture the sign for one of them.
https://www.kennedytank.com/stainless-steel-heat-exchangers/
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https://youtu.be/x0UuYEpmSZA
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1399766481458565121
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https://twitter.com/gatewaytomars/status/1399789957728718849
A third extension is preparing to be lifted as rain begins to fall in Starbase!
@LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1399828038163046406
The orbital launch mount has got its third pillar extension!
📸 @LabPadre
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The Frankencrane boom is slowly being lowered. It's expected that it will be extended to continue stacking of the tower.
Per LabPadre Nerdle
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Orbital launch mount progress.
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Pics taken yesterday.
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Pics taken yesterday of the propellant production site.
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Five of these have been delivered.
Four of these have been delivered.
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BN2.1 test tank.
Orbital launch table.
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View of the launch site.
Lowering Frankencrane.
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The Super Heavy BN2.1 Test tank was spotted on the modified nosecone test stand, presumably for pressure testing. Several large diesel generators and other sets of parts were delivered, and the third extension was added to the orbital launch mount.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/T5u4VYaRTfU
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1399874837330472960
Overhead shot of the Integration Tower & Orbital Launch Mount taken yesterday.
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https://twitter.com/ringwatchers/status/1399946909306003457
Diagram #6 | 2nd June, 2021 | "The KEY to Success"
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https://youtu.be/Z0PJX8e9hTI
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https://youtu.be/oQra8h9PMz0
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SpaceX has started building the fourth tower segment
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1400128795936497677
Labels by: @BingoBoca
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https://twitter.com/spacexbocachica/status/1400160041873850372
⚠ A new intermittent road closure has been issued for Thursday, June 3, 2pm - 4pm.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1400199747290476544
RIP SN17
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1400198890163511298
The scrapyard
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1400195664592637953
The orbital launch mount has got its fourth pillar extension!
📸 @LabPadre
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1400180305982537737
Starship SN16 & BN2
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1400190641703956482
Here is another photo of the Booster
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The fourth extension was removed and put back on the ground. The excitement at Starbase continues.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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The LR 11350 "Frankencrane" was prepared for a boom extension, Orbital Launch Tower and Tank Farm construction continued, and what appeared to be a header tank assembly jig was spotted.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nate Sheilds.
https://youtu.be/KN_FSnfYqzU
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1400261304657584128
Production area now:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1400284226990313472
Closer look at the new metal stand work:
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https://youtu.be/-lI9ljCIP10
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Déjà vu
https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1400466609144156165
The orbital launch mount is receiving its 4th pillar extension!
📸 @LabPadre
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The fourth extension was removed again and put back on the ground again. The deja vu at Starbase continues.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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The BN2.1 test tank has been moved to the gate of the build site ahead of today's closure.
The yellow crane at the launch site is also currently moving from Pad B to the landing pad/gate area. (Possibly to receive GSE3? Or to be transported?)
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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BN2.1 is on the road.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1400527171530145793
This afternoon the BN2.1 test tank is ready to roll to the pad at SpaceX Starbase. 🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1400543014108467203
I'm following the test tank now:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1400545472545054722
Couple more:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1400554211104919561
At the pad:
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Tank testing I assume:
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1400569031766257671
Primary Date: Closure Scheduled for Monday, June 7, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1400569056525045761
Secondary Date: Closure Scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1400569088674574339
Secondary Date: Closure Scheduled for Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Scrap dome.
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Progress on the tower sections.
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SN7.2 test tank in the scrap yard.
BN3 is going to get taller.
GSE mid #1 to the right.
Aft tank #5 Booster to the left.
BN2.1 test tank in the middle.
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The fourth leg extension was removed.
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The elevator at the top of the tower.
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BN2.1 ready to roll to the pad.
BN2.1 arriving at the pad.
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The Super Heavy BN2.1 test tank was rolled to the launch site. Meanwhile, the fourth extension to the Orbital Launch Mount was added, and then removed. GSE Tank 6 Mid Section #1, and Booster Aft Tank Section #5 were spotted.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations).
https://youtu.be/iX8n3L9oCis
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BN2 is now 20 rings tall - more than half its full height :)
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
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Unfortunately, that was just the Booster being lifted out of the scaffolding and moved towards the front of the high bay.
Credit: LabPadre Sentinel Cam Youtube Live Stream
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Unfortunately, that was just the Booster being lifted out of the scaffolding and moved towards the front of the high bay.
Credit: LabPadre Sentinel Cam Youtube Live Stream
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210604/6b6574cef4917544316954a1da04d8b8.jpg)
And after which it got stacked.
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https://youtu.be/IfLNGFcBufQ
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The daily attempt continues
https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1400799681064714242
The orbital launch mount is now receiving its 4th extension for the 3rd time!
📸 @LabPadre
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Additional closure details for Monday:
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1400917572602810372
Primary Date: Intermittent Road Closure.
Boca Chica beach will remain open. for Monday, June 7, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Pics of the launch site.
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Fourth extension placed on the orbital launch mount.
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Nosecone barrel section moved in front of the windbreak.
Working on the TPS.
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GSE 7 forward dome section.
BN3 and SN16 in the high bay.
BN3 forward 3 section at the rear of tent 3.
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Orbital launch table.
The stand next to the orbital launch table.
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Weld areas have been cut out of this dome section.
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Big Bucky has been moved in front of the GSE tanks.
Plumbing work.
LOX delivery.
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Working on Frankencrane extension.
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Another cryo tank section being stacked.
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Crews work to extend Frankencrane's boom in preparation for more Launch Tower sections to be rolled to the Launch Site. Meanwhile, more Super Heavy sections are spotted outside.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/vZSm0Nap8E0
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1401209534727823362
The orbital launch mount is receiving its 5th pillar extension!
📸 @LabPadre
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Sunrise.
View of the production site.
Scaffolding going up around a tower segment at the propellant production site.
Delivery.
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Staircase sections being removed from the integration tower.
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https://twitter.com/gatewaytomars/status/1401274124954005505
The 6th and final extension has been stacked to the orbital launch pad
@LabPadre
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Frankencrane extension progress.
Working on the BN2.1 test tank.
Delivery to the orbital site.
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The fifth extension being attached.
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Sixth extension added to the orbital launch mount.
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SN20 aft dome.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1401304659235532800
Starbase Production Diagram - 6th June 2021
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Work continues at pace on the Orbital Launch Site, while the aft dome of SN20 - potentially for the Starship set to fly on the orbital test - was spotted.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations).
https://youtu.be/17jpQTTrh6g
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Can anyone offer some insight into why they seem to be removing the staircase sections from the integration tower? I get that they have the elevator - but doesn't it seem like it'd make sense - even if just for backup and as a safety valve - to have a staircase as well?
The only guess I have is that they've realized that if there is a staircase, it may be required to have railings or other safety equipment to be compliant with various workplace safety regs, and it's just too much of a hassle to comply.
This is not the discussion thread. That's next door. Updates only here.
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Couple more pics of SN20 aft dome.
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Another tower section has being erected.
BN3 downcomer.
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Latest article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/06/ols-grows-super-heavy-raptor-capacity-increases/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1401657190939779074
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1401669021599154176
Primary Date: Closure Canceled for Monday, June 7, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Super Heavy BN3's methane downcomer was lifted into the High Bay for integration with the vehicle. Launch Tower, Cryo Shell, and Orbital Launch Site construction continued.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/HyjM3HxjSUU
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1401708724100730882
SpaceX got a special delivery while I was there today. Looks like pallets of equipment to build a "Mini-Bakery" at Starbase. "The Bakery" is what they call the heat shield manufacturing facility in Cape Canaveral Florida. Now they can make heat shield tiles at Starbase also. 😃
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https://youtu.be/gUN5luS-n5E
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1401904817971269632
Primary Date: Closure Canceled for Monday, June 7, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Looks like move (tower section?) is now tomorrow:
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1401929757533642755
Primary Date: Intermittent Closure Scheduled.
Boca Chica beach will remain open. for Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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The spreader bars with picking eyes were attached to the tower segment.
Tower segment is now on SPMT and ready to be transported.
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Tower segments.
Delivery.
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Orbital launch table.
Delivery.
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Pipes added to the propellant subcooler
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Orbital site.
Frankencrane progress.
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The fourth Launch Tower section has completed assembly and is ready to roll out to the Orbital Launch Site. The Liebherr LR 11350, aka "Frankencrane", was lengthened in preparation to lift the next sections.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/rTrqCfHVsis
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https://youtu.be/FbC_-37l-2M
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1402250854179217413
Primary Date: Intermittent Closure Canceled.
Boca Chica beach will remain open. for Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1402250884785057793
Secondary Date: Closure Extended for Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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The road has been closed for the past three hours now, and the pad looks to be almost clear. Definitely looks like there's going to be some sort of test today.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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Another dome is out in front of tent 1.
The fourth corner of the tower section is now up.
The cryo tank shell is really a water tank.
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Deliveries.
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This was transported to behind the crane shed.
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BN2.1 venting and condensation is forming
Edit
Frost forming
Credit LabPadre
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIsuVDK81V4
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1402403081518784516
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1402449335380492291
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A new MST (Mesosphere/Stratosphere/Troposphere) radar is spotted at Starbase. This new wind radar will help SpaceX measure and predict upper level winds for future launch attempts.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nathan Shields
📺 https://youtu.be/ChOhSiVkxrM
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Looks like testing went well:
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1402444373598654464
Secondary Date: Closure Canceled for Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Just a 2 hour (presumably) transport window now remains planned (attached).
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The Booster 2 section was unhooked from the bridge crane at 1AM as stacking continues.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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In the last 10 minutes: Tower section #4 moved to gate ahead of today's closure. GSEC #2 also moved.
Per LabPadre Lab Cam
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Tower segment and
Cryoshell water tank are on the move.
Per LabPadre Lab Cam and Sentinel
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A dome was sleeved in a tri or quad barrel around 2am, per LabPadre Sentinel Cam - also visible on Sapphire Cam this morning
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On route
Sentinel Cam - SpaceX Starship Launch Facility (LabPadre)
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https://youtu.be/0obXp7NaEKM
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1402624667668475908
Double trouble. Both tower segment number 4 and the second cryo tank shell are on the move to the launch pad. #Starship
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1402634548047925258
Orbital launch tower section 4 and the water tank have arrived at the launch site!
