Starship SN8 was rolled to the launch site ahead of a cryo testing campaign and eventual static fires and flight. SN9's forward bulkhead was prepared for stacking on top of the rest of the vehicle, a tank was moved from the tank farm to the gas well lot, and work on the High Bay continued.Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi).Click "Join" for access to early fast turnaround clips, exclusive discord access with the NSF team, etc - to support the channel.Updates: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ind...Articles: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=StarshipNSF Store: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/shop/L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ind...(Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/)0:00 - SN8 Ready for Rollout1:26 - SN8 Moved to Launch Site 3:14 - SN8 Arrives at Launch Site3:43 - SN8 Moved Next to Pad A4:54 - SN8 Next to Pad A5:23 - Load Spreader Lifted5:56 - Load Spreader Attached to SN86:58 - SN8 Readied For Lifting Onto Launch Mount8:09 - Tank Moved to Gas Well Lot8:53 - Delivery: Aerosurfaces / Probably for SN99:26 - SN9 Fwd Bulkhead Readied For Stacking10:03 - Barrel Sections Outside Production Tent10:47 - Tanks Stored at Old Gas Well Lot11:27 - High Bay Construction Continues11:58 - Starhopper and SN8 at Night
As Starship SN8 waited to be lifted onto the mount at Pad A, the forward section of SN9 was stacked (off camera). New weather stations were installed, work on and around the launch site continued, and some scrap rolls of stainless steel were moved.Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper).Click "Join" for access to early fast turnaround clips, exclusive discord access with the NSF team, etc - to support the channel.Updates: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ind...Articles: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=StarshipNSF Store: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/shop/L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ind...(Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/)0:00 - Sunrise1:21 - SN8 Waiting to be Lifted onto Launch Mount2:11 - SN8's with Flaps Folded3:01 - Scrap Rolls of Steel Moved4:02 - Anemometer Mounted on Telehandler4:33 - SN7.15:33 - New Weather Station Installed6:04 - Work on Structures Near Pad A6:26 - Scrap Rolls of Steel Moved6:50 - SN9 Forward Dome Stacked7:54 - Ring sections for future Starships
Primary Date: Closure Cancelled for September 29, 2020 from 9:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Backup Date: Closure Cancelled for September 30, 2020 from 9:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Backup Date: Closure Cancelled for October 1, 2020 from 9:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.
SN8 lift to pad A still on hold, short window of opportunity this morning before strong winds arrive this afternoon until Wednesday. Cryo tests and road closures cancelled for the week, but we are very close to a rapid cadence of tests and flights of multiple starships!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