Author Topic: SpaceX BFS - Phase 1 - StarHopper - Photos and Updates (Read 3083260 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #100 on:** 01/23/2019 01:58 pm »

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1088088320767217664

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I just heard. 50 mph winds broke the mooring blocks late last night & fairing was blown over. Will take a few weeks to repair.

bocachicagal · « **Reply #101 on:** 01/23/2019 03:07 pm »

A better view of the damage to the nosecone.

ZChris13 · « **Reply #102 on:** 01/23/2019 03:11 pm »

Elon tweets that the tanks are fine
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1088102778826764289

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #103 on:** 01/23/2019 03:12 pm »

And....

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1088104993138200576

PS To all, please don't hotlink photos on other sites. Post the URL to the post, not the attachment. Hotlinking means a photo is taken from here, shown on another site, served by NSF's servers, but those seeing it on the other site never actually visit NSF (just draining our servers). Yeah, the webmaster told me we have some caching tricks in play for that, but it's always best to send a person to the thread and then they get the accreditation of who uploaded it and all the context of the actual posts. If we see a photo with thousands of downloads, we know it's being hotlinked and we'll kill that link.

Also, again - updates on here (before someone forgets)

bocachicagal · « **Reply #104 on:** 01/23/2019 04:52 pm »

A second tank has arrived. Both are waiting to be unloaded at the launch site.

Wolfram66 · « **Reply #105 on:** 01/23/2019 07:29 pm »

Quote from: bocachicagal on 01/23/2019 01:19 pm

Nosecone down! High wind gusts again today.

(Don't hotlink images on other sites).

Hiding in plain sight... removed Raptors tucked in for a long winter's night

bocachicagal · « **Reply #106 on:** 01/23/2019 09:40 pm »

Nosecone has been moved to under the big dome.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #107 on:** 01/23/2019 10:46 pm »

https://twitter.com/JaneidyEve/status/1088192860405432320

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The first prototype of #Starship hopper will take a few weeks to repair. 50 mph winds broke the mooring blocks late last night & fairing half was blown over. photos 20 min ago :/ #SpaceX Best of luck to all the hardworking @SpaceX teams. ♡ Y'all got this!

Wolfram66 · « **Reply #108 on:** 01/23/2019 11:07 pm »

Quote from: bocachicagal on 01/23/2019 09:40 pm

Nosecone has been moved to under the big dome.

Note: Cropped and enhanced BCG’s pic with Adobe Lightroom

The hold-down mechanisms were just these tack welded D-Rings around the base snapped over something on the water tower base. Some with “re-enforcing” tiedown straps. There were no Guy wire(yes that is the correct term) system to stabilize. Having worked on semi-sub oil platforms in the GOM, that is piss-poor rigging

catdlr · « **Reply #109 on:** 01/24/2019 07:18 am »

STARSHIP NOSE CONE DESTROYED IN WINDSTORM - Repairs to take only a few weeks

Spadre.com South Padre Island Information
Published on Jan 23, 2019

STARSHIP upper fairing was completely destroyed in an overnight windstorm at SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. Winds gusting in excess of 50mph toppled the nose cone, crushing it upon impact. The lower portion including fuel tanks was undamaged. The nose cone fairing contained no critical components and should be reconstructed quickly, little if any delay in launch tests are expected.

Elon Musk tweeted: "I just heard 50mph winds broke the mooring blocks late last night and fairing was blown over. Will take a few weeks to repair. Actual tanks are fine."

bocachicagal · « **Reply #110 on:** 01/24/2019 03:51 pm »

The bulkhead was moved over in front of the big dome.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #111 on:** 01/24/2019 08:45 pm »

https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1088552664512765953

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documentation:1-24-19
welders already working hard on either restoring or taking apart fairing #spacex

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bocachicagal · « **Reply #112 on:** 01/24/2019 08:51 pm »

Bulkhead on!

Wargrim · « **Reply #113 on:** 01/24/2019 09:18 pm »

Austin Barnard is starting to post the full videos of his drone flights of today. Only linking this one, check his Youtube for the ones coming later today.

bocachicagal · « **Reply #114 on:** 01/24/2019 09:21 pm »

This pic shows where the missing panel is located.

bocachicagal · « **Reply #115 on:** 01/24/2019 11:21 pm »

They have been working on a new access gate off hwy4.

bocachicagal · « **Reply #116 on:** 01/25/2019 04:00 pm »

Caught some deliveries being made inside the Hopper. The last pic is the missing panel being installed.

bocachicagal · « **Reply #117 on:** 01/25/2019 08:29 pm »

Another hole has been made.

ludonope · « **Reply #118 on:** 01/26/2019 05:00 am »

A new video made by Spadre.com

We can see that one of the holes is clearly being used for ventilation right now, even tho it doesn't seem to be the final purpose of it.

bocachicagal · « **Reply #119 on:** 01/26/2019 07:00 pm »

The panel being lowered into the Hopper yesterday was marked head #2. It's a rainy day here today.