Booster 7 is nearly ready to fire up on the Orbital Launch Mount. Ian breaks down how SpaceX intends to test this massive booster and provides an overview on the work being performed at Starbase to support the first orbital test flights.
Written and narrated by Ian (@IanPineapple)
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Nic (@nicansuini), and the NSF Robots. Additional footage courtesy of SpaceX.
Edited by Brady (@TheFavoritist).
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0:00 Intro
0:25 Booster 7 Static Fire
3:02 B7.1 Test Tank
3:47 EDOME Test Tank
4:22 Booster 4 Rolled Back
4:40 Ship 24
5:32 Booster 5 Scrapping
5:52 Mega Bay
6:16 Future Vehicles
7:10 Starfactory
7:41 Outro