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A new section for the Orbital Site's Launch Tower was rolled out today as SpaceX gears up for the first test of Starship & the Super Heavy booster. Meanwhile, all three Raptor engines were removed from Starship SN15.
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0:00 Starship SN15
0:49 Orbital Launch Site Prepped for 2nd Tower Section
2:08 The Liebherr LR 11000 & Starship SN15
4:32 Crews Prep the Launch Tower Base for New Section
5:32 Launch Tower Section Rolled Out
6:21 Tower Section Arrives at the Launch Site
8:57 Crews Remove Raptor SN54 from SN15
13:01 Frankencrane Prepares to Raise its Boom
14:36 2nd Raptor Removed from SN15
15:36 Frankencrane Raises its Boom
17:23 All Three Raptor Engines Brought to the Production Site
18:05 Three Starship Nosecones
18:34 New Starship Common Dome Section
19:09 Attachment Points for Thermal Tiles
19:54 Starship SN17 Section Outside the Mid Bay
20:37 Super Heavy Forward Dome

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@NASASpaceflight 2 года назад

Time Stamps! 0:00 Starship SN15 0:49 Orbital Launch Site Prepped for 2nd Tower Section 2:08 The Liebherr LR 11000 & Starship SN15 4:32 Crews Prep the Launch Tower Base for New Section 5:32 Launch Tower Section Rolled Out 6:21 Tower Section Arrives at the Launch Site 8:57 Crews Remove Raptor SN54 from SN15 13:01 Frankencrane Prepares to Raise its Boom 14:36 2nd Raptor Removed from SN15 15:36 Frankencrane Raises its Boom 17:23 All Three Raptor Engines Brought to the Production Site 18:05 Three Starship Nosecones 18:34 New Starship Common Dome Section 19:09 Attachment Points for Thermal Tiles 19:54 Starship SN17 Section Outside the Mid Bay 20:37 Super Heavy Forward Dome

@Mickschumacher4life 2 года назад

thanks dad

@ferencivanics9980 2 года назад

Is frankencrane made by google?

@scottymoondogjakubin4766 2 года назад

Welcome to starbase crane fest 2021 ! 😂

@kathleentrued9359 2 года назад

2:33 I believe the 3000 should be named Big Bird - yellow with a red ‘beak’.😊

@kathleentrued9359 2 года назад

Oops - the LR11000....... my error.

@EverettDickey 2 года назад

As a 73 year old that worked during the 60s space race on school vacations, I would like to say "it's about time" and it is a pleasure to be able to watch STARBASE development[ on the Internet every day as these days leave a lot to be desired! thanks THANK YOU ALL, EACH and every one of you! May Peace Be Upon You

@RickHowell89 2 года назад

I'm loving this. I was born just after Apollo so I didn't get to see any of that. I did get to see the first Shuttle launch. This is just fascinating watching Starbase come together

@j.f.almeida9081 2 года назад

Hopefully you going to see the first man set a foot on the red planet with Spacex. I reckon when you turn 78 or 80.

@EverettDickey 2 года назад

Yes Hopefully.

@bobthebomb1596 2 года назад

Agreed. I was born the year of Gagarin's first space flight and was glued to the moon landings. It's great to see those plans for moon bases and Mars landings finally coming into fruition after so long.

@wmason1961 2 года назад

I was born in 61. I grew up watching Apollo. I agree completely thst "its about time". I feel like 50 years of my life was wasted by NASA's inaction on manned spaceflight. When I was ten I would have sworn we would have been on mars by 1985. But nasa just bet everything on the shuttle. They have done great with probes and whatnot but manned spaceflight has been a NASA failure. At least until the commercial crew program that gave Spacex a jumpstart. Better late than never.

@devindykstra 2 года назад

Frankencrane's color scheme makes it look like something I would build out of Legos as a child.

@KeithHearnPlus 2 года назад

Almost like some monster pieced together from whatever parts they could scrounge. I wonder how they came up with that name?