📸 @LabPadre
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It looks like the water tank will be lifted onto its foundation shortly. Load spreader has been attached to crane, and tank is moving into position.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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New moving closure for Friday, June 11. 10:30AM to 11:30AM
http://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1402734571268022284
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1402760916358336512
Few more at launch pad area now. It's gotten quiet for a bit during shift change.
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1402815014881345540
SpaceX got this large item delivery while I was there today. I don't know exactly what it is, but it has a tag on it that says NOV (National Oilwell Varco) Maybe some component of a gas drilling setup. Can anyone ID it? Maybe for the liquid methane propellant plant.
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VIDEO: The BN2.1 test tank completed a cryogenic proof test on Tuesday. Wednesday morning, SpaceX then rolled out a water tank and launch tower section to the orbital launch pad.
Footage by @thejackbeyer. Edited by (@theoripper)
https://youtu.be/sgj67ebOqzo
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Arise, Sir Frankencrane.
Per LabPadre Nerdle
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https://youtu.be/aEfxugE_BIk
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The seeing isn't great on LabCam at the moment, but it looks like launch tower segment #5 is getting dressed to roll out soon (note scaffold assemblies installed at the top).
I'm guessing that's what tomorrows road closure is all about (although I'm still wondering when they're going to move GSE#3 - it's been seemingly ready for weeks now).
Image credit: LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1403063478219415555?s=20 (https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1403063478219415555?s=20)
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1403076344515334146
Different angle now. They just rolled the tower section 4 closer to the tower:
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Deliveries.
Pipes?
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Deliveries.
Pipes?
High Pressure gas cylinders - one of them had a partly smudged/painted over label "---- COMPRESSED".
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Compressed nitrogen tanks, based on the UN number on the label.
Credit: LapPadre
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1403081975938707456
Some compressed nitrogen tanks just rolled by:
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1403092355318751233
The LR 11350 is a seriously big crane, and it's ready for some launch tower lifting. @NASASpaceflight
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NC18 Nosecone
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NC18 Label
Nosecone Barrel in Windbreak
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work on top of the high bay
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BN2.1
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Nitrogen Vaporizer delivered
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GSE Tank 5 Aft Dome Section
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LR 11350 before and after boom is raised
Tower Section waits at launch site for stacking
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GSE Tank Forward Section
SN20 Aft Dome
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1403110303899033603
Primary Date: Closure Scheduled
Hwy 4 & Boca Chica beach will be closed. for Tuesday, June 15, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Note: This is a non-flight closure.
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As a new Launch Tower section waits to be stacked at the Orbital Site, the Liebherr LR 11350's boom is raised in preparation. Meanwhile, the GSE 5 tank's Aft Dome was spotted at the Production Site.
Video from @TheJackBeyer. Edited by @DKlarations.
📺 https://youtu.be/DtSCwYRMq7c
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Chris note: Mary is on a well-deserved vacation per Jack filming these :)
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https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1403143101892415490
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Yesterday evening SN20's thrust dome was lifted onto the sleeving stand, and early this morning a tri was moved into the dome yard nearby. LabPadre Sentinel Cam.
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https://youtu.be/tgGPnYaUO3w
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Per LabPadre Youtube stream, a cryoshell or GSE cover or water tank ? was lifted and moved to the side, then set down again, possibly in it's final resting spot.
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Another tower section is on the move ahead of today's closure.
Per LabPadre Lab Cam
Per LabPadre Youtube stream, a cryoshell or GSE cover or water tank ? was lifted and moved to the side, then set down again, possibly in it's final resting spot.
According to a LabPadre member who is outside the launch site, it was put down on its foundation and is now being secured in place.
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1403367871242141696
Another tower section ready to move
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Tower section inbound.
Per LabPadre Lab Cam
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1403383638352269322
The scale never ceases to amaze me... The 5th orbital tower section is now on its way!
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SN20's thrust/aft dome was sleeved at 9:45am. LabPadre Sentinel Cam.
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https://twitter.com/kspaceacademy/status/1403399318464258049
Traffic, good grief.
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SN20 Aft Dome Sleeved
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Tower Section Roll
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SN20's Aft Dome was sleeved, and another Launch Tower section was rolled to the Launch Site.
Video, Photos, and Editing by Me (@thejackbeyer) for @NASASpaceflight.
https://youtu.be/lA8jj58rDmg
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1403503652136914946
Starbase Production Diagram - 12th June 2021
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The Frankencrane boom is being raised again.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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Preparing to lift cryo shell.
Credit: LabPadre
EDIT: Lifting.
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1403755425783242754
Two Raptor engines were delivered to Starbase Boca Chica this morning. RSN72 "Philosoraptor" and RSN74 "Plaid Mode". Two other Raptors were loaded onto the truck and left. RNS59 and another one that I didn't catch the serial number of. @NASASpaceflight
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Two Raptors delivered (SN72 "Philosoraptor", SN74 "Plaid Mode"), two Raptors left (SN59, SN Unknown).
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RSN59 loaded onto the raptorvan.
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RSN74 "Plaid Mode" unloaded, unknown Raptor loaded.
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Frankencrane boom has been partially lowered again. The big manlift was brought down from the production site and is going up to inspect something.
Per LabPadre Nerdle
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Workers Atop BN2.1, Frankencrane Boom Lowering
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GSE at the Orbital Tank Farm. 2nd "Cryo Shell" or whatever it is looks secured in place.
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As a new Cryo Shell was rolled and lifted at the Orbital Site, two new Raptors, SN72 "Philosoraptor" and SN74 "Plaid Mode" are delivered. It's unclear which vehicles these will be mounted to.
Video & Photos from @TheJackBeyer. Edited by @DKlarations
📺 https://youtu.be/iXEze0oUspo
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https://youtu.be/mVhMej4nI4g
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Frankencrane is fully extended, and has been upright for nearly seven hours now. Hopefully ready to start stacking the waiting tower sections.
Per LabPadre Nerdle
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1404036216593412097
Orbital Launch Tower Diagram - 13th June 2021
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https://youtu.be/xFBfxJYCKos
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Preparing to lift new section of tower
Credit LabPadre Nerdle Cam 4K
Launch Pad Cam
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Tower segment 4 lift in progress! It moved and rose slightly in the minutes leading up to this.
Edit: Image credit LabPadre Launch Pad Cam
Edit 2: add screeshot from LabPadre NerdleCam - Segment 4 has been lifted slightly and put back down several times, and seems to still be attached to its assembly jig. Not sure whats going on. Perhaps its stuck?
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1404135038489436160
At Starbase Launch pad now:
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https://youtu.be/T0AZIvjXjZc
Edit to add: now live
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Lift underway (at least one leg just off its mount)
Edit to add:
Section is now back near the ground after the transporter was removed. Mary has explained that this is when various tools and equipment is attached to the base of the legs. After the lift these will be used to complete the installation / attachment of the tower section.
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Hopefully final lift is now underway
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1404173416551256064
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1404195961987944451
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1404201573450883072
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1404208089612439556
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Now it’s official
https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1404213411936817153
Orbital Launch Tower Diagram - 14th June 2021
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Tower Section Lift
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Segment 4 Mounted [ Time-lapse ]
https://youtu.be/-kBIgxVHgcA
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The Liebherr LR 11350 “Frankencrane” lifts the 4th Launch Tower section into place. With this new section attached, the Tower is believed to be halfway complete.
Video from @TheJackBeyer and the NSF Robot Team. Edited by Nathan Shields
📺 https://youtu.be/Erl_h4zC1to
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A section was flipped overnight. LabPadre Sentinel Cam.
Edit: more observation at https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2252021#msg2252021
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https://youtu.be/BCPitw8tdMY
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LabPadre Sentinel Cam just now - the section flipped overnight is revealed in daylight to have at least one large hole.
For comparison, here is Mary's image from 8 June showing the new type of tri section that had been hanging around in Tent 1 for a while.
Snap?
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Thrust Puck
Unknown Section
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The crane has been unhooked from tower section #4 and they are making preparations for the lift of tower section #5.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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A strange new three ring barrel with large holes was spotted outside at the build site, and the LR 11350 "Frankencrane" was disconnected from the Launch Tower.
Video, pictures, and editing by Jack (@thejackbeyer).
https://youtu.be/2MKdYPDUvrc
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https://youtu.be/mVosLGiOqmc?t=141 (https://youtu.be/mVosLGiOqmc?t=141)
This is my first time posting so hopefully I posted correctly :)
At around 2:02 and 2:21 you can see on a board which says STARSHIP ORBITAL FLIGHT what seems to be a countdown of 25 days 7 hours and 30 minutes!!!! Also it shows in green that the center cluster of Super Heavy engines and 2 raptors for Starship have been shipped!!!!!!
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Road closures for tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday have been canceled. The next scheduled test window is Thursday.
https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1404601594889527297
https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1404601629492514818
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1404707141102059520?s=20
Stacking Super Heavy Aft Section
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1404711878501318658
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The booster forward dome moved towards the sleeving stand around 9pm last night. Something (probably it) was lifted onto the sleeving stand at 11pm. Then around 1:30am a ring section (probably the putative forward dome sleeve photographed by Jack) was lifted onto that.
I've just included a couple of illustrative snaps from LabPadre Sentinel Cam here, but have saved recordings.
Meanwhile, the bridge crane, having lifted B2 thrust dome section into the back of the high bay, is now reattaching to the LOX stack!
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Looks like they're getting started on launch tower segment #7.
Image credit: LabPadre LabCam
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BN2 was lifted to the front of the highbay. Hopefully preparing to stack the LOX tank onto the thrust section. Expecting it to be another 3-5 rings higher when that's done.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1404829474273771527
Booster 2 & Starship SN16🚀
🛩️Flyover gallery: patreon.com/RGVaerial
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1404832575189925893
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Looks like Booster 2 is now a few rings higher.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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https://youtu.be/xCd1Kf-t6ig
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Booster Lifted in High Bay
GSE Fwd Dome?
Booster Fwd Dome with Mods
unknown fwd dome sleeved with unknown section
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This is my first time posting so hopefully I posted correctly :)
At around 2:02 and 2:21 you can see on a board which says STARSHIP ORBITAL FLIGHT what seems to be a countdown of 25 days 7 hours and 30 minutes!!!! Also it shows in green that the center cluster of Super Heavy engines and 2 raptors for Starship have been shipped!!!!!!
See the whole board.
https://mobile.twitter.com/astroqv/status/1404498853789941774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1404498853789941774%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teslarati.com%2Fspacex-starship-orbital-launch-debut-progress%2F
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couple more of the unknown fwd dome section
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Section #5 of the launch/integration tower staking appears to be inminet per Lab Padre livestream.
