As SpaceX prepares to test new Starships again, crews install Raptor Vacuum thrust simulators into Suborbital Pad A. Meanwhile, High Bay 2 is closer to completion and crews continued to work on the Structural Test Stand.
Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Nic (@nicansuini). Edited by Nathan Shields.
All content copyright to NSF. Not to be used elsewhere without explicit permission from NSF.
Click "Join" for access to early fast turnaround clips, exclusive discord access with the NSF team, etc - to support the channel.
Rolling Updates and Discussion: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=72.0
Articles: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=Starship
NSF Store: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/shop/
L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0
(Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/)
0:00 - Crews at the Top of High Bay 2
0:30 - Sunrise Over the Launch Site
1:20 - Booster 7 in High Bay 1
2:30 - High Bay 2
2:50 - The Rocket Garden and Test Tanks
4:30 - Stairs Behind High Bay 1
5:30 - The Mystery Box
5:50 - Stair Segments at the Production Site
6:10 - Work on the New Booster Transport Stand
10:00 - The Orbital Launch Site
10:40 - The Orbital Launch Mount and Chopsticks
11:40 - The Quick Disconnect Arm
12:20 - RVac Thrust Rams Installed on Suborbital Pad A
14:10 - The Orbital Launch Tower
14:40 - Nitrogen Delivery at the Orbital Tank Farm
15:00 - Work Continues on the Structural Test Stand