As recovery operations continue with Starship SN15, SN16 moves into the back corner of the High Bay. Meanwhile, Launch Integration Tower section assembly continues.
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0:00 Starship Sunrise
0:55 Starship SN15
1:29 Starship SN16 Moves in the High Bay
2:51 Starship SN17 Section Out of the Mid Bay
3:34 Transporter Leaves the Production Site
3:52 Integration Tower Assembly Continues
4:23 Cryo Tank Shell Stacking Continues
5:20 More Pieces Added to the Tower Sections
6:21 Tiles on the Starship SN17 Section
8:12 Orbital Launch Site
9:11 Orbital Launch Mount & Integration Tower
10:10 GSE-1 & 2 Tanks
11:31 GSE Tank Bases
13:58 Nosecone Test Rig
14:27 Starship SN15
15:54 Electrical Transformers Headed to the Orbital Launch Site
Transporter moonwalking away was the best part!
I think that little yellow mini compactor is cute.
now we know what those eight square footings were for seen on RGV videos
Your title is a bit misleading. Makes it sound like SN16 was just now moved into the high bay, when in reality it was just moved slightly to the right of the high bay.
Yeah, it won't fly with those legs.
Oooh, shiny!
14:45 reminded me of a childhood poster from an Amiga game called Cytron from Psygnosis (NA cover art)
This was one of favorite videos. Maybe because of the awesome progress. But also the videography was great. Bright sunny day… blue skies… white clouds. As I enjoy the construction scenes and I enjoy art and beauty… I see a lot of beauty in this. Some frames had red, blue, orange, green, yellow as if it were a painting. The sunrise at the beginning was awesome. Thanks for daily sharing with us the awe inspiring beauty of SpaceX ramping up for our amazing future space travels. We get to see this history in the making.
I like the Acronym Glossary
looks like someone crashed into 17
Like groundhog’s day. Get up, grab coffee, let the dog out, watch nsf! Great job team!
Ah, tank cover shells. That explains how they will be preventing boil-off on the GSE tanks. I have been wondering about that ever since I saw the first GSE tank
Have also been wondering when Starship will get its double-wall tanks. Probably not needed until it has to survive in space for a while. Maybe after SN20
Thanks Mary and bots ?
ok so why dont you suggest to elon to put CO2 extinguishers in the raptor skirts' that will automatically activate apon touch down to eliminate any methane fire?
Spacex is relentless in this pursuit!
This and a cup of coffee made my morning, Thanks!
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Elon: okay SN16, you're up…
SN16: 1:37
I'm filling up my tablet with screen shots!
Great panoramas , great subject matter. Love your videos! Keep em coming!
Who remembers when all the comments talked about how wrinkly the first few prototyps were?
What wil happen with SN15?
Anyone else thinking their next biggest problem is the heat shield? If simply sliding the ring section out of the tent causes them to break, it’s not anywhere near fit for purpose
The fact that we can all just watch this for free from the comfort of our homes is quite remarkable
I can see the next section or two being lifted into place by crane, but after that? How will they get the rest of the sections on top?
If you are Enough rich, on next years you could be on the moon or mars.
I would bet Elon could fly this cryo tank shell ?
Any info on: 304X steel or using the 3 mm instead of 4 mm? Info on those seems to be sparse…