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Super Heavy BN3 is stacked on its engine section in the High Bay. Meanwhile, the 7th Launch Tower section is started and the Orbital Site buzzes with activity as SpaceX prepares for the first orbital test.
Video & Photos from Jack (@TheJackBeyer)
📺 https://youtu.be/d-qNy3-Vl3Y
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https://youtu.be/tj6DqTaP69c
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Tower Section #5 is being lifted.
Also, Tankzilla was moved, has had her boom completely lowered.
Per LabPadre Nerdle
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SN16 on the move and out of the highbay
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1405173674588708866
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1405186429651755010
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1405194081928728576
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twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1405200572798672900
SN15 and SN16 in view 😍 #starship
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1405200880564019200
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1405186292489637889
SN16 has moved out of the high bay
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SN16 is heading... somewhere.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
Update: Looks to be heading out the gate onto Highway 4, per NSF stream. There's no road closure today.
Update 2: Turning left (So, towards the Starbase sign and site where they're building OLIT sections, not to the launch site)
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https://youtu.be/WL6Fl8cex3Q
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1405211134135656450
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1405213538851844096
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This is a great shot. Starship is like the pied piper of space launch. (Referring to the Toby Li reply...)
https://twitter.com/tobyliiiiiiiiii/status/1405213957896302594
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Parts of Tankzilla's boom are being removed.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1405255867902091264
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https://youtu.be/wkKeFi63HEo
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1405262334508122122
Mighty impressive:
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1405274781587439619
Starship SN15 and Starship SN16. Coolest lawn ornaments ever. @elonmusk @NASASpaceflight
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https://youtu.be/HQYzZqdv344
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https://twitter.com/ringwatchers/status/1405352913396973573
Diagram #7 | 17th June, 2021 | "Clean up your mess. It's too... Ringey"
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1405340882748981254
A few zoom shots of the tower crew hard at work attaching the 5th Orbital Launch Tower section:
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Starship SN16 was moved from the moved from the High Bay to a display area near SN15. SpaceX appears to be making a full push toward the first orbital test using Starship SN20.
Video & Photos from Jack (@TheJackBeyer) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/yuMQb_puo5Q
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https://youtu.be/du_PoicQIfI
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The second cryoshell has been disconnected from the crane. (Closure for today from 12PM to 8PM is still scheduled)
It appears that Tankzilla is being completely dismantled.
Per LabPadre Lab Cam and Nerdle Cam
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I can't get a screenshot right this minute, but I just saw on LabPadre LabCam that launch tower segment #6 seems to be getting dressed for transport (i.e., scaffolds around the top.)
Edit: Better late than never ... LabCam screenshot attached.
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Pad has mostly cleared out ahead of today's closure. Looks like we can expect some sort of test to happen today.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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Pad clear. Condensation forming on BN2.1
Update: Clouds forming under BN2.1. Looks as if LN2 filling is underway.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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https://youtu.be/TXDLes4b23U
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1405588281622859778
We might use SN16 on a hypersonic flight test
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https://youtu.be/OzOkMm93XYU
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1405593255711064066
Orbital Launch Table aerial imagery
(June 15, 2021)
Flyover video: youtu.be/TXDLes4b23U
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BN2.1 getting very frosty.
Update: Venting stopped
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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https://youtu.be/TXDLes4b23U
Top of the booster (4 mounting locations) where Starship will attach to
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1405633774004617222
When is a pop, not. When it's a vent.
youtube.com/watch?v=OzOkMm…
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1405631658297024512
Primary Date: Intermittent Closure Scheduled.
Boca Chica beach will remain open. for Friday, June 18, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
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As the BN2.1 Test Tank is tested to flight temperatures and pressures, crews add work platforms to one of the Launch Tower sections as they prepare to roll it out to the Launch Site.
📺 https://youtu.be/1JSfK1S39s0
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https://youtu.be/ib5yqUVr-tw
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Per Labpadre Stream, Tower segment, and possibly GSE shell tank, ready to roll out.
Edit: segment now rolling
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https://twitter.com/thefavoritist/status/1405907283700240386
The new Launch Tower Section has made it into the Launch Site!
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/thefavoritist/status/1405909669135142915
That’s going to be one tall tower. The full Starship stack is going to be ridiculous.
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https://youtu.be/o7-yHP6Q-Os
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https://twitter.com/kspaceacademy/status/1405921329514225664
The 6th Starcatcher tower section made its way to the launch site this morning.... with the @NASASpaceflight team on all the angles.
Check out how the SPMT levels itself as it comes around the banked corner... keeping the tower section COM under control. Very cool tech.
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1405942348807299076
The 6th orbital launch tower section rolled through Starbase today...🎥Headphones on to experience! I think this is one of my new favorite shots #StarbaseTexas @SpaceX @elonmusk
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1406014740514500610
Orbital Launch Tower Diagram - 19th June 2021
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GSE Part at the Launch Site
BN2.1 as the LR 1600/2 "Tankzilla" appears to be disassembled
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BN2.1
The Newest Tower Section at the Launch Site
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The tower section approaches the launch site
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Just days after the 5th section was stacked, SpaceX crews roll out the sixth Launch Tower section to the Launch Site. Only 1-2 sections remain after the sixth is stacked.
Edited by Nathan Shields.
📺 https://youtu.be/RsffL6aa5-w
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1406034293478944774
Starbase Production Diagram - 19th June 2021
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1406288282460164104
A few zoom pics of the very cool Starship Super Heavy Booster grid fin section. There are four cutouts, one for each of the grid fins plus some other attachment points.
Pics taken 6/16/21 2:09 pm.
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Drawworks heading to the launch site
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1406298886927441921
Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GJdN4-nXlw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draw-works
Credit LabPadre
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Super Heavy Forward Dome Sleeve was picked up by the flip rig last night but not flipped.
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Delivery near tent 1
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Not entirely sure but it looks like SpaceX might be installing or at least assembling some kind of structure at the base of the tower.
youtube.com/watch?v=sTA0GTgFn5E
Edit: Visible here, too.
twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1406196271279489027
Looks like the drawworks is going to be installed on this new tower structure.
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1406347076250767364
At Starbase now. Tower section 7:
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Looks like the drawworks is going to be installed on this new tower structure.
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1406349268273741825
They added a new machine to the base of the tower:
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1406357140596527105
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A NOV ADS-30Q drawworks hoist was delivered to the Launch Site and promptly installed on the Launch Tower base. It appears this will be used either for the Tower's crane or the booster catch system.
Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations)
📺 https://youtu.be/XZ0eXwdGWTw
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1406445326265765893
The Super Heavy Booster grid fin section made another appearance today. They've been doing a whole lot of work getting it ready for action.
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1406450850688430081
And a few more cool shots of the Super Heavy Booster grid fin section taken today. Amazing engineering, metal work and welding:
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After the Liebherr LR 11350 lifted the NOV ADS-30Q hoist onto the Launch Tower base, it was reattached to the top of the tower. Meanwhile, crews add and align new ring sections to a Cryo Tank Shell.
https://youtu.be/YREG9kUCZHI
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https://youtu.be/Ce9oRiW0tDQ
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https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist/status/1406982357467467777
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Liebherr LR 1600/2 parts at the Launch Site
The NOV ADS-30Q installed on the Launch Tower
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Windy Day here in Boca
The 8th Launch Tower section is being assembled
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/06/orbital-demo-goal-potential-sn16-test/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1407034586165661697
And yes, we're preparing to hit the trigger on new standalone threads based on next vehicle. We're ok for now.
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LR 1600/2 loaded onto trucks
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Pieces of Launch Tower Section 8 were delivered, and assembled. Parts of the LR 1600/2 "Tankzilla" crane were loaded onto trucks and left the launch site. Work on the orbital tank farm and launch site continued.
https://youtu.be/yTOR9HsvYW0
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https://twitter.com/thefavoritist/status/1407136513733894145
So… uhh… these were just driven over to the Propellant Production Site.
They look important.
Photo for @NASASpaceflight
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Super Heavy Forward Dome on the Sleeving Stand and Skirt Moved Around
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https://youtu.be/Cy01IwPZXkU
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1407414056026259465
Tower section 8
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Hot Gas thrusters were installed on the Super Heavy Booster forward dome sleeve, which was then mated with a booster forward dome. Work on Launch Tower section 8 continued.
Video, Photos, and Edit by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).
https://youtu.be/mNr9046h_0I
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twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1407488018202742784
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1407488201619513345
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1407519558722850817
9pm, one of these being worked on right now
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https://youtu.be/tkaCR7wFr9s
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https://youtu.be/5J0wv4nHDZU
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Surprise road closure? 🤔
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1407844093938614277
Someone on site is saying that they were told a test is happening. Road has been hard closed at the beach end too, but the beach hasn't been cleared. (The person is streaming from the beach on their Twitter right now)
Barrier was just removed per LabPadre Sentinel Cam, and police now leaving. Road is open:
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1407858130730557442
7:20pm they're taking some things out of the bottom of the test booster. #SpaceX
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Surprise road closure? 🤔
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
Not the best time to be retroactively announcing road closures! But another is now scheduled for tomorrow.
http://www.cameroncounty.us/space-x/
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Starship SN16 is worked on, potentially for its move to a display stand or even a hypersonic flight as stated by Elon. Meanwhile at the Launch Site, the Liebherr LR 11350 is still attached to the Launch Tower.
Video from Tyler (TylerG1998)
📺 https://youtu.be/Zxzum-bIZ34
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1406034293478944774
Starbase Production Diagram - 19th June 2021
Flap spotted for SN20 as noted by Maria Pointer
https://twitter.com/BocachicaMaria1/status/1407739707300143116/photo/4
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twitter.com/djsnm/status/1407754444884742152
Starship test flights have all used compressed nitrogen for reaction control thrusters, this looks likely to be the hit has version. Little rocket motors using pressure fed Methalox in gas form - pressurized gas makes them easier to turn in and off for accurate control.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1407969457411067905
Cool, but an unnecessary complication for now. These are being removed to speed up time to orbital launch.
