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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #920 on: 08/06/2022 10:12 am »
Booster 7 rolled out to the Launch Site, but the Chopsticks suffered a hydraulic failure preventing B7 from being lifted onto the Orbital Launch Mount.

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #921 on: 08/07/2022 05:29 am »

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #922 on: 08/08/2022 10:22 pm »
https://twitter.com/cosmicalchief/status/1556760275809869826

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Out in the ring yard we have S28 payload section, S26 mid lox, and S25 fwd. Elsewhere, parts of S27 and even S29 have also been spotted. That's a lot of ship parts.
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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #923 on: 08/09/2022 10:50 am »


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Booster 7 and Ship 24 both conducted two spin prime tests, Ship 25 was wielded in the High Bay, and the Chopsticks were raised.

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0:00 - Booster Load Spreader Connected to Booster 7
0:37 - Booster Quick Disconnect Retracted
0:53 - Booster 7 Lifted Onto the Orbital Launch Mount
1:22 - Sunrise Over the Launch Site
1:44 - SpaceX LR 11000 Moved
2:17 - Ship 25 Tank Section in the High Bay
2:39 - Ship 25 Tank Section Wielded in the High Bay
3:11 - Ship 25 Forward Dome Section
3:29 - Ground Work at the Production Site
3:46 - Starship Nose and Ring Barrels
4:21 - Starfactory
5:33 - Booster Aft Section
5:50 - The Mega Bay
6:08 - Ship Transfer Tube
6:30 - Barrel Section
6:48 - Booster Stand
7:06 - The Orbital Launch Pad
7:40 - Work on the Orbital Launch Mount
8:13 - Booster 7 and the Ship Quick Disconnect Arm
8:46 - Raptor Work Platform Moved from the Orbital Launch Mount
9:37 - Ship 24 Testing
11:18 - The Chopsticks are Raised
11:35 - Booster 7 Conducts Two Spin Prime Tests

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #924 on: 08/10/2022 12:16 pm »
https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/status/1557193183012208640

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Starbase Production Diagram - 10th August 2022

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #925 on: 08/12/2022 09:57 pm »
https://twitter.com/cosmicalchief/status/1558185956334764037

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And this is what #SpaceX does when they think we're all distracted by the booster lift. S25 nosecone hooked up for lift off/on stand? S25 payload bay in highbay for stacking. B10 fwd dome and new smooth dome in dome yard.
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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #926 on: 08/13/2022 05:42 am »
https://twitter.com/rgvaerialphotos/status/1558284511586172928

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A smooth forward dome for Ship 28 has been spotted in the dome yard!

Starbase Weekly Episdoe 34
Date: (Tomorrow) August 13
Time: 12pm CST
Link: youtu.be/CWBIhUcDJE8

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #927 on: 08/13/2022 10:41 am »


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With two successful static fires under its belt, Booster 7 is rolled back to the Production Site for installation of its 13 Raptor center engines. Meanwhile, Ship 25's Methane Transfer Tube was installed.

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0:00 Moonset & Sunrise Over Starbase
0:56 Work Platform Lowered
1:25 Booster 7 Prepared for More Engine Testing
2:32 Ship 24 on Suborbital Pad B
2:47 Booster 7 Longer Duration Static Fire (Single Engine)
3:54 Photos Now Available on shop.nasaspaceflight.com
4:18 SPMTs Move Toward the Launch Site for Booster 7 Rollback
5:02 SpaceX’s LR 11000 Crane Moved to Hoist Booster 7
5:20 Load Spreader Attached to Booster 7
6:12 Booster QD Disconnected Prior to Lifting
6:56 Ship Quick Disconnect Arm Swung Out of the Way
7:12 Booster 7 Removed from the Orbital Launch Mount
9:40 Ship 25 Methane Transfer Tube Installed in the High Bay
10:08 Ship 25 Nosecone Lifted Out of the Windbreak
10:49 Booster 8 in the Mega Bay
11:11 Booster 7 Rolled Back to the Production Site
12:11 Booster 7 Arrives at the Production Site
13:47 Booster 7 Rolls Into the Mega Bay
« Last Edit: 08/13/2022 10:42 am by FutureSpaceTourist »

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #928 on: 08/14/2022 09:38 pm »
https://twitter.com/chrisk_91/status/1558851040849629186

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Ship25 Nosecone is being stacked in the High Bay.

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Ship 25 nose cone is hooked up and getting some tile work done before stacking!

https://twitter.com/alexphysics13/status/1558919221052116999

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Actually after stacking, it was stacked this morning
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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #929 on: 08/15/2022 09:02 am »

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #930 on: 08/16/2022 09:02 am »


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The Chopsticks have been fixed and are getting hardware to support catching Boosters and Ships. Meanwhile, Ship 25's nosecone was rolled to the High Bay for stacking and Raptor gimbal hardware was spotted.

