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Full Steam Ahead: Booster 16 Parts Spotted (Flight 9)! | SpaceX Boca Chica - 23-26, November 2024

Premiered November 27, 2024 Covering the period November 23-26, 2024
Following the successful test of Starship Flight 6, SpaceX continues to make progress on its various projects at Starbase. Restoration efforts are underway at the launch site, addressing damage observed in multiple areas of the tower caused by previous launches.


🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), and the Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)


Timestamps:
0:00 Booster 16 Aft Section
0:53 LR 11000 Assembly Continues
1:49 Four Point Lifter Moved Into MB2
2:08 Pipes Installed at Pad B
3:15 New LR 11000 Crane
3:24 Orbital Pad A
3:33 The Chopsticks
3:42 Antennas Strapped to Chopsticks
3:52 Stabilizers Painted
4:08 Chopsticks Carriage
4:33 The Orbital Launch Mount
4:59 Booster Quick Disconnect
5:17 Work Around the OLM Vent
5:39 Woody Inspecting the Team’s Work
5:55 Ship QD Arm
6:05 Starfactory/Office Building
6:12 Chopsticks Raised
6:35 Barrel Section Inside Starfactory
6:45 The Launch Site
6:53 The Chopsticks
7:33 The Ship QD Arm
8:31 The Orbital Launch Mount
9:26 The Tank Farm
9:47 Pipe Delivery
9:56 Rocket Garden and Booster Stand
10:04 Starfactory/Office Building
10:16 Nosecones Inside Starfactory
10:48 Ship 26 Nosecone Moved

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Mystery Hardware Rolls out of Starfactory | SpaceX Boca Chica - November 27 - December 3, 2024

Dec 4, 2024
Cranes, SPMTs, Boosters and Mystery Hardware. Work continues at Pad B trenching for pipes, the tank farm and the new flame trench.  Another post holiday weekend keeps Starbase buzzing.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), and the Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Work Atop Booster 12
0:14 Buckner LR 11000 Raised
0:29 Ship 26 Parts Leaving
0:46 Strange Tube Leaving Starfactory
1:01 Booster Forward Section
1:12 Possible Electrical Issue on Tower 2
1:22 Orbital Pad B
2:24 The Deluge Tank Farm
2:36 The Orbital Tank Farm
3:39 Orbital Pad A
3:52 The Chopsticks
4:19 The Booster QD
4:46 OLM Piping
5:16 Carriage, Chopsticks, and SQD Arm
5:40 Wooden Structures Moved
6:49 Two SPMTs Moved to Masseys
7:19 Equipment Moved Into Starfactory
7:28 Raceway Installed on Ship 34
7:48 Secondary Raceway Installed
8:01 Mega Bay 2 Door Opened
8:32 Booster Transport Stand
8:44 Single Ring Moved
8:57 Pad B’s Chopsticks
9:22 The Production Site
9:34 The Launch Site
9:45 Tower 2
9:57 Pad A’s Chopsticks
10:36 Pad B’s OLM
10:49 The Rocket Garden
11:01 Starfactory/Office Building
11:13 Nosecone Inside Starfactory

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Future Ships Spotted At Starfactory | SpaceX Boca Chica - 3-6 December 2024

Dec 7, 2024
Booster 14 rolled to the pad, as future ship parts were spotted in the starfactory.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), the Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Crews Working on the SQD Arm
0:40 The Orbital Tank Farm
1:17 Containers Delivered
1:28 Pad B OLM Work
1:48 Pad B’s Ship QD Arm
2:00 Plate Moved
2:17 Load Spreader Outside Mega Bay 2
2:33 Nosecones Inside Starfactory
3:17 Booster QD Purging
3:46 Raptor QD Purging
4:00 Work at Pad B
4:09 Work at the Tank Farm
4:53 Booster QD Hood
5:10 Piping Under the OLM
5:20 The Chopsticks
5:29 The Ship QD
5:39 Crews Atop Booster 12
5:57 Pad B’s OLM
6:21 The High Bay
6:30 Cladding Installed on Starfactory
6:42 Booster 14 Lifted
7:04 Grid Fin Rotated
7:18 Booster 14 Rollout
9:53 Booster 16 Forward Section
10:05 Booster 14 Lifted Onto OLM
10:36 Booster 14 on Pad A
11:23 The Starship Hopper Test Vehicle
11:33 Pad B’s OLM
11:52 Nosecones Inside Starfactory
12:30 Ship Header Tank