Edit to add: yet more evidence that Elon is pushing for an orbital launch attempt ASAP
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408029757816590336
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BN2.1 was hooked up to a crane overnight. Looks like they're done with it.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408027485334343683
6:40am Thursday June 24, 2021 #SpaceX #Starbase
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408032129620099075
Start of the day #SpaceX Launch Facility #Starbase
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Frankencrane just detached from OLIT. (Sorry for foggy image, but only live view available right now)
Per LabPadre Sapphire
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408048651822305280
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408064951348989967
Some column sections are shorter to support the crossbeam on the orbital launch platform #SpaceX #StarBaseTexas
Edit to add:
twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408029757816590336
Orbital Launch Pad first cross beam in place #SpaceX #Starbase
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408070449678802956
The pillars are all the same length. An optical illusion makes some appear shorter.
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BN2.1 has been lifted out of its stand.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408105997558820869
#BN2.1 Lifted off the pad. Now preparing for transport. #SpaceX #Starbase
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Closure for today cancelled.
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
Pad A has been getting a lot of work done on it today (per LabPadre Pad Cam)
And OLIT #7 is receiving its scaffolding (per LabPadre Lab Cam)
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Booster B3 has also been moved to the side of the high bay, possibly to prepare for the next stack.
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408155566640349193
Stairway being added to tower section 6
twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408157041672261634
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408167196744990721
They just added the third set of stairs
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Frankencrane has been attached to Tower Section #6.
Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408215937224949763
BN2.1 Moving now
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The Super Heavy Test Tank was removed from its test stand today for rollback to the Production Site. Meanwhile, Booster 3 was moved within the High Bay and the next Launch Tower section is prepared for stacking.
Video & Photos from Tyler (@TylerG1998)
📺 https://youtu.be/7M-IQuS0psg
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twitter.com/watcherstank/status/1408132471334617091
🚨 BN2.1 ROLLBACK
BN2.1, SpaceX’s Super Heavy test tank, has been lifted from its testing mount stationed between Pad A and Pad B.
With today’s road closure canceled, a rollback is now expected in the coming days.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1408245758869086209
We’re almost done with first prototype booster. This will go to test stand A. Next one will fly to orbit. Team has been crushing it many days & nights in a row!
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1408245102737305601
Primary Date: Intermittent Closure Scheduled.
Boca Chica beach will remain open. for June 25, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408267741937782790
new one? #SpaceX booster build
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408270237808664582
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408389425575469058
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408390693807177733
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Current state of play in BC
https://youtu.be/cbF2nIXp5S0
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https://youtu.be/1Mazj732ECk
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twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1408439020418330627
Test hardware on the move. BN2.1 and stand heading back to the production facility this morning.
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1408443328379506689
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1408444114660593667
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1408447913534107648
BN2.1 is on its way back to the production site after 2 cryogenic proof tests!
📸 @LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1408457932241391620
Here is what is underneath the BN2.1 test tank. It rolled back to the production site this morning.
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Nice close-ups in this video
https://youtu.be/rtvPDSQscb8
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1408469881322971136
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408487601850523650
BN2.1 Booster now at the build site #SpaceX
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1408502038590373904
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1408509627436781576
Primary Date: Intermittent Closure Scheduled.
Boca Chica beach will remain open for Monday, June 28, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1408543953192947713
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1408558037028151297
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The BN2.1 test tank was rolled back from the launch site, and a section of Booster 3 was spotted at the production site. Work on the Orbital Launch Mount continued.
Video & Photos from Tyler (@TylerG1998). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).
https://youtu.be/_THbSpesLq0
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1408698655876341764?s=20
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408622198798131201
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408772283834028034
Depending on wind, #tower section 6 may be lifted around 11am today. #Starbase #SpaceX
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SH test stand adaptor placed on Pad A
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408788392826097667
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdXIYFUERgw
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twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408819982960627718
No movement yet. Bolts appear still in place.
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408821112813850627
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https://twitter.com/KSpaceAcademy/status/1408825995361144832
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408828044794634252
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A new transport stand arrived this morning. A look at what’s in front of the High Bay. - Tyler
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Tank domes/aft domes and barrel sections scattered around the Production Site. - Tyler
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Super Heavy launch stand adapter is now on Suborbital Pad A at the launch site. A look at the Orbital Launch Platform and Launch/Integration Tower. - Tyler
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Frankencrane still hooked up to tower section #6. Bolts are still in, so no lift so far. - Tyler
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1408857594144378882
Just spotted! Two staging areas for SH Booster and Starship 2nd stage located next to the Integration Tower at the Launch Site!
patreon.com/RGVaerial
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1408859177552863233
Here is another angle of the staging stands
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https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1408899412210851842
Ship 16’s thrust puck. @NASASpaceflight
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As the BN2.1 Test Tank leaves the Launch Site, its Test Stand Adapter is lifted on top of Suborbital Pad A as SpaceX prepares to test the prototype Super Heavy Booster 3.
Video from Tyler (@TylerG1998) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/UIKqPnbXBsE
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408915128809099270
Some close ups from the north west side
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1408937693137022978
https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1408946721871249411
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https://youtu.be/Rp6xnw6aRrw
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408938008875868162
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408938857324744707
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1408938429786775556
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Tower section 6 lifted
Credit LabPadre
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The booster's forward stack (the LCH4 tank) popped into view on LabPadre Sentinel Cam overnight - spotted by Quango1226.
In RGV Aerial Photography's flyover yesterday, the stack was 9 rings high (the forward dome section plus two tris), and the new height is consistent with the "FWD TANK #2" mid quad being incorporated to make a 13-stack. It would seem that the booster has only one more stacking to go.
Worth noting that in the aft tank the #5 mid section is the bottom (of 4 quads), meaning the numbering order is inconsistent between the tanks.
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Crane now crawling forward
Section 6 touchdown
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1409157698084511747
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https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1409164966855335944
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https://youtu.be/B9r8KvDh5sY
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1409214457293725699
Suborbital Pad B/Parking lot
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Orbital Launch/Integration Tower section numero seis (#6) was lifted and stacked this morning at the launch site. Work continues on the Super Heavy adapter stand at Suborbital Pad A and on the Orbital Launch Platform. - Tyler
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Other bits of GSE hardware at the launch site. Seems like they are clearing the way for a new gate opening to the orbital launch pad. - Tyler
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The Production Site, with Orbital Launch Tower sections #7 and #8. Work was done on one of the new cryo shells, which should be rolling to the launch area soon. - Tyler
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Bit of a slow morning at the High Bay/Mid Bay area. They’re getting ready to stack the remaining sections of Booster 3, though. - Tyler
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Couple more shots from the Production Site. The newly-arrived transport stand sections were offloaded sometime this morning. - Tyler
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1409244493866491906
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1409250227970793473
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https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1409269653013151756
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A Vacuum Raptor engine, likely to be used on the first Orbital Test Flight, was spotted arriving at the Production Site. 3 vacuum engines may accompany the sea level engines on Ship 20.
Video from Tyler (@TylerG1998) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/01syItV8OY4
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1409368907480113155
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https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1409477918783311874
Talked to some SpaceXers this weekend, and I have to say they really do seem quite confident in a Starship orbital launch attempt in July or August.
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https://youtu.be/VKqBVU_IcX0
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OLT Section #7 is on the move per LabPadre...
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Crane released from Section 6
Credit LabPadre
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https://youtu.be/MHCRZyfftTE
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Section 7 on the road
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/KSpaceAcademy/status/1409551042942017547
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1409552598923976714
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1409553826923913224
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https://twitter.com/tylerg1998/status/1409553927150919696
#Starship Orbital Launch Tower section numero siete (#7) is now rolling down Highway 4 towards the launch site at #SpaceX Starbase/Boca Chica. @NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1409587324208369667
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1409595272359989254
Super Heavy stand is moving!
📸 @LabPadre
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More hammering & stacking of cryo shells at the production site. The seventh Orbital Launch Tower section was escorted out of the gate and toward the launch area this morning. - Tyler
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Other scenes around the production site. New barrel section in the tent with the robotic arms (next to the HLS nosecone). - Tyler
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1409600179385294848
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The launch site. Tower section #7 got slowed down a little during the trip, but managed to make it okay. Crews still working on the Super Heavy adapter stand & OLP. - Tyler
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Frankencrane lifts up an elevator shaft section into the uppermost segment of the Orbital Launch Tower, which was integrated yesterday morning. - Tyler
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Ysho1okwU
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https://youtu.be/wb_3qsvrRcY
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1409653639333879808
Primary Date: Closure Scheduled.
Boca Chica beach and Hwy 4 will be closed for Thursday, July 1, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Note: This is a non-flight closure.
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1409666600295309316
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The seventh launch tower section rolled to the launch site, work on the cryo tank shells continued, and the next elevator shaft piece was added to the launch tower.
Video & Photos from Tyler (@TylerG1998) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team. Edited by Sarah Mitchell.
https://youtu.be/gd6F5kb7Dvk
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It seems Starbase never sleeps
https://youtu.be/R3uMibX43s4
https://youtu.be/IKrxDogsOtY
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A starship aft dome section (very very likely for SN20) was flipped last night from 8:49-8:52pm local.
Credit: LabPadre Sentinel Cam
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1409849506116648962
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https://youtu.be/0ncQJeDZqjM
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B3 Lox tank being placed onto new the transport stand
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/KSpaceAcademy/status/1409893771110715395
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Crane unhooked from booster.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rRVz1lrKp4
https://twitter.com/OceanCam2/status/1409921644760535040
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Booster stacking
Credit LabPadre
Edit: Looks to be a quick test, doesn't look like work platforms have been installed
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twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1409909019452399618
Elon provides a more realistic schedule for the Starship orbital attempt than the previous July target.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1409963681807544320
There is the internal goal if things go right, which needs to be aggressive. Obviously, some things will not go right internally & there will be external issues too.
That said, I think we can stack an orbital ship on an orbital booster in July.
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Stacking ongoing.
Looks like no external work platforms this time compared to BN1 stack.
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1409974602068021251
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Stacked
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1409979244780736514
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1409989393461436416
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https://twitter.com/KSpaceAcademy/status/1409999623335333888
https://twitter.com/SpacePadreIsle/status/1410001323018395650
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Booster transport stand was moved into the high bay.
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SN15, Ship 16 and the nosecone cage.
This is being assembled.
BN2.1 and thrust ram.
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Delivery
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GSE 5 mid #1 section in the mid bay.
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B3 aft and mid stack was moved onto the transport stand.
B3 was stacked in the high bay.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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Pad A.
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Orbital launch table.
