Author Topic: Super Heavy Booster 9 + Starship 25 UPDATES (Read 698123 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #20 on:** 10/20/2022 03:11 pm »

Both S24 & S25 lifts complete

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #21 on:** 10/21/2022 04:11 am »

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Ship 24 was re-stacked atop Booster 7.

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0:00 - Ship 24 and Booster 7 at the Orbital Launch Site
0:15 - Ship 25 in the High Bay
0:37 - Ship QD Testing
0:58 - Ship QD Access Platform Extended
1:13 - LR 11000 Crane Rotates and Connects to Starship Lifting "Squid"
1:42 - Ship 25 Rolled to the Launch Site
6:25 - Crane Attached to Ship 25 and Tensioned
7:31 - Sunrise (October 20, 2022)
7:46 - Ship 24 Lifted Onto Booster 7
8:53 - Ship 25 Lifted Onto Pad A for Proof Testing
9:57 - Ship 24 and Ship 25 Lifted at the Same Time

Alvian@IDN · « **Reply #22 on:** 10/27/2022 12:05 pm »

LR11000 is currently moving away from S25, which is a good sign that S25 cryo is likely imminent today

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #23 on:** 10/27/2022 01:10 pm »

Sorry, not today (or at least no testing requiring road closure):

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 10/27/2022 01:08 pm

No testing today

https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1585619356708442115

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Alternative Date: Road Closure Canceled. Beach Open for Thursday, October 27, 2022 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #24 on:** 10/28/2022 03:54 pm »

Road is closed and pad is clear.

S25 venting, appears an ambient test was completed. Cryo proofing should be next.

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StevenOBrien · « **Reply #25 on:** 10/28/2022 06:20 pm »

Closure concluded. Seems to have just been an ambient test for Ship 25. Next closures are Monday-Wednesday, all 8am-8pm.

Alvian@IDN · « **Reply #26 on:** 10/29/2022 03:22 pm »

LR11000 is currently picking up the squid for S25

Either only for structural support for inside repairs (hopefully), or removal from suborbital pad & rollback to HB (which indicates a more serious damage)

SPMT is also rolling to the launch site, but S24 need to be destacked & move out of the way from B7 upcoming static fires as well

RamsesBic · « **Reply #27 on:** 10/29/2022 06:25 pm »

S25 was put through an ambient pressure test, so if it is pulled off the stand, before any cryo test is done, I assume it failed that test and they will need to find the leak(s) and re-weld it/them, unless that is a minor one that can be fixed in situ.

Anyone have any alternative explanation?

Update: The SPMTs point to a trip back to the production site.
Update 2: The internal pressure inside the LOX tank of S25 was ambient for a while during which work on the QD was going on. Now pressure is back up (so no leaks), and signs they will remove the squid. Mystery solved. BTW, all the tankers that have been unloading at the suborbital tank farm point to a cryo test soon (Monday?).

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #28 on:** 10/31/2022 06:19 am »

https://twitter.com/csi_starbase/status/1586891227366133761

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SPMT's are ready underneath #Booster8 this evening. All prepared for an early morning trip into retirement! I would have to assume this will be scrapped when #SpaceX has time

Alvian@IDN · « **Reply #29 on:** 10/31/2022 10:47 am »

Gates are opened wide, and LR11000 crane is being moved away (again)

B8 ready to rollback (means that this thread would have to be renamed pretty soon)