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Primed To Fire and Rolled Back | SpaceX Boca Chica - 7-10, December 2024

December 11, 2024   Covering Period of 7-10 December, 2024
Booster 14 performed a spin prime, a static fire and quickly rolled to the production site, the Boca Chica Christmas Drone Show again amazed onlookers, and work continues on Pad A and B.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), the Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Booster 14 Spin Prime
1:08 Part Delivered
1:16 Ship 35’s Payload Bay
1:42 Holiday Drone Show
4:40 Starfactory Paneling Completed
4:53 Dancefloor Removed From OLM
5:15 Pad Cleared
5:30 New Tank Delivered
5:42 Booster 14 Static Fire Testing
6:32 Booster 14 Static Fire
8:56 The Rocket Garden
9:04 High Bay Scaffolding Removal
9:14 Booster 14 Removed From OLM
10:07 Booster 14 Rolled Back
12:01 Pad B’s OLM
12:11 Flame Diverter Construction
12:26 Barrel Section Moved
12:44 Ship 35’s Nosecone

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Ship 33 Test Campaign Begins | SpaceX Boca Chica - 11-13 December 2024

Premieres Dec 14, 2024
Ship 33 has begun its testing campaign, while the launch site tank farm has been receiving a lot of new tanks.  New sections of ships have been spotted at the Production Site.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), the Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Ship Static Fire Stand Moved
0:14 Booster Section Moved to MB1
0:27 Ship 33 Revealed
0:37 Ship 33 Rolled to Masseys
1:58 Ship Quick Disconnect
2:11 The Chopsticks
2:49 LR 11000 Hooked to Ballast Tray
3:01 New CH4 Tank Lifted
3:58 Chopsticks Raised
4:15 Chopsticks Closure Test
4:35 Many More Chopstick Tests
4:50 S35 Moved Into Starfactory
5:32 Nosecones Inside Starfactory
6:01 Header Tank Inside Starfactory
6:11 Booster 16 Methane Tank Stacking
6:22 Additional Chopstick Testing
6:41 Work on the Ship Cryo Stand
6:52 Flame Deflector Construction
7:30 Second New CH4 Tank Installed
8:11 The Orbital Launch Mount
9:02 Chopstick Actuator
9:13 Ship 33 at Masseys
9:26 Ship 33 Testing
9:41 Ship 33 Spin Prime
10:09 Vertical Tank Delivered
10:38 Flame Diverter Construction
10:49 Ship Thrust Simulator
11:00 Booster 16 Barrel Section
11:10 The Launch Site
11:39 Vertical Tank Installed
12:00 Second Tank Installed

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It's Christmas Time At Starbase | SpaceX Boca Chica - 14-17 December 2024

Premiered 3 hours ago  1 product
Ship 33 conducted two static fires this week at Starbase, while work at the launch site continues at a feverous pace. Plus the SpaceX Christmas Parade!