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https://youtu.be/yjfLG_sUv-o
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Booster 3 was lifted onto a transport mount, and then stacked in the High Bay. Meanwhile, work on the Orbital Launch Site continued.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/LFw_PoIQB9Q
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https://youtu.be/u81FUg1Hz58
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https://youtu.be/a_aPkD3hhLg
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https://twitter.com/PhotonGrabber/status/1410278328293105668
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Looks like tower prefab section #7 will be installed today.
Via LabPadre's 4K Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=sTA0GTgFn5E)
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1410316074063646732
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twitter.com/renatakonkoly/status/1410325565291237377
Will the first orbital Super Heavy have grid fins?
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1410327121432657929
First one to fly will, so Booster 4. Booster 3 will be used for ground tests. We’re changing much of design from 3 to 4. Booster 3 was very hard to build. Expect especially rapid evolution in first ~10 boosters & first ~30 ships.
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Delivered.
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A Booster forward section and a Ship aft skirt was stacked in front of tent 1.
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Three Raptor engines delivered right before heavy rain shower.
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Nosecone and barrel section in front of windbreak.
B3 in high bay.
GSE 5 mid #2 outside the tents.
Stargate sign.
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Staircase being lowered into the tower segment.
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In preparation for the Orbital Test Flight, crews appear to test the stage separation mechanism between the Booster and Ship sections outside the tents.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nathan Shields
📺 https://youtu.be/4qwY6xJGZGQ
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B3 is freestanding!
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
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re: the road and beach closure tomorrow. Hmmmm...
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1410506024424034305
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The big yellow crane at the launch site was moved to the gate a few hours ago.
There's also a lot of work being done at Pad A to receive the booster. No less than five boomlifts working around it in the early morning hours.
Per LabPadre Nerdle
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Road Closure Preparation Starbase SpaceX Texas, 3am Thursday July1, 2021
https://youtu.be/-U3boIc35ts
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Police lights flashing and forklifts moving around near the entrance of the production site. Looks like they're getting set up. Two hours ahead of the official closure time.
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1410537991236243461
"Super Heavy moves tomorrow" per Elon. Posted just now.
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Section 7 lifted
Credit LabPadre
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https://youtu.be/ofXoNfhnx5A
SpaceX teams are conducting a stacking operation for the Starship orbital launch tower in Starbase, Texas. The launch tower will be used to stack Starship on top of Super Heavy and catch the vehicles as they return from space.
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NSF view of lift
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The LR11000 is moving into position to lift Booster 3.
Tower prefab section #7 lift progress.
Via LabPadre's 4K and Sentinel Cams (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
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Booster 3 rolling out
Edit to add: booster has moved, as reported on NSF stream, but it seems only to be ready for rollout
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Sources:
1 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2226766#msg2226766 (Built in place - 25-27/4/2021)
2 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2242837#msg2242837 (stacked - 24/05/2021 - 1 month)
3 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2245057#msg2245057 (stacked - 29/05/2021 - 5 days)
4 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2251788#msg2251788 (stacked - 13/06/2021 - 15days)
5 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2252966#msg2252966 (stacked - 16/06/2021 - 3 days)
6 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2257082#msg2257082 (stacked - 27/06/2021 - 11 days)
7 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2258643#msg2258643 (stacked - 30/06/2021 - 3 days)
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Levelling the road to prevent/stop B3 from tipping over while on the SPMT
Credit LabPadre
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1410615728026177553
Just arrived
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1410621167132622855
Part of this new structure
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1410616731454767105
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B3 on the move again
Credit LabPadre
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https://youtu.be/HDnwL2EokhU
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1410628311747805191
Primary Date: Closure Scheduled.
Boca Chica beach and Hwy 4 will be closed for Tuesday, July 6, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Note: This is a non-flight closure.
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1410628336284491777
Secondary Date: Closure Scheduled.
Boca Chica beach and Hwy 4 will be closed for Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Note: This is a non-flight closure.
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1410638546755588099
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1410638456343064579
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1410637671987302400
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Booster 3 roll-out to launc site. All creds to @NSF
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1410650291863760902
Booster 3 as it rolls past the end of San Martin Blvd. Incredible to watch it make it’s way to the launch site. It’s moving right along!
@NASASpaceflight
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1410640135121780739
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Booster 3 roll-out to launch site (post II). All creds to @NSF
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More from NSF Live
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Lifting squid attached to crane. Per LabPadre Pad Cam
Also, great shots of the B3 move and tower stacking from some Twitter user:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1410670645948653568
Edit: Looks like they're going to remove weights from the SPMT with the lifting squid.
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Lifting squid attached to crane. Per LabPadre Pad Cam
Correction: that just a sling - not the SH lifting jig.
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twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1410671962343550976
For scale, that is a person:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1410674182208331779
Will look pretty wild with a ship on top
Edit to add: a different scale shot
https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1410682156616192000
Hopper for scale 😱🚀
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Getting ready to attach crane to Booster 3 (from NSF livestream)
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1410711474364944386
Aerial view of Booster 3!
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1410712197601312772
Super Heavy Booster 3 on test pad A:
Not quite yet on pad A!
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1410699055362101250
What a beast!
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Commentary back on NSF livestream as lift looks to be soon
Edit to add: Mary has heard loudspeaker announcement that Booster 3 lift is happening shortly
Now airborne
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Booster 3 Moved [ Time-lapse ]
https://youtu.be/w4vQY_Ji8ZA
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Stitched a panorama from StarshipGazer's excellent photos.
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1410699055362101250
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The seventh tower segment lift.
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The seventh tower segment lift.
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Booster B3 heading to the launch site.
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Booster B3 at the launch site.
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B3 and the Tower.
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https://youtu.be/mVq1wTYjwT8
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Super Heavy Booster 3 was rolled out to the launch site and lifted onto the modified suborbital Pad A. The 7th Launch Tower section was lifted and installed.
Video + Photos by Mary (@BocaChicaGal) for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Nathan Shields.
https://youtu.be/JCA46XHI2RA
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https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1410869196804796416
Currently movin 2:53 am
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1410883625386758146
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1410947404392718337
https://twitter.com/spxadrian/status/1410885099030290433
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Maybe this site is alrteady known here, anyway I just found it...: it collects all updates of activities at Boca Chica:
https://starship-spacex.fandom.com/wiki/General_Timeline
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Doesn't look like a 2nd drawworks will be installed.
Crane released from section 7.
Credit LabPadre
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B3 sunrise.
Booster 3.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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B4 common dome sleeve.
A GSE forward dome on the stand.
GSE 4 forward dome section.
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Still waiting for the 4th corner of the last tower segment.
Booster transport stand.
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High bay.
Propellant production site.
Mystery structure.
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The closures for Tuesday and Wednesday were cancelled. There are now no scheduled closures.
https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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Hooking up to the GSE 4 forward dome section.
GSE 4 forward dome section in the scrap yard.
GSE forward dome has been sleeved.
Work continues on the orbital launch table.
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1411070571622895618
The LR11350 crane is being lowered to most likely gain an extension ahead of stacking of orbital launch tower section 8! 🏗
📸 @LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1411038089892466698
Tower Segment 8 July2, 2021 #SpaceX #StarBaseTexas
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https://youtu.be/f-ahAI5IlbI
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Super Heavy Booster 3 was prepared for testing on Pad A. GSE Tank 4 was scrapped. Booster 4's Common Dome Section was spotted.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/WTq31_zQu70
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1411103868411207682
Starbase Production Diagram - 3rd July 2021
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https://youtu.be/xOOaxLFEtKE
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1411153068872323076
twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1411159417316327428
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1411159573608677380
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL4LbjlrvyM
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1411291785746395139
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Ship 20 section with heat tiles.
Ship 21 thrust dome.
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The first B4 section is in the high bay!
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1411308989858648073
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1411343801017409540
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https://youtu.be/C3layNXDZqA
Edit to add:
https://youtu.be/H67h-w9m_gM
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/07/booster-3-super-heavy-test-campaign/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1411380974215122951
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Ocean Cam snaps the B4 booster common dome in the process of sleeving - identifiable as such by the stringer welds.
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1411385683453825024/photo/1
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S20 common dome section going in to the midbay
Credit LabPadre
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https://youtu.be/lVHTrELoT4k
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Three Raptors delivered.
RB3, RB4 and 79(?).
RB3 had a label that said "My name is Boost".
79(?) had a cardboard sign with "10 OVER" on it.
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B3 sunrise.
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Common dome on the sleeving stand.
The label on the barrel states it is "B4 common dome barrel."
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B3 pics.
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Frankencrane has been lowered for extension in preparation to lift the final tower segment.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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The section with the heat tiles seen earlier this morning is a common dome section. It was lifted into the mid bay this afternoon.
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Raptor Boost (RB) engines 3 and 4 were delivered to the Build site along with Raptor Center (RC, formerly SN) engine 79. Booster 4's common dome was sleeved. Ship 21's Aft Dome was spotted outside the production tents.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/SS96P50DbUc
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First good look at these panels.
https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1411466251193442304
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1411460234099539968
Starbase, Texas Build Site
Labels by: @BingoBoca
High resolution link:
https://www.easyzoom.com/imageaccess/797ef93e6fa044aebc0646be5364995f
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1411454977181159424
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1411457130213826563
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Elon tweet about RBoost
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1411545837172269058?s=20
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Credit to RohanB17 for spotting that the section in the High Bay is GSE 5 MID #1 previously photographed by Mary in the Mid Bay on 30 June. First time we've seen a GSE section in the High Bay.
30 June:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2258026#msg2258026
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=52398.0;attach=2042807;image
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=52398.0;attach=2042805;image
3 July:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2259489#msg2259489
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=52398.0;attach=2043676;image
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New ring outside the tents.
Section inside tent 1.
Working on the Booster transport stand.
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Pics taken at the launch site.
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Crews worked on and around Booster 3 ahead of ground testing it is expected to conduct. Work on the Orbital Launch Site, Launch Table, and Booster transport mount continued.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/OU1PLWeP39E
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1411870349575299074
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https://twitter.com/scubajotaro/status/1411852614246047750
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1412008699971833857
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https://youtu.be/USfmzE4i7RE
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Crane has released B3.
Credit LabPadre
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GSE 3 on the move
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1412084639213182977
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Took a walk around the launch area. The integration tower is huge! SpaceX is busy working on infrastructure and the superheavy prototype. A few images are attached
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Booster B3.
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Lifting rig detached from B3.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
Big Bucky moved away from Pad A.
