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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #80 on: 04/04/2024 01:31 pm »
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The chopsticks sang their song as Booster 11 was installed on the OLM for its Static Fire test.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #81 on: 04/04/2024 06:35 pm »
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Ship 29 is out of the high bay. 🔥🚀🔥

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Booster 11 on the orbital launch mount this morning. It looks sooo gooood. 🔥🚀🔥

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #82 on: 04/04/2024 06:38 pm »
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Super Heavy booster for Flight 4 moved to the pad at Starbase
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #83 on: 04/04/2024 08:23 pm »
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Ship 29 is out of the high bay. 🔥🚀🔥

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #84 on: 04/04/2024 08:31 pm »
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UPDATE: Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. has extended the temporary closure of Boca Chica Beach and State Highway 4 from FM 1419 to the beach entrance due to SpaceX testing. New closure hours: 04/05/2024 - 10 am to 10 pm.
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #85 on: 04/05/2024 03:51 am »
From end of new SpaceX video

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #86 on: 04/05/2024 04:15 am »
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Booster 11 was lifted onto the orbital launch mount early this morning.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #87 on: 04/05/2024 04:23 am »
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Full steam ahead at Starship with future missions and preparations for IFT-4. Booster 11 is being readied for a Static Fire test.

Ryan Weber (@rweb11742) overview:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/04/flight-4-preparations/

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #88 on: 04/05/2024 07:23 am »
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Flight 4 next month
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #89 on: 04/05/2024 05:36 pm »
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Pad PA: "Attention on the Orbital pad, the entire pad is now clearing for Booster 11 static fire"

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #90 on: 04/05/2024 06:15 pm »
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Chopsticks have been raised, and the SQD (Ship Quick Disconnect) is being moved ahead of an expected Static Fire test for Booster 11.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #91 on: 04/05/2024 08:55 pm »
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Frosty time. Prop loading has begun.
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #92 on: 04/05/2024 09:12 pm »
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Methane is flowing.
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #93 on: 04/05/2024 09:33 pm »
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1776362128074502370

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STATIC FIRE! Booster 11 fires up its Raptors ahead of the fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship!

➡️https://youtube.com/watch?v=IQae3kmdfiw
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #94 on: 04/05/2024 09:37 pm »
Just a timing note:  Start of booster fueling 03:49. Static Firing 04:30.  Full Lox loading, minor Mathane loading.
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #95 on: 04/05/2024 10:43 pm »
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Road delay notices for vehicle transport issued for overnight on 7th/8th April (10pm - 3am) OR 8th April (6am - 9am)
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #96 on: 04/05/2024 10:52 pm »
Full Replay of Static Firing Coverage. The multiple camera views of the Static Firing out later today.

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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #97 on: 04/05/2024 11:47 pm »
https://twitter.com/ENNEPS/status/1776395681957032306

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Time-lapse of the B11 Static Fire Test, just a day after arriving at the Launch site,  while the test looked successful, it remain to be seen what are the next steps ahead of flight 4.
Stay tuned to @NASASpaceflight's Starbase Live to see what happens next http://nsf.live/starbase
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #98 on: 04/06/2024 02:22 am »
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Multiple angles of Booster 11's Static Fire test as SpaceX pushes for a May launch of Starship Flight 4.

Edited by Thomas Haygen (@_thomashayden).


https://youtube.com/watch?v=kY4DDG-GLvw
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Re: Super Heavy Booster 11 and Ship 29 preflight testing
« Reply #99 on: 04/06/2024 02:27 am »
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1776412650836251053

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Static fire of the Flight 4 Super Heavy booster


https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1776412789768425751

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Additional views from today’s Super Heavy static fire
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