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), the Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Ship 33 Testing
0:14 Likely Flap Delivery
0:29 Work on Tower 2
0:38 Ship 33 Six Engine Static Fire
1:41 Nosecones Inside Starfactory
2:03 Ship Header Tank
2:11 Part Delivered
2:20 Work on Pad B’s OLM
2:46 Top Deluge Plate Delivered
2:57 Structure Moved Into Mega Bay 2
3:28 The Orbital Launch Site
3:44 Orbital Pad A
3:53 Work by the Booster QD Hood
4:11 Chopstick Actuator
4:31 Orbital Pad B
5:46 The New Subcoolers
6:03 Second S33 Static Fire
6:20 Ship 33 Returns From Masseys
7:30 Ship 33 Prepared for Lift
7:50 Ship 33 Lifted Off Static Fire Stand
8:04 Grid Fin on the Move
8:23 Flame Deflector Construction
8:35 Parts Installed on Pad B’s OLM
8:49 Deluge Plate Piece Installed
9:27 The Launch Site
9:33 Pad A’s OLM
9:42 The Tank Farm
10:01 High Pressure Tanks Delivered
10:44 SpaceX Sign Removal Begins
11:08 Conduit Work at Pad B
11:20 SpaceX Parade

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Tower 2 Chopsticks Soon? | SpaceX Boca Chica - 18-20 December 2024

December 21, 2024
There's no sign of slowing down at Starbase, even with the holidays upon us. We've seen evidence that the chopsticks will soon be installed on Pad B.

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🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

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Timestamps:
0:00 SpaceX Sign Removal Completed
0:38 Orbital Pad B
0:45 Orbital Pad A
1:00 Orbital Launch Mount for Pad B
1:09 Deluge Plate Install Continues
1:18 Pad B Flame Deflector Construction
1:29 Deflector Pipe Delivery
1:47 Pad B’s OLM
2:34 The Launch Site
2:48 Orbital Pad A
2:55 Ship Lifting Pin Sockets Reinstalled
3:35 Work on the BQD Hood
3:44 Temporary Structure Delivery
4:43 Entrance Beam Removed
5:35 Boca Chica Beach
6:08 Production Site From the Beach
6:21 Equipment Cover Installed
6:39 Orbital Pad A
7:19 The Chopsticks Carriage
7:44 Mast Atop Tower 1
7:52 Tower 1 Elevator Entrance
8:02 The Tank Farm Expansion
8:17 Chopstick Framework Assembly
8:53 [2021] Pad A’s Chopstick Install
9:01 Orbital Pad B
9:37 Chopsticks Carriage
9:47 B15 Lifted Onto Thrust Simulator
9:55 Nosecones Inside Starfactory

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This Is How It Ends. That's Going To Do It. | SpaceX Starbase - 21-30 December 2024

December 31, 2024
The final Starbase Summary of 2024 from John 'Das' Galloway.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

imestamps:
0:00 Booster 15 Rolls to Masseys
0:39 Pad B Flame Deflector Construction
0:49 Pad B OLM Construction
0:56 Hot Staging Ring
1:18 Beam Installed on Chopstick Jig
1:25 The Launch Site
1:33 Orbital Pad A
1:43 New Chopstick Lifting Pin
1:51 Chopstick Lifting Pin Socket
1:59 Work on the Orbital Tank Farm
2:23 Work at Pad B
2:38 Likely Ship Aft Flap
2:51 Booster 15 at Masseys
3:39 Top of Tower One
3:49 Chopstick Lifting Pin
3:59 The Tank Farm
4:08 Ship 35’s Nosecone Rolled to MB2
4:37 Booster Alignment Pushers Moved
4:51 Booster 15 Cryo Test
5:04 Pad B OLM Construction
5:16 Ship 20 and the Ship Cryo Stand
5:28 More Booster 15 Cryo Testing
5:53 Booster 15 Returns From Masseys
6:38 Booster Hat
6:55 Scaffolding Walkway Struts
7:02 Pad B’s Flame Diverter
7:09 Parts at the Production Site
7:25 The Launch Site
7:33 B15 Moved to Work Stand
7:41 Starfactory
7:48 HLS Airlock Prototype
8:02 Nosecones for Future Ships
8:24 The Launch Site
8:31 Orbital Pad A
9:16 Orbital Pad B
9:23 The Production Site
9:39 Pad B’s OLM
10:11 Cryo Pipe Assemblies Moved
10:38 Booster 14 Rolls to the Pad

