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

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Published 2024-06-25
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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๐ŸŽฅ Video from Mary (@bocachicagal), Sean Doherty (@SeanKD_Photos), and Starbase Live.
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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 30โ€™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 E

All Comments (21)
  • NSF is a serious part of my daily entertainment fix! I just love diving into the superb content ๐Ÿ†
  • @Lensman864
    Mary is a superb videographer. Also, watching her current tower construction clips makes me feel 4 years younger. ๐Ÿ˜‰
  • That "Ablatve" layer looks just like a silicon baking sheet, but larger ๐Ÿ˜…
  • @alexlabs4858
    Dang the end of an era with those vertical tanks being gone. That CC8800 crane is hot.
  • 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.
  • @badrinair
    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
  • @RedTideRTS
    That concrete pump boom at 6:49 looks like a creature's proboscis as it feeds.
  • Awesome video footage Mary, Sean, & SBL, Thank you so much!!!
  • @rchilton
    Mini 14.1's would make great earrings for Elysia!
  • @Pintuuuxo
    It's good to be born in the USA and have the chance to work at the Starbase...
  • if theyre starting to work on the tower sections, then surely that means stacking is getting pretty close
  • Huge investment, hope the data pays off. V2 and Raptor 3 on the horizon. Catch baby!
  • @sxmolin
    That strange dome is for the in space fuel depot
  • @jblob5764
    4:00 The flap is so much bigger than i realized ๐Ÿ˜ฎ