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SPMTs moved under GSE 3 tank.
GSE 3 tank was moved into the mid bay.
Ship 20 section in the mid bay.
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Work continues on the orbital launch table and the Booster transport stand.
The scrapyard.
Mystery structure.
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As Booster 3 prepares for a battery of ground tests, crews unhook the Liebherr LR 11000 Crane. Meanwhile, the GSE 3 Tank is moved at the Production Site and work continues on the High Bay Bar.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/-snarSBZlFg
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1412251832664133636
FST Edit:
https://youtu.be/Wi2Ai7U14KI
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1412383730514157574
Crane extensions arriving at the launch site.
Credit LabPadre
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https://youtu.be/rKl2Bef_jPI
https://youtu.be/sAxeps-1vOo
Edit to add: current live stream
https://youtu.be/Stx8VJTwHTs
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1412394643967336449
The final corner section for the 8th Tower segment has arrived at Starbase this morning. 🤩
@NASASpaceflight
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GSE work continues apace
https://youtu.be/_vjAVhbHA2g
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1412440824441458704
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1412442548635832320
Pipework continues at #SpaceX Tank Farm #Starbase Launch Facility
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Single ring moved onto tube stands.
Section moved from tent 3 to the yard near the high bay.
Both pics taken last evening.
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Frankencrane extension parts arrived.
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Tower section delivered.
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Single ring stacked onto a two ring section.
Beam going up to the top of the high bay.
The 4 ring high barrel section on the left is the B4 Aft Tank #2 Booster section.
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Tank being moved at the orbital site.
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The last remains of SN11 being picked up.
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Work continues on B3.
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https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1412536614929285128
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1412536639998550017
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1412536672558923776
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https://youtu.be/JRFJkHkBalE
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1412624764095586304
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A new column for the Launch Tower arrived at the build site, work on Super Heavy Booster 3 continued, and extensions for the LR 11350 "Frankencrane" were delivered.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nate Shields.
https://youtu.be/OU19iUByhfo
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https://youtu.be/Ix3AFXk702U
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1412789557196734472
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Lightning strike from latest daily video
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1412782830061490177
Booster 3 didn't even flinch!
From➡️
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1412794537739796484
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Pic taken last evening.
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Another cryo tank section stacked.
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The fourth corner pillar for the 8th Tower segment was lifted into place.
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Section in tent 3.
GSE 3 tank inside the mid bay.
A peek inside the mid bay.
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More sections for the mystery structure have been delivered.
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Pad A.
A portion of Frankencrane's boom has been disconnected.
Not sure what this is.
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1412907523963768837
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https://youtu.be/A-XuTE-w10E
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In preparation for its extension, crews disconnected the Liebherr LR 11350's (Frankencrane) boom. Once extended it will be used to lift the eighth Launch Tower section into place.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robot Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/LFbSaKF925I
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1413129094338957314
Raptor truck with Raptor here:
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1413133807486525445
5
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1413135388047151112
Raptor RB5 is in the RaptorVan but so far has not been unloaded. 🤷♀️
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1413139355737096200
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1413174230859014149
Working on super heavy booster 3:
11:29 am 7/8/21
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Today's closure has changed. Will now go from 6PM to midnight. So, 6 hours from the time of this post.
https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1413138334176583689
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Booster B3 venting for the first time. :)
Per Ocean Cam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_8QgK_hRxs
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In the ring yard, labels are visible for GSE 6 mid #1 (also seen by Mary on 5 June) and GSE 7 forward stack #2 (Mary on 29 May).
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1413205245908377608?s=20
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Thrust ram being lowered into Pad B last evening.
Thrust ram today.
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Pic taken last evening.
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Cryo shell ring section being moved.
Raptor RB5 delivered.
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Launch site with B3.
LN2 delivery.
Work continues on the Tower.
Work continues on Frankencrane.
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Work continues on the 8th Tower segment.
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Another nosecone has rolled out of tent #3.
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
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A second nosecone outside tent 3.
The nosecone has a few heat tiles on the aero cover.
SN15 and Ship 16.
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Road is closed and the pad is just about clear!
Via LabPadre's Pad and 4K Cams (http://youtube.com/watch?v=sMC5KonXCfg)
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More Rboost engines for Super Heavy were delivered. Test Preps on Booster 3 continued. Natural Gas Generators were delivered to the Propellant Production Plant.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nate Shields.
https://youtu.be/LF2f-lfHdG4
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twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1413282348234203137
The road is closed and SpaceX teams have cleared the pad for Booster 3 testing this evening. Window lasts until midnight. Likely an ambient proof first, but the @NASASpaceflight team will go live if they get to cryo. There is another window from 6 am to 8 pm on Friday as well.
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1413301753873719301
And the road is open! Just a brief ambient proof this evening. Cryogenic proof testing is possible in the long window on Friday.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1413298511005712385
Starbase Production Diagram - 9th July 2021
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This quick&dirty page converts this Boca Chica log page (https://starship-spacex.fandom.com/wiki/General_Timeline) into something you can directly copy into Excel for quick filtering:
https://win98.altervista.org/space/exploration/boca-chica-list.html
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https://youtu.be/Mh5Lin-CTvc
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GSE 3 on the move
Credit LabPadre
*Edit, seems GSE 3 went back in to the midbay
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1413543733929328644
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https://youtu.be/P__hTYa6DGU
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1413540027225808901
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https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1413572190440763396
Today's closure cancelled.
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1413574709762043908
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mVZ_E87WgQ
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New closures
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Mistery parts were moved from the launch pad just now
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eu829vgquY
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Something got delivered in the tent truck similar to the raptor van
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Tanks delivered at the old gas well site
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GSE 3 tank was moved out of the mid bay and then it was moved back into the mid bay.
GSE 4 forward section was outside of tent 1.
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Delivery.
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Two mystery structures.
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8th Tower section.
Work continues on the orbital launch table.
Pic taken at the propellant production site.
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Two of these were delivered to the propellant production site.
Delivery.
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Launch site reflection in the flood water.
Frankencrane extension work.
Working on plumbing at the orbital tank farm.
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The SpaceX team continued to work on Booster B3.
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I'm told that this will be arriving in Boca Chica within the next few days. Supposedly a Raptor engine installation jig.
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Delivery at the launch site.
Working on the orbital launch table and the Booster transport stand.
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As the GSE 3 tank gets shuffled around the Production Site, a new Cryogenic Vaporizer is delivered to the Launch Site. This is a heat exchanger that turns cryogenic liquids back into gas form.
Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal)
📺 https://youtu.be/E-Cco4FG_Jc
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https://youtu.be/JyWSjSnDaXk
https://youtu.be/4Kz0gba1cwE
https://youtu.be/Z62NYSbU_O8
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1413736546373718016
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAzf1ZhoYa8
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1413916816162832389
https://twitter.com/JohnRand0061/status/1413917941708599303
https://twitter.com/JohnRand0061/status/1413919138767155204
https://twitter.com/JohnRand0061/status/1413922207483498496
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Super Heavy thrust puck delivered this afternoon.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLghpgdhpOk
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1413938021813137408
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1413944484266655746
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Deliveries.
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GSE forward section outside the high bay.
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Raptor arriving at the launch site.
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Raptor arriving at the launch site.
Raptor 57 has been loaded onto the installation truck.
Via LabPadre's Pad Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=sMC5KonXCfg)
Edit: Aaaand installation has begun.
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As Raptor Booster engines are moved, a new Thrust Puck is spotted for a Super Heavy Booster. This is the attachment point for the 9 gimbaling engines on a Booster.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robot Camera Team. Edit by Nathan Shields.
📺 https://youtu.be/TSHDY4G9juc
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https://youtu.be/x845TV8VOc8
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414097906139910149
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https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1414130795049013248
A second Raptor has arrived at the launch site ahead of installation onto Booster 3 (see far left)!
📸 @LabPadre
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1414130611682480128
The first Raptor has been installed onto Booster 3!
📸 @LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414190677110493184
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFsDHt0JK8Y
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More deliveries to the launch site.
Credit LabPadre
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIpDmPsNmjA
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414271867733614593
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414277223482335237
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414283789052821508
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Not for booster 4 I assume, but interesting to see when:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1414284648641925124
Final decision made earlier this week on booster engine count. Will be 33 at ~230 (half million lbs) sea-level thrust. All engines on booster are same, apart from deleting gimbal & thrust vector actuators for outer 20.
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414285626598363140
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414285878856503303
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One Raptor installed.
Credit LabPadre
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Frank is rising.
Nosecone stack or scrap.
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1414345931378544641
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Raptor delivered to the pad.
The second Raptor delivered to the pad.
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Delivery.
Cryo shell stacking.
GSE 5 forward section stacked in the high bay.
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Attaching plumbing at the orbital site.
Delivery at the launch site.
Frankencrane rising.
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Crane attached to nosecone.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH8OP1jKehM
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1414372543155351553
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1414372543427923968
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1414372560297398275
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1414372568161792002
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1414391126501564416
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In preparation for Static Fire tests, crews begin installing Raptor engines onto Booster 3. Static Fire testing will occur after the Booster's Cryo Proof test planned to occur this week.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robot Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/WjORV7z4Z_4
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The next Raptor has been moved closer to B3 and I suspect it's already staged on the scissor lift truck.
Via LabPadre's Pad Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=sMC5KonXCfg)
Edit: Confirmed, now repositioning to install Raptor 59 :)
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Crane fully up:
https://youtu.be/EiScNyayxXo
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414428025723265026
10:30pm Sunday July 11, 2021 #Starbase #SpaceX #Texas
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https://twitter.com/delta_v/status/1414460771162066950
Raptor SN59 is now being installed on to Booster 3.
📸: @LabPadre
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Not so fast, unfortunately 😅 R59 was lowered a bit after the first installation attempt and has been removed from the truck bed and brought back to the pad staging area. With any luck, just a minor issue spotted at the last second.
Via LabPadre's Pad Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=sMC5KonXCfg)
Edit: Yep, now trying again.
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Upgraded crane compared to "7 segments tower" crane
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414428025723265026
(https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/assets/52398.0/2043199.jpg)
All construction steps pictures in one post: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2258695#msg2258695
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1414569601451675649
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https://youtu.be/KTKNWw1wAXw
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414592571079340032
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e4Xq0tyh-8
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414600873272090625
Top of CH4 section for S20
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414605148861648897
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1414605828397707265
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1414606521959424003
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It looks like they're going to roll out the next cryoshell. On SPMTs and heading towards the gate. Per Ocean Cam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv_7r3bszuQ
Pad also looks to be clearing out (though cars still coming and going). Per LabPadre Pad Cam
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Not so fast, unfortunately 😅 R59 was lowered a bit after the first installation attempt and has been removed from the truck bed and brought back to the pad staging area. With any luck, just a minor issue spotted at the last second.
