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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #281 on: 07/20/2022 07:37 pm »
Another spin prime test (third overall, second of the day):

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1549838591504928768

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #282 on: 07/20/2022 07:48 pm »
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1549841837472497670

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Ship 24 Depress vent! Like an angry horse, snorting!

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #283 on: 07/20/2022 09:28 pm »
Roadblock has been abandoned, so it looks like testing is done for the day.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #284 on: 07/20/2022 09:48 pm »
https://twitter.com/labpadre/status/1549826079879200769

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Predator view of S24 spin up! #SpaceX #Starbase #Texas #Starship

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #285 on: 07/21/2022 12:54 pm »
Cross posting as Mary said these engines were coming and going between Booster 7:

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #286 on: 07/21/2022 07:26 pm »
3rd NSF live steam in as many hours!


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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #287 on: 07/21/2022 08:04 pm »
Ship 24 filling up, engine chill vents running

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #288 on: 07/21/2022 08:12 pm »
twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1550208147700195330

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Ship 24 wants attention too!

Live commentary stream here:
youtube.com/watch?v=8QWf2Y…

Yep, we're doing both live commentary streams at the same time!

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1550211966370824193

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Cheeky Spin Prime test:
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #291 on: 07/28/2022 11:13 pm »
Ship 24's flaps have been opened.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #292 on: 07/29/2022 06:20 am »
Closeup

https://twitter.com/starshipgazer/status/1552859556618727426

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Starship 24's flaps were opened for the first time today and underwent movement testing. 🚀

7:23 pm 7/28/22

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Edit to add: video

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1552806658157445120

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Ship 24's clearly a friendly Starship. Saw the engineer in the lift and started waving.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #293 on: 07/29/2022 03:11 pm »
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Colqu/status/1552942002034974720
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Ship 24 comes alive as it test its forward flaps ahead of possible testing next week, the Orbital Launch Mount vented, and bridge cranes for the Starfactory arrived.

Video and Photos from @BocaChicaGal and the NSF Robots.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #294 on: 08/05/2022 05:12 am »
Possible deluge system test on Suborbital Pad B.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JaxLR07/status/1555344582778490881

As always via the ever vigilant Zack Golden.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #295 on: 08/05/2022 02:31 pm »
https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist/status/1555478969213919234
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As SpaceX gears up for more Ship 24 testing, the water deluge system at Suborbital Pad B was tested. This system protects from sound vibrations during engine testing.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #296 on: 08/05/2022 07:56 pm »
Elon tweeted: "Hustling to get Starship Booster 7 back to pad to test outer ring of 20 engines"

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1555628746719211520

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #297 on: 08/06/2022 01:17 am »
NSF is reporting that they expect Booster 7 to roll back to the pad tonight. Vehicle has rolled to the center of the megabay in the past 30 minutes.

Edit: And Elon confirms

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1555726190450659328
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #298 on: 08/06/2022 03:25 am »
Booster 7 leaving the megabay now.
« Last Edit: 08/06/2022 03:29 am by StevenOBrien »

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 7 + Ship 24 - UPDATES
« Reply #299 on: 08/06/2022 03:30 am »

 

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