SpaceX Prepares Chopstick Test and Advances Second Launch Tower | SpaceX Boca Chica

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  • čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
  • SpaceX is preparing a test of a Chopstick Test Article B14.1, which will likely verify some of the forces the Chopsticks will have to endure during a catch attempt. Meanwhile, over at the Production Site, Ship 30 is receiving more and more tiles, while at the launch area the second tower is advancing.
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    Timestamps:
    0:00 B14.1 Test Tank
    0:32 GSEC-3 Scrapping
    0:52 CC 8800-1 Crane
    1:27 Pad B Tower Sections
    1:59 Parking Garage and STARGATE
    2:07 Ship 30’s Tile Work
    2:43 Ablative Layer Fitted
    2:58 B14.1 and the Chopsticks
    3:17 CC 8800-1 Construction
    3:24 The Production Site
    3:32 Ship 30 in the High Bay
    3:44 Ablative Material on a Forward Flap
    4:24 Tower Sections
    4:32 GSEC-1 Removed
    4:53 The Vertical Tank Farm
    5:06 GSEC-1 Scrapping
    5:39 B14.1 Test Tank
    6:10 The Chopsticks
    6:25 The Ship Quick Disconnect Arm
    6:32 Orbital Pad B Construction
    6:45 Tower Base Concrete Pour
    7:08 CC 8800-1 Construction Continues
    7:28 Starhopper Supervising Operations
    7:36 Tower Section Preparation
    8:14 Ship 30 Tile Work
    8:57 The Parking Garage
    9:04 Office Building Construction
    9:26 Strange Edome
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Komentáře • 67

  • @SomethingFishyGoingOn.
    @SomethingFishyGoingOn. Před 9 dny +29

    NSF is a serious part of my daily entertainment fix! I just love diving into the superb content 🏆

  • @Lensman864
    @Lensman864 Před 9 dny +15

    Mary is a superb videographer. Also, watching her current tower construction clips makes me feel 4 years younger. 😉

  • @alexlabs4858
    @alexlabs4858 Před 9 dny +11

    Dang the end of an era with those vertical tanks being gone. That CC8800 crane is hot.

    • @rory-red
      @rory-red Před 9 dny +1

      never heard of someone having crane fetish lol

  • @sachaschnauzer2903
    @sachaschnauzer2903 Před 9 dny +7

    That "Ablatve" layer looks just like a silicon baking sheet, but larger 😅

  • @corrinastanley125
    @corrinastanley125 Před 9 dny +8

    Thanks for the close up views NSF team. Much appreciated 👍.

  • @badrinair
    @badrinair Před 9 dny +3

    Thank you Sean, Mary, Jack and the entire NSF team for sharing his amazing updates. I really can't wait for the next few weeks for an attempt number five

  • @russmarkham2197
    @russmarkham2197 Před 9 dny +19

    I like this video format the best. You can really see and hear what it is like at the site with uninterrupted audio from the site. I prefer this to having a voiceover or presenter. And Mary is a great videographer, photographer.

  • @MrKellymcilrath
    @MrKellymcilrath Před 9 dny +3

    Awesome video footage Mary, Sean, & SBL, Thank you so much!!!

  • @RedTideRTS
    @RedTideRTS Před 9 dny +3

    That concrete pump boom at 6:49 looks like a creature's proboscis as it feeds.

  • @rchilton
    @rchilton Před 9 dny +4

    Mini 14.1's would make great earrings for Elysia!

  • @christophermaguire9206
    @christophermaguire9206 Před 9 dny +2

    Thank raw footage is brain candy for this bedbound shedding so thank you.

  • @Pintuuuxo
    @Pintuuuxo Před 9 dny +5

    It's good to be born in the USA and have the chance to work at the Starbase...

  • @zephyro76
    @zephyro76 Před 9 dny +2

    that new Edome is beautiful

  • @mongolloyd8310
    @mongolloyd8310 Před 9 dny +1

    Huge investment, hope the data pays off. V2 and Raptor 3 on the horizon. Catch baby!

  • @sxmolin
    @sxmolin Před 9 dny +2

    That strange dome is for the in space fuel depot

  • @williamhutchings3453
    @williamhutchings3453 Před 9 dny +1

    how much more mass/weight to the starship with the underlay, makes it much harder to reach orbit!

  • @anthonycamilleri7297
    @anthonycamilleri7297 Před 9 dny +1

    thank you mary

  • @FireMegaDragon
    @FireMegaDragon Před 9 dny +1

    if theyre starting to work on the tower sections, then surely that means stacking is getting pretty close

  • @nelsonlanglois9104
    @nelsonlanglois9104 Před 9 dny +1

    Tell " Star Hopper " their doing a Great Job
    Keep it Up

  • @mudkatt2003
    @mudkatt2003 Před 8 dny +2

    8:43 bottom right dude looks like a train robber lol

  • @bryanillenberg
    @bryanillenberg Před 9 dny +2

    9:38 HLS?

  • @io9883
    @io9883 Před 7 dny +1

    Driverless high-speed rail and drone transportation systems need to be established here to facilitate logistics transportation.

  • @jaywatson7286
    @jaywatson7286 Před 9 dny +1

    So the weird e-dome; reinforced booster dome for starship separation?

  • @stargalacticfederation

    There are already a couple of capsules docked at ISS. Those would be a better choice to use to get those two astronauts back home.

  • @jblob5764
    @jblob5764 Před 9 dny

    4:00 The flap is so much bigger than i realized 😮

  • @joansparky4439
    @joansparky4439 Před 9 dny

    very nice 👌

  • @ariadnelecoutre9453
    @ariadnelecoutre9453 Před 9 dny

    At 2:50, plasma deflection tiles?

