Been nearly 3 years since this thing was built, time to say goodbye to Booster 4.📸 @NASASpaceflight SBL
21 months after being retired to the Rocket Garden, Starship Booster 4 was rolled to the Mega Bay, ahead of its expected final decommissioning, making room for new boosters. Stay tuned to @NASASpaceflight's Starbase Live 24/7 to see what happens next http://nsf.live/starbase
Goodnight booster 4.nsf.live/starbase@NASASpaceflight
Booster 4 is being cut in half inside the Mega Bay. 🫡nsf.live/starbase
The scrapping of B4 is now WELL underway. She has been split asunder. @LabPadre #SentinelCam
Some (5) spotted differences between S28 and S29 around their SQD area:(original pictures from x.com/cnunezimages/s… and x.com/cnunezimages/s…)
B14 is about to get a little taller in MB. The ring stiffener has been removed prior to the section going in for stacking.@LabPadre #R1
Last night a section of B4 was removed and brought out of MB, where it hung around for a while (literally) before being taken between the bays for scrapping.
B4's aft section then made a run for it...this time taking the longer way around via the highway.
...and just now, another B4 section left via the shortcut between bays.
Tile work on Ship31 this afternoon in HB. SpaceX are getting em lined up ready, but I'm excited for the day when all they have to do is replace a few tiles before a ship flies for a second time...@LabPadre #R1
That's it! Done! B4 is no more! The final section has been removed from MB.
Production Diagram #17 | 27th March, 2024 | "As 4 gets smaller, 14 gets taller."ringwatchers.com/diagrams/stack…--Updates since last diagram:🟡S28 & B10 conduct Starship Flight 3.🔵S29 conducts a spin prime and 2 static fires.🔵3 aft flaps are delivered, 2 of which are putatively for S32 and the extra would sequentially be for S36.🔴BOOSTER 4 IS SCRAPPED.🔴B14’s oxygen tank has the downcomer installed and the aft section stacked.🔴B14’s methane tank is stacked to 9 rings in height.🔴B14 forward tank #4 is staged outside of Mega Bay 1.