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Coming Up On Starship Flight 7 | SpaceX Starbase - December 31, 2024 - January 3, 2025

January 4, 2024
John 'Das' Galloway takes us through the activities at Starbase this first week of 2025.  We saw Booster Flight Termination System work after the booster was lifted onto the Orbital Launch Mount, and constant work at Orbital Pad B.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Booster 14 Lifted Onto the OLM
0:30 Booster 14 on the OLM
0:50 Scaffolding Removal Begins
1:50 Work on the Chopsticks
2:01 Tank Farm Upgrades
2:16 Pad B’s Chopstick Carriage
2:52 The Launch Site
3:01 Chopstick Staging Jig
3:21 Pipe Reattached to Subcooler
4:09 Booster 14 Grid Fin Testing
4:32 The Production Site
4:40 Nosecones Inside Starfactory
5:06 Booster FTS Work
5:23 The Production Site
5:40 Work on Pad B’s OLM Continues
6:22 Pad B’s Chopstick Carriage
6:50 Subcooler Waiting in Storage
6:58 Booster Transport Stand Moved
7:15 Flame Deflector Construction
7:25 The Launch Site
7:49 Orbital Pad B
8:06 Orbital Pad A
8:22 Booster 14
8:30 Work on the Chopsticks
9:20 The Orbital Tank Farm
10:00 Orbital Pad A
10:12 Orbital Pad B
10:24 OLM Alignment Pins Removed

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Final Preparations For Starship Flight 7 | SpaceX Boca Chica - 4-7 January, 2025

January 8, 2025
John 'Das' Galloway, Adrian Beil (in German), and Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (in Spanish) look at the final preparations prior to Starship Flight 7.

We're trying something different. We have our hosts speaking to you in their native languages.  So if you know Spanish (Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera), or German (Adrian Beil), or English (John 'Das' Galloway), or just want to listen to the ambient sounds (Choose Klingon) - you now have your choice.  There is no script, so maybe listen in a different language with subtitles if you don't speak that language - to get totally different take on Starbase happenings.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🤵 Hosted in Spanish by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)
🤵 Hosted in German by Adrian Beil (@bccarcounters)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Booster 17 Barrel Stacked
0:24 Chopstick Jig Beam Removed
0:38 Hot Staging Ring Loadspreader
0:50 The Launch Site
1:26 SpaceX LR 11000 Moved to Pad A
1:35 Work on Pad B’s OLM
2:09 Starcat Makes an Appearance
2:38 Dummy Starlinks for Ship 33
3:00 Starbase
3:07 Orbital Pad B
3:17 Orbital Pad A
3:26 LR 11000 With HSR Loadspreader
3:38 Pad B’s OLM
3:48 Chopstick Carriage and SQD Arm
3:58 Ship Stand Outside Mega Bay 2
4:17 DoD 6055 Fire Division 1 Sign
4:24 Ship Stand Moved Inside
4:47 Ship 33 Moved Onto Stand
5:03 Ship 33
5:24 Starlink Install Guide Installed
6:47 Hot Staging Ring Removed
7:13 Pad B’s OLM
7:23 Chopstick Carriage
7:33 Flame Deflector Construction
7:43 Booster 14
7:52 Ship 33 in Mega Bay 2
8:10 Dragon Plate
8:25 Dummy Starlinks Loaded Into S33
9:58 More Starlinks Loaded
10:32 Payload Door Closed
10:39 Hot Staging Ring Reinstalled

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TESTING COMPLETE! Starship Tested & Destacked Before Flight 7 | SpaceX Boca Chica - 8-10 January 2025

Premiered January 11,2025 - Covering 8-10 January 2025
John 'Das' Galloway, Adrian Beil (in German), and Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (in Spanish) look at the final preparations prior to Starship Flight 7.

We're trying something different. We have our hosts speaking to you in their native languages.  So if you know Spanish (Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera), or German (Adrian Beil), or English (John 'Das' Galloway), or just want to listen to the ambient sounds (Choose Klingon) - you now have your choice.  There is no script, so maybe listen in a different language with subtitles if you don't speak that language - to get totally different take on Starbase happenings.