@cut-- 2 года назад

I was just thinking of the old phrase -- "Guy with the most toys wins" @17:36 pretty much sums it up ! =)

@Fummy007 2 года назад

Out of "lego"

@wildchameleon2515 2 года назад

@@Fummy007 Haha, please not that debate again 😂 You can't erase whole childhoods!

@robson668 2 года назад

Yeah there is a limited brick supply for matching the colors.

@nathan_aus 2 года назад

Starbase, Boca Chica - Where size is definitely relative! Suddenly other things that we thought were massive are now small (in comparison).

@fryers23 2 года назад

I have been thinking the same thing. SN5 and 6 where huge and the cranes & elevated work platforms just reached the top. Then they added nose cones and that make the non nosecones looks small. Now, SN15 looks pretty small compared to the other cranes and tower.

@pyrsartur3675 2 года назад

So very true! Eventually Musk will need to design and build his own crane because no one makes one big enough for his ambitious projects. Can’t wait to see the first Tesla Giga Crane!

@ernestgalvan9037 2 года назад

@@pyrsartur3675 … i hit up Google for some info: Sirens SGC “CARL” 5,000 tones 250 meters Impressive, most Impressive.

@imconsequetau5275 2 года назад

@@ernestgalvan9037 They stack filled shipping containers as the outrigger counterweights! Rad

@paullangford8179 2 года назад

Forklift + Raptor = Most careful forklift driver in the world.

@paulround8501 2 года назад

It still amazes me that SpaceX just strap the raptors to a pallet and use a forklift and and a Ford truck to move them around. Anywhere else would have spent 2 years building a special vehicle for this but SpaceX just uses the things they already have that work, no wonder they have caught up, passed and are accelerating away from the competition..

@Yaivenov 2 года назад

Every other space program ever: Builds dedicated high performance crawlerway. SpaceX: Eh, county road is good enough.

@wheelsupat7 2 года назад

someone left the nosecone maker on again.

@BraydonBlanchette 2 года назад

Yes! I can finally go to bed after I watch this!

@user-jj9hd8qo9j 2 года назад

Same

@liquidcooled5108 2 года назад

I was worried they were gonna miss an upload

@flipslips2192 2 года назад

@@liquidcooled5108 I can’t sleep without it lol

@thats_my_comment 2 года назад

lol same feelings here

@tankogradec 2 года назад

Gmt +3, watching after wake up))

@JaviAirwraps 2 года назад

Got to see Bica Chica Starbase with my own eyes a couple weeks ago. These footages are amazingly gorgeous but they still don’t do justice to what it’s like in person. It’ll be interesting to see how the place changes over the coming years.

@tubularap 2 года назад

It is good to hear that, for those of us who not able to go there in person. It is good to hear from people who have seen it in real life. In stead of being jealous, it is an opportunity for the rest to recalculate the awesomeness we see on screen, and knowing that is much more so IRL. So thanks for that confirmation.

@donjones4719 2 года назад

Aha! And so it begins, the great stacking race - the crane and steelworkers' speed vs our impatience. Don't worry guys, stay safe; we're used to being impatient and guessing wrong about how tall steel things go together.

@tubularap 2 года назад

Even though the videos are in 2x or 4x real time, and we ourselves fast forward through it, it cannot go fast enough for us space dunkies.

@ATVShowRoughRiders 2 года назад

So cool to be watching it all happen today! Also thanks Mary for giving me a tour!

@bog6282 2 года назад

I figured they pretty much had to remove those raptors and study them, treasure trove of valuable information there. Very glad to see the tower sections rolling out!

@alfaspiderveloce6617 2 года назад

probably necessary after the underskirt fires? There were also some pops during the post landing fire which might have been COPD tanks that created pressure spikes to controls?

@imconsequetau5275 2 года назад

@@alfaspiderveloce6617 COPV

$@fractofususmisrai237$

@fractofususmisrai237 2 года назад

Mary BocaChicaGal: "you have to come to terms with it ... life is too short ..." (RTL germantv) Thank you for your restless commitment, Mary 😁

@bramborovyastronaut 2 года назад

They should call that tower Starscraper since it is at Starbase.