  • @richardknapp570
    @richardknapp570 Před 9 dny

    When is next shipment arrival from KSC due? (tower sections and attachments) TIA

  • @mansoortc2452
    @mansoortc2452 Před 9 dny

    what modification they done on tiles?

  • @hayleyellis5914
    @hayleyellis5914 Před 7 dny

    I have just 3d printed a SpaceX Starship & I don’t know which Ship. 24 or 29? What’s your recommendation?

  • @stevenworton
    @stevenworton Před 9 dny

    Llike parachuting speed is 70 mile hour + wait increases over the cable snaps all the chopsticks lower itself to compensate for Speed.
    In one of my post l said the tower need to be higher.

  • @HarryNicNicholas
    @HarryNicNicholas Před 9 dny

    some of those tiles look really, really, really thick.

  • @Loommy203
    @Loommy203 Před 8 dny

    That’s a big crane

  • @jblob5764
    @jblob5764 Před 9 dny

    Pretty sure spacex has about half of the man lifts in Texas now

  • @sargefry
    @sargefry Před 9 dny +2

    The new crane shall be named BIG BIRD

  • @DebraJean196
    @DebraJean196 Před 9 dny

    What’s up with Ship 31?

  • @SteveWindsurf
    @SteveWindsurf Před 9 dny

    Double skinned “thermos” tanks maybe needed for orbital fuel depot.

  • @Increase-Sfs
    @Increase-Sfs Před 9 dny

    So can u zoom onto them now pls

  • @zacharybarker4433
    @zacharybarker4433 Před 9 dny

    Will they test catching other boosters first or just the next starship launch catching that booster

  • @riparianlife97701
    @riparianlife97701 Před 9 dny

    I'd love to see a special booster and special Starship with 3 engines and small fuel and oxidizer tanks launch and land over and over.

  • @m.theresa1385
    @m.theresa1385 Před 9 dny

    👍

  • @striker4863
    @striker4863 Před 9 dny +1

    Actually a V2 edome

  • @danapeck5382
    @danapeck5382 Před 9 dny

    Heavy crane work at night, all pro

  • @jblob5764
    @jblob5764 Před 9 dny

    Hey bro i heard you like cranes, so i got a crane to help build the crane that builds my crane.

  • @themanwnoname3454
    @themanwnoname3454 Před 9 dny

    🥂🥂

  • @johnferris1913
    @johnferris1913 Před 9 dny

    I hear Elon says the new tower will have extra sections added to make it taller for V2 Starship.

    • @alexlabs4858
      @alexlabs4858 Před 9 dny +1

      Well they’re going to have to make it taller sooner or later, especially for V3!

    • @thomashayden804
      @thomashayden804 Před 9 dny +1

      Yeah, which is interesting because we haven't seen any materials or work for more sections. I guess they'll be made once the start stacking the existing ones!

  • @Ch33ziTzsk8R
    @Ch33ziTzsk8R Před 9 dny

    When it comes to the heat shield tiles I’d just love to mess with those guys, like you missed one over here😂😂😂

  • @rogerc7960
    @rogerc7960 Před 9 dny

    Will minitank hover, and get caught by the chopsticks?

    • @michaeldeierhoi4096
      @michaeldeierhoi4096 Před 9 dny

      Maybe it will do a virtual hover if it's lowered by the LR 11,000 crane?!

    • @ericpaul4575
      @ericpaul4575 Před 9 dny

      No it will remain attached to the OLM and the chopsticks will be lifted up simulating a catch.

  • @crazyalien42
    @crazyalien42 Před 8 dny

    I really love all of your content and am very vigilant to ensure I watch every video. The new orange band you guys are using on your thumbnails is making it very difficult to see if I have or have not seen the video though. This may be intentional to make people click a second time on a video to double check if they have seen it, but personally, I really don't like it. Keep up the excellent work, coverage and research!

  • @anthonyshepard9606
    @anthonyshepard9606 Před 9 dny

    : Loving the CC-8800-1 CRAWLER CRANE. Does it look beefier than the original crane? Will they add additional sections like the last time to complete the job?
    🐢 🏗 🐢 🚀 🐢 😀

    • @ericpaul4575
      @ericpaul4575 Před 9 dny

      Yes. There is an additional section for the double wide span and several others for the latter single wide section. They will probably only need those for the last two tower sections.

    • @anthonyshepard9606
      @anthonyshepard9606 Před 9 dny

      @ericpaul4575 : I enjoy watching them assemble and add on more sections and disassemble the Liebherr 1100 crane or 11000. I'm not sure about the number. LOL. And, of course, building the tower. I love watching them build this space stuff. 🏗 🚀 🏗 🚀 🏗 🚀

  • @TwstedTV
    @TwstedTV Před 7 dny

    👋🥰👍

  • @allanphillips2373
    @allanphillips2373 Před 9 dny +1

    There’s a bunch of hard-working, smart motherfuckers working for Elon, he’s one of the few companies out there that are making life great for a lot of people!

  • @samuelealessi234
    @samuelealessi234 Před 9 dny

    Stubby booster

  • @blinkhomemonitor8053
    @blinkhomemonitor8053 Před 9 dny

    This is 10 minutes of my life I will never get back.

  • @michaelbrady9548
    @michaelbrady9548 Před 9 dny +2

    You stated you weren’t going to talk and let us hear the engines, and six seconds later, you started talking as the rockets left the pad. Disappointing

  • @AnuwktootLee-yf9ff
    @AnuwktootLee-yf9ff Před 9 dny

    Anauwkrofofo nainsaaafi naainfisa apofiec and rice jate Dino bante hhy naf catalyst kabeltje hhy

  • @SomethingFishyGoingOn.
    @SomethingFishyGoingOn. Před 9 dny +1

    NSF is a serious part of my daily entertainment fix! I just love diving into the superb content 🏆