🤵 Hosted by John "Das" Galloway (@kspaceacademy)
🤵 Hosted in Spanish by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)
🤵 Hosted in German by Adrian Beil (@bccarcounters)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)

Timestamps:
0:00 Delivery to the Tank Farm
0:15 Booster 14 Cowbells Removed
0:25 Ship 33 Catch Pins Installed
0:46 Nosecones Inside Starfactory
1:18 Ship 33 Prepared for Rollout
1:43 Ship 33 Rolled to Pad
3:30 Booster 12 Moved to Mega Bay 1
4:14 Ship 35 Forward Dome Section
4:35 B14.1 Moved to the High Bay
4:46 B14.1’s Stand Removed
4:54 Orbital Pad A
5:14 Cybertrucks on the Beach
5:52 Lots of Deliveries to the Tank Farm
6:01 Ship 33 Waiting to be Lifted
6:43 Ship 33 Catch Pin
6:56 Chopsticks Closed in on Ship 33
7:14 Crew up at Booster 14
7:25 Pad Clear Announcement
7:40 Ship 33 Stacked on Booster 14
8:46 DSS Test
9:14 Ship 33 Flap Testing
9:49 Wet Dress Rehearsal
10:00 Watch the Stack Shrink
10:26 Ship 33 Destacked

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The Starbase That Never Sleeps | SpaceX Boca Chica - 16-18 January 2025

Premiered 33 minutes ago  3 products
The Starbase that never sleeps got right back into action after Starship Flight 7. A Cryo on Ship 34, A Booster Roll Back, Pad Refurbishments, and Pad B Construction continues. Hosted by Chris Bergin, Adrian Beil (in German), and Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (in Spanish).

We're trying something different. We have our hosts speaking to you in their native languages.  So if you know Spanish (Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera), or German (Adrian Beil), or English (Chris Bergin), or just want to listen to the ambient sounds (Choose Klingon) - you now have your choice.  There is no script, so maybe listen in a different language with subtitles if you don't speak that language - to get totally different take on Starbase happenings.

🤵 Hosted by Chris Bergin (@NASASpaceflight)
🤵 Hosted in Spanish by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)
🤵 Hosted in German by Adrian Beil (@bccarcounters)
🎥 Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), Starbase LIVE Crew ( http://nsf.live/starbase
)
✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden)


Timestamps:
0:00 Orbital Pad A After Launch
0:33 Orbital Pad A After Landing
1:39 Booster 14 Venting
2:00 Booster 14 Secured on the OLM
2:24 Booster 14 on the OLM
3:05 Crews at the Quick Disconnect
4:28 Buckner’s LR 11000 Crane Raised
4:41 Chopstick Jig Assembly Resumes
5:10 Booster 14 Lifted Off the OLM
5:21 Booster 14’s Engines
6:31 Ship 34 Cryo Testing
6:43 Booster 14 Rolled Back
7:36 Chopstick Carriage Rolled to Pad B
8:37 Pad B’s Chopstick Carriage
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9:30 Scrapes on the Chopstick Bumpers
9:49 Ship Quick Disconnect Arm
9:59 Tower at the Launch Site
10:11 Vaporizers Installed
11:01 Chopstick Carriage Lifted

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Crossposting a milestone that I noted over in the NSF discussion section:

I guess I'm the resident historian here, noting the milestones in the Youtube channel   In today's Starbase highlights video, Chris B filled in for Das to do the narration, and I believe this is the first time that he's appeared any such prepared video, but certainly one of these narrated Starbase videos.  Lots of live videos, sure, but never in a prerecorded one.

Normally I watch with the audio in ambient mode ("Klingon", lately) but listened into the narration for this one.  Sounded good, Chris!  You deserve an actual credit for it though -- your name was missing at the end   An oversight, I'm sure, using boilerplate credits.