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0:00 - Chopsticks Move for the First Time Since Their Hydraulics Failed
0:32 - Ship 25 Nosecone Moved to the High Bay for Stacking
0:58 - Ship 25 Nosecone Stacked in the High Bay
1:30 - Sunrise (August 15)
1:49 - Ship 25 Nosecone and Tank Section in the High Bay
2:05 - The Production Site
2:21 - Booster 7 in the Mega Bay
2:37 - Crews Work on Booster 7's Engines
2:59 - Booster Forward Sleeve Rolled Outside of Tent 1
4:12 - Ship Flap Mounts
4:25 - Booster Forward Dome (left) and Elliptical Domes (right)
4:51 - Barrel Sections Outside at the Production Site
5:06 - Ship 25 Nosecone
5:51 - Starfactory Construction
6:15 - Raptor Gimbal Hardware Delivered
6:44 - Nosecone and Payload Section Production Area
7:20 - Catch Hardware Added to the Chopsticks
7:50 - Orbital Launch Mount and Chopsticks
7:59 - Catch Hardware Added to the Chopsticks
8:24 - Hydraulic Actuators
8:31 - Orbital Launch Mount and Chopsticks
8:39 - Launch Tower and Orbital Launch Mount
9:29 - Ship 24 Prepared for More Static Fire Testing
10:00 - Ground Work Around the launch Site

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #931 on: 08/17/2022 12:24 am »

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #932 on: 08/17/2022 01:33 am »
https://twitter.com/austindesisto/status/1559714677659164673

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Ship 25 (nose cone + payload bay) has been spun!

Could this be to load starlinks on the ground instead of having to lift the loader up like they did 24?

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #933 on: 08/17/2022 09:52 am »


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Chopstick Actuators Installed to Help Catch a Booster
SpaceX Boca Chica

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SpaceX installed actuators on the Chopsticks to prepare them for their first catch attempt. Meanwhile, Booster 10's Forward Dome was sleeved.

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0:00 Sunrise Over the Launch Site
0:20 Ship 24 on Suborbital Pad B
0:55 The Launch Site
1:13 Plumbing Lifted for the Orbital Launch Mount
2:50 Liquid Nitrogen Delivered to the Orbital Tank Farm
3:58 Ship Quick Disconnect Arm
4:32 Plumbing Work Continues
4:51 Road Work at the Suborbital Launch Site
5:11 Chopstick Catch Actuators at the Launch Site
6:14 Crews Work on the Chopsticks
6:56 Cryo Pump Installed
7:52 Electric Cryo Pump Motors at the Launch Site
8:13 Electric Cryo Pump Motors Installed
9:01 Chopstick Catch Actuator Installed
9:35 Bird
9:45 Booster Forward Dome Sleeved
10:06 Delivery to the Production Site
10:29 Booster 7 in the Mega Bay
11:08 Starfactory Construction

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #934 on: 08/17/2022 09:47 pm »
RGV Starbase Flyover August 11 2022
It looked like there was some trenching and pipework going in from the old gas wellhead to the ?gas storage tanks? at the Sanchez site, around 1:29 of the video

Any observations / information?

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #935 on: 08/18/2022 09:29 am »


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Orbital Launch Site Prepped For Booster Testing
SpaceX Boca Chica
18 Aug 2022

The Orbital Launch Site was prepped for Booster 7 to return and continue static fire testing, Ship 25's nosecone was disconnected from the crane in the High Bay, and Starfactory progress continues.

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0:00 - sunrise
0:18 - Work on the Orbital Launch Pad
1:59 - The Chopsticks
2:54 - Construction Work at the Launch Site
3:15 - Raptor Bell
3:47 - The Production Site
4:00 - Ship 25 Nosecone and Aft Tank Section in the High Bay
5:10 - Booster 7 in the Mega Bay
5:39 - Starfactory
6:28 - Nosecone Lifting Jig
7:03 - The Propellant Production Site and Rocket Garden
7:19 - The Rocket Garden
7:37 - The Mega, High, and Mid Bays
7:55 - Barrel Sections in Front of Tent 1
8:12 - Gaseous Nitrogen Trailer Moved

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New plumbing has been added to the Orbital Launch Mount, workers prepared Ship 24 for more testing, and the Chopsticks were lifted and moved.

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #938 on: 08/21/2022 09:23 pm »
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1561437737726656512

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Starship Update Article.

B7/S24 and tests. ✅
Future Ships. ✅
Starship at KSC ✅
Superbird-9 Launch Contract✅

Written by @Alexphysics13

Photos and Vids: Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Nic (@NicAnsuini), Julia (@julia_bergeron), and Stephen (@spacecoast_stve)

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/08/booster-7-additional-tests/

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Re: SpaceX Boca Chica - Production Updates - MASTER Thread (5)
« Reply #939 on: 08/22/2022 10:19 pm »
https://twitter.com/cosmicalchief/status/1561817706680156160

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New chines for B8 on site. B7 better watch out or his little brother might pass him by.
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