Via LabPadre's Pad Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=sMC5KonXCfg)
Edit: Yep, now trying again.
Just to round out coverage, that second installation attempt was aborted after about three hours of effort. Now waiting on a third attempt.
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NSF have put up a new stream of the robocams that will run 24/7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg
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Second cryoshell now rolling towards the launch site. via LabPadre sentinel cam
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From new NSF Starbase live stream
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twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1414651182505680899
Cryo tank shell rolls to Starbase launch site. 🤩😅
@NASASpaceflight
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1414659187427139608
And via the bots, including a Booster eclipse.
youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQ…
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1414652792023703564
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Last night the nosecone sections were stacked.
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Pics taken last night.
Section outside the high bay.
A peek inside the rear of tent 1.
Frankencrane rising.
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https://twitter.com/felixschlang/status/1414667113957101570
Raptor SN59 has moved from the launch site to the construction site after performing possible fit checks on Super Heavy Booster 3!
📸@labpadre
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Section outside the mid bay.
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Raptor 59 was removed from the Raptor install truck.
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Deliveries.
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Cop car just pulled up to road block location ahead of today's closure. (Pad not yet clear)
Per LabPadre Sentinel
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A different view of the section in front of the mid bay.
The section in the high bay is going to be flipped.
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Cryo shell to roll to the launch site.
Work continues on the 8th Tower segment.
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Cryo shell rolls to the pad.
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Vapors coming from B3's underside. Filling with LN2 likely underway. Per NSF stream
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https://youtu.be/N0sKS0Ea8xs
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Dedicated update thread for Booster 3
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54284.0
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As Booster 3 prepares to test its tanks under flight temperatures and pressures, a Cryo Tank Shell was rolled out to the Launch Site. Also a Raptor engine that was delivered to the Launch Site for Booster 3 was returned to the Production Site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robots. Edited by Derek “DK” Knabenbauer (@DKlarations).
https://youtu.be/GTw3227lF70
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Starship S20's forward dome section was also installed a little after midnight.
https://twitter.com/13ericralph31/status/1414822455114272774
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https://youtu.be/so2nX0saO7I
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1414836924255145998
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https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1414932907559424001
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Raptors 57, 59 and 62 installed on B3.
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1415033869825347587
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1415033869825347587
Like the previous cryoshell, it was lifted off of the SPMTs and placed out of the way into the orbital tank farm, between the water tank and GSEC1 (not over either of the inner GSE tanks).
Also, Frankencrane is now upright again after previously laying down for further work.
Per the NSF 24/7 stream
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GSE mid #2 was moved near the high bay yesterday.
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A couple pics after testing last night.
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Launch site refelctions.
Didn't have the right lens on but this was lowered into the orbital launch table.
More plumbing for the orbital launch table.
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S20 leg skirt and thrust section were stacked outside the tents.
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Delivered but not at the launch site.
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Working on Frankencrane.
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Cryo shell lift and set down over concrete base.
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1415091117121486853
GSE on Left, and SN 20 on Right
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1415109033812430850
Crane piece
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One of the noses inside Tent 3 may be getting its flap base and aerocovers soon.
https://twitter.com/JohnRand0061/status/1415150140814471170
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Video: Booster 3 conducted a round of cryogenic proof testing and a cryo shell for the orbital launch site was rolled out.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF robot army. Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/4hYCik5PG9Q
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1415280954172641281
Another gorgeous sunrise at Starbase launch site. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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http://youtu.be/yruF-83mAfM
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https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1415332036487884803
https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1415332792540467201
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https://youtu.be/FPDgcvjtS3A
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1415372040274599944
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https://twitter.com/SpaceXBocaChica/status/1415385141040623617?s=20
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https://youtu.be/PysjaBB-MbA
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View on NSF Starbase live
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1415403561362542597
The 8th Tower segment has arrived at the Starbase launch site. 🤩
@NASASpaceflight
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Sunrise.
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New aft flap delivered.
Sections outside the front of the tents.
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Work continued on the 8th Tower segment.
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Mystery structures.
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GSE 3 tank and S20 in mid bay.
A peek inside the nosecone tent.
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Another mystery.
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B4 forward 2 section in front of the high bay. (Front left section, three rings high)
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Pics taken at launch site.
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The sling rig was disconnected from the cryo shell and lowered onto the SPMT.
Liebherr van.
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Orbital site.
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8th Tower segment arrived at the launch site.
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Deliveries.
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A Raptor engine (RB11) was delivered, the eighth Launch Tower section rolled to the launch site, and a Starship aft flap arrived at the build site.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nate Shields.
https://youtu.be/JABVYpgIHuA
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1415527633614479366
Near high bay now:
11:14 pm 7/14/21
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1415526472819879939
The fire has been lit!
11:18 pm 6/14/21
Edit to add:
https://youtu.be/SEcW_L2UuNI
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1415655095816138753
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1415698356635066369
Tower piece eight at the #Starbase Launch Site July 15, 2021. #SpaceX
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https://twitter.com/cnunezimages/status/1415685990925152256
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The first of many parallel runs of pre-assembled pipe / conduit has been lifted. You can see many other similar runs laying around the orbital launch site.
Image credit NSF Live Cams
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Sunrise.
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The first of many parallel runs of pre-assembled pipe / conduit has been lifted. You can see many other similar runs laying around the orbital launch site.
Image credit NSF Live Cams
Additional views from LabPadre
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B4 Aft 3 section outside the high bay.
B4 common dome section in the high bay.
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Propellant production site flare stack.
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Test tank BN2.1 has been removed from it's transport stand.
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Mystery structure.
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Label on a cryo shell.
Delivery.
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Removing staircase section from the Tower and lowering them into the 8th Tower segment.
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Orbital site.
Work continues on B3.
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https://youtu.be/JtEWBFdHU_g
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Booster 4's Common Dome section was lifted inside the High Bay, while its Aft Section #3 was spotted outside. Work on Booster 3 continued ahead of its static fire testing campaign. Launch Tower Section 8 was moved next to the Launch Tower in preparation to be lifted.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nate Shields.
https://youtu.be/cnMF9eSQzzI
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1415887032933666816
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The nosecone with one flap 'cap' and a handful of tiles has been moved... elsewhere. Last spotted heading in the direction of the high bay between Tents 2 and 3. My guess would have to be the scrapyard.
The former SN17 nose that was recently stacked has also disappeared from the Lab/NSF camera views - presumably deeper inside the windbreak but maybe not.
Via LabPadre's Sentinel Cam (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_og17JYSMcQ)
Edit: Photos from OceanCam (https://twitter.com/obetraveller) on the 14th and 15th show that the stacked nose has been moved. It's tall enough that the only place it could have feasibly disappeared to is the inside of the windbreak.
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The nosecone has indeed done a runner round tent 3 to the scrapyard. Visible on NSF Starbase Live (16x speed - excuse the hastily re-OBSed clip Das, Michael!) It's barely visible towards the end, but it comes to rest behind the small yellow crane/lift on the left.
Edit to add a dawn snap where we can now clearly see the nosecone.
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1415836395139178496?s=19
Looks like the top flap is covered in tiles!
Maybe Mary or someone else can get a clearer picture today
Edit to add a screenshot of the 3rd picture
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https://youtu.be/Km1f34zniHI
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416022888830881792
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416022606474588162
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416022724082905094
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416025096007954434
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416087047203430404
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416087150785871881
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416087785249943552
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416093332099436544
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Here's the full resolution crop
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416099153919291395
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN-W3CJSdug
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416110457476337670
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1416111047015116806
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416116504576339975
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416120298844430344
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416141144665301002
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416141165754257409
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416141223732056065
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The nosecone that was outside the front of tent 3 has moved to the scrapyard.
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The mystery structure.
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The black mystery structure.
Deliveries.
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Orbital launch table.
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A stand was moved to the propellant production site.
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The aft flap with TPS.
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B4 Aft 4 and 5 sections.
Windows for high bay.
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Another flare stack at the propellant production site.
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Tanks being moved at the orbital site.
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Work continues on the Tower.
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Work continues on the 8th Tower segment.
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Pic taken at the orbital site.
New panels in front of the GSE tanks at the orbital site.
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LN2 delivered.
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1416181817044922371
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416217781654142979
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A Starship aft flap with curved thermal protection system (TPS) tiles was spotted. Super Heavy Booster 4 aft sections 4 and 5 were waiting outside the High Bay to be stacked while Orbital Launch Site construction continued.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/DtzlLLzV3Do
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https://twitter.com/ringwatchers/status/1416153639849168901
Diagram #8 | 16th July, 2021 | "New look, new me. Ignore that it's been a month please."
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416377155894792192
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416377521629802499
Edit to add:
https://youtu.be/tf8ygdMqbMM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6bO5nxlDA
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416393056190976005
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416395164751482889
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416396595260805123
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GSE tank on the move
Credit LabPadre
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1416438469233188873
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1416444075234967559
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1416493627912724483
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Hooking up the new tower segment.
Image credit: LabPadre Nerdle Cam
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View from NSF Starbase live
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1416531482433130496
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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Launch site.
Pad B.
Work continues on the yellow structure.
Preparing for more concrete.
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Lifting a section of conduit up and into the Tower.
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The 8th Tower segment.
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Dome section being prepared to be flipped.
Dome section being moved.
Dome section now in front of tent 1 and the other dome section has been flipped.
Label on the dome section that was moved says BN4 Aft Dome something barrel. Hmmm.......
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One Raptor engine was delivered today.
These were also delivered today.
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Progress on the mystery structure.
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Progress on the black mystery structure.
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These were loaded onto the RaptorVan.
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A peek into the nosecone tent.
GSE 5 out of the high bay.
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A Raptor engine was delivered, a possible Booster aft section was flipped, and two sections of conduit were lifted inside the Launch Tower.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/qcsCKE8qDcg
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Live in a few minutes
https://youtu.be/KyLEqvt7Ks8
Edit to add: now live
Hmmm … now reattaching
Further edit: tiny bit of daylight at bottom of leg. From test lift?
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More air under leg. Lift underway / imminent?
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1416738761837146114
And unhooked again. Going back down for further adjustments.
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More air under leg. Lift underway / imminent?
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1416738761837146114
And unhooked again. Going back down for further adjustments.
They're adjusting the strap lengths so it lifts horizontal, that's my guess.
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Now lifting
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1416770740070887425
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1416768006005329926
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1416775174943166470
https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1416775921068085253
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1416788407347384320
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1416802696066121739
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1416819718841831424
https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1416835068480393217
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1416862296253493249
Starbase Production Diagram - 18th July 2021
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The 8th Tower segment lift.
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The 8th Tower segment lift.
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As Booster 3 prepares for static fire, crews lifted the 8th Launch Tower section into place at the Orbital Launch Site. The 8th section is shorter and sports a platform on one side.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
https://youtu.be/Jzsfsin70tI
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8th segment added.
Sources:
1 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2226766#msg2226766 (Built in place - 25-27/4/2021)
2 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2242837#msg2242837 (stacked - 24/05/2021 - 1 month)
3 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2245057#msg2245057 (stacked - 29/05/2021 - 5 days)
4 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2251788#msg2251788 (stacked - 13/06/2021 - 15days)
5 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2252966#msg2252966 (stacked - 16/06/2021 - 3 days)
6 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2257082#msg2257082 (stacked - 27/06/2021 - 11 days)
7 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2258643#msg2258643 (stacked - 30/06/2021 - 3 days)
8 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.msg2264692#msg2264692 (stacked - 18/07/2021 - 18 days)
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https://youtu.be/lKYKgedBcoo
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New article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/07/super-heavy-booster-3-fire-up-first/
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1417235134017904645
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Sunrise.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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B3.
Concrete work.
Yellow structure.
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Delivery.
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Orbital launch table.
View of production site.
Delivery.
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Mystery structures.
Delivery.
Cryo tank shell dome section stacked.
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CH4 delivery.
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GSE tank #5.
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Dome on the sleeving stand.
Dome has been sleeved.
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https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1417267248893513728
Starting to lay the plumbing/electrical to the OLP
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Crews continue work on the GSE-5 tank as a new forward dome for a future GSE tank is sleeved on the sleeving stand.
Super Heavy Booster 3 static fire video coming in the morning!
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edit by Nathan Shields
📺 https://youtu.be/EpBPiWyntWE
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https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1417484550050127881
I’ll take one Raptor, please.
Starbase takes delivery of a brand new Raptor. And look who I found hangin out on the engine bell. R2D2!
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SpaceX performs a full duration static fire of Super Heavy Booster 3. This is the first prototype booster to be fueled and ground tested. Booster 3 has 3 Raptor engines installed.
Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robotic Camera Team
📺 https://youtu.be/ENEPIkcexVg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McyK7y1J0QU
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1417512609759256581
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1417515251793338375
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1417515850425376772
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1417534402113019910
Tower section 9 pieces
https://youtu.be/-vwQLxeAdD8
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No surprise there but Tuesday and Wednesday's closures have been canceled.
http://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
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https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1417560002940768256
Here’s a shot of the same Raptor out in the open. Stay tuned for the daily video on the NSF YouTube channel to see @BocaChicaGal’s video of its arrival!
youtube.com/c/NASASpacefli…
Photo for @NASASpaceflight
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Sunrise.
B3.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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Moving a tube section.
The yellow structure.
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Delivered to the launch site.
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Raptor RB2 aka R2B2.
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1417616097508044800
Starship 20 aft flaps covered in tps tiles!
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1417616258669887490
the top aft flap is also covered in tps tiles as shown thru the tear in the plastic. I am not sure about the bottom aft flap.
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Aft dome moved onto the stand.
Aft dome was sleeved.
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This was lowered into the orbital launch table.
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GSE 5.
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Two more Booster sections identified.
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Another Aft flap delivered.
Mystery structure.
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Load spreader was disconnected from the OLT.
Laying rebar.
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As crews inspect Booster 3 after its static fire, more Super Heavy Raptors are delivered. Dubbed "R2B2" by McGregor crews, Raptor Boost 2 (RB2) is a non-gimbaling version.
Video from @BocaChicaGal and the NSF Robots. Edit by Nathan Shields
📺 https://youtu.be/mVrVMCqn4Zo
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twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1417655353752399874
It appears that the aft flap width for Starship 20 are approximately ~30% smaller than previous.
What do you think?
Red= previous version
Blue= Starship 20
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1417657751870836740
Not perspective, the green colored one is approximately the same as the red colored one, but not the blue.
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Booster 4 appears to have been stacked to around 12 rings tall over the course of the evening. Images in sequence.
Via the NSF 24/7 feed. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg)
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1417819848017596416
Another gorgeous sunrise at Starbase. Enjoy your day! 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://twitter.com/bocachicagal/status/1417827428320296961
This morning Booster B4 is taller in the high bay. 🤩🚀
@NASASpaceflight
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https://youtu.be/DABNmrwHPQo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXu9KpLXyKw
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1417892737668505601
It's starting to look more like the booster catch mechanism.
What do you think?
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1417872104402399233
10:40am Wednesday July 21, 2021
twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1417872450394726410
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1417873151778766856
Here's a shot of the speakers from July 20th that are now on top of a white structure
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Sunrise.
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B4.
Thrust dome section.
There is a dome behind the thrust dome section.
Label of the B4 Aft 2 section already stacked on B4.
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The mystery structure.
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The start of a concrete stand.
Parts.
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Delivery.
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More plumbing installed on GSE 5 tank.
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Launch site as the thunderstorm rolled in.
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Just before storms rolled through Boca Chica, crews installed Hydraulic Cylinders into the Mystery Structure. It is unclear what these will be used for.
Video from @BocaChicaGal and @spacecoast_stve
📺 https://youtu.be/heSGqtC0Tz8
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Looks like we might have a new GSE tank being stacked beside B4 in the high bay.
Via the NSF 24/7 feed. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg)
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Unknown large cylindrical structure being transported towards the launch site, from around 3:27:10 AM CDT on high bay cam on NSF Starbase LIVE 24/7 feed.
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https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1418179916785401856
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GSE 3 has joined GSE 5.
Credit NSF
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aFEWUHtRUo
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418221492995645443
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418221724663828498
New access port on GSE 2
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Section 9/Roof corner section placed onto the launch tower jig
Credit NSF
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418225618483748868
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418234699118522368
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418236311580905472
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418238277807710210
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_ZltUpRdsI
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https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1418238439338778632
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1418242200169861128
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418244250089758724
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1418245876816961542
Starship section on the move. Possibly SN20, the first orbital Starship:
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https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1418250601041903621
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1418278731706142725
SN20 in the mid bay now:
1:35 pm 7/22/21
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XalksV4kQhg
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1418292571529519107
Closer look at this structure:
2:29 pm 7/22/21
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1418294282985906176
Flight tests showed that we could make body flaps narrower & lighter
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https://youtu.be/QCjQyr-bEXw
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https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1418300110103056388
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1418301081872896006
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https://twitter.com/ringwatchers/status/1418295043366993925
Diagram #9 | 22nd July, 2021 | "I was going to sell some posters for this one but Redbubble banned me before I even did anything."
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https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1418333886203846659
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418358635072212993
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https://youtu.be/hkCueBngjj8
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418367840076369925
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1418435568246005762
A second Raptor has been removed from Booster 3.
youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQ…
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Raptor engine RC59 was removed from Super Heavy Booster 3, work started on the 9th section of the Launch Tower, and a Super Heavy Aft dome was spotted being worked on inside one of the production tents.
Video and Pictures from Steven Marr (@spacecoast_stve). Edited by Nate Shields.
https://youtu.be/v3tJIPtmVUQ
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https://youtu.be/aKiZpyVacUc
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418548837078245381
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418565374883291144
Edit to add:
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418565800013742083
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418568442890838020
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https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1418566667978878987
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418598015737212931
Adding reinforcement to GSE tank
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418636848818229248
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1418652841376354305
The Test Nosecone for Starship, via Mary (@BocaChicaGal).
Starship operational flights will initially be focused on cargo missions, and you can imagine how many Starlinks they'd be able to push uphill inside this!
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1418685117309018117
Test Nosecone fairing separation - Texas-style. Watch the bottom right:
youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQ…
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418710222139498498
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418713908752363522
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418711436218535943
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418714573880889344
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418714716625678339
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https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418718325400653824
https://twitter.com/obetraveller/status/1418718355612123144
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GSE aft section was moved into the high bay.
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Thrust dome inside tent 1.
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Nosecone moved from scrapyard to the rear of the tents.
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Transport stand.
Mystery structure.
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Ship 20 in the mid bay.
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Barrel section was moved into the mid bay.
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B4 Aft 4 section outside the high bay.
Delivery.
Block work in front of the mid bay.
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Nosecone out from the windbreak.
Nosecone hooked up to lifting rig.
View from the other side.
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Raptor 62 was the last Raptor to be removed from B3.
The 9th Tower segment.
The yellow structure.
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Pics taken at the orbital site.
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A pathfinder nosecone was spotted with a payload bay cut into it. Booster 3's last remaining Raptor engine (RC62) was removed and transported back the build site. Work on Ship 20 continued in the Mid Bay.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer).
https://youtu.be/RucncoORoGI
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1418762759068655619
More of a pathfinder test. Actual payload bay door dimensions are still under debate. Volume is ~1000 cubic meters. Roomy …
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https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1418749594993790983
Starbase Production Diagram - 24th July 2021
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https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1418778590204862471
Build Site Panorama
Labels by @BingoBoca
High resolution link: https://www.easyzoom.com/imageaccess/2f4ca179fa6c4ff5a0409037cbe7733d
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B4 is now ~16 rings tall :)
Via the NSF 24/7 feed. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg)
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https://youtu.be/et-5h0KbxcQ
https://youtu.be/hc0Y6wbk_-w
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https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1418939334951063558
https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1418957966317862912
https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1418961810439524354
https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1418965302767935488
https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1418968584731209733
https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1418970450949025800
https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1418972001528582144
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Credit LabPadre
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Blink and you miss it! A booster forward dome was lifted onto the sleeving stand.
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GSE tank moved.
Credit LabPadre
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioSmFk7mbWA
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https://twitter.com/NicAnsuini/status/1419051813043638272
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GSE 7 Aft dome
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B4 and GSE tank #6 in high bay.
The label indicated this is for GSE 7 stack #2 forward dome.