@honilock577 2 года назад

Somewhere around the time when the first successful cryo prototypes came around I asked if the tanks could be used to store fuel as well. I got shunned and called wrong cause there's no way these tanks could hold fuel longer than the flight time. Well, here we are.

@reyzasama4681 2 года назад

Well, they will add another vacuum shell over it, so these tanks by themself can't hold proprelant for long :p But to be honest it's hard to know what SpaceX will do next, so just shunning people is stupid. Good guess on your part and can't wait to see what crazy idea spacex wilkl have next !

@gkankava 2 года назад

It's a great feeling you are part of all this even if you are watching it just through video.

@steven.h0629 2 года назад

Dang.. I'm really glad I found this channel.. 🤜💥🤛

@SeanChYT 2 года назад

Moving stuff with SMPTs always looks so darn cool

@stephenwhite1372 2 года назад

Aah... my daily dose of starship medicine! Thanks 🙏

@Eppilott 2 года назад

Love Love Love these daily updates. Part of my day now.

@byrondirks2618 2 года назад

Things are really growing at the launch site. Starship is starting to look a little small compared to the huge cranes and stuff going up lately.

@carljohan9265 2 года назад

Keep in mind that the starship is the UPPER stage of the rocket, the part that is usually fucking tiny compared to the main rocket body.

@IronHexacyanoferrate 2 года назад

@@carljohan9265 not tiny, but smaller for sure, as is starship.

@carljohan9265 2 года назад

@@IronHexacyanoferrate most upper stages are less than 20% of the full rocket.

@IronHexacyanoferrate 2 года назад

@@carljohan9265 By mass, maybe, definitely not by volume though. Look at Atlas Centaur, or Falcon 9, or really any modern single core rocket.

@carljohan9265 2 года назад

@@IronHexacyanoferrate Yes, the falcon 9's upper stage is around 30% of the whole rocket.

@DouglasASean 2 года назад

I can’t believe how small Tankzilla looks

@davidspencer1558 2 года назад

One more completion. This is a beautiful crane. State of the art. The best thing we have until anti gravity. Really enjoying this project.

@drpork1360 2 года назад

Ton of progress today!

@avalonhomestead9077 2 года назад

Those Raptors will provide a lot of insight for the team. It’s not just about taking them out it’s about what effects took place on them and what’s needed to reuse them. Did the design do what they thought.

@thomascharlton8545 2 года назад

Thank you NASASpaceflight! I so look forward to these updates. More please!

@erica9048 2 года назад

I grew up as a NASA fan in the age of the Space Shuttle. Watching in awe and horror, the ups and downs of how amazing and terrifying our human quest to reach out into the great beyond of space. The lull that accompanied the retirement of the shuttle program almost made me forget my childhood enthusiasm. NASA's wisdom to push commercial space flight has ushered in a new space race that is intoxicating to watch. I feel like a junkie awaiting for my next fix of "space news". Thanks @NASASpaceflight, @bocachicagal and the team for keeping us salivating for your next story!

@danielowens5976 2 года назад

I love you guys, keep up the great work, and have a great day!!!

@johnnyuk3806 2 года назад

That's some crane... SpaceX seems determined to push on.. thanks Mary and gang for great video

@stroeandrex7044 2 года назад

Would love to see a TimeLapse of the entire StarShip series :O Seeing everything getting bigger and bigger would be amazing, hahaha! Probably almost impossible as there are 700 videos with an average of maybe 10/15 minutes but still cool tho

@adityakumargautam2560 2 года назад

I was waiting for it!

@donjones4719 2 года назад

21:15 All hail the new king! And there are even more boom sections to add as the tower grows taller.

@jeremycovelli 2 года назад

I would guess Frankencrane right now is only about half the height it needs to be to finish that tower. I assume they're going to make the boom even longer and add a jib.. that's going to be crazy.

@maurozirbes1960 2 года назад

Simply the best video of the week!

@matthewcoffman8394 2 года назад

Thanks for all the coverage guys and Mary, keep up the great work 👍🏻

@pyrsartur3675 2 года назад

Just amazing stuff. You do such a wonderful job telling the SpaceX story one day at a time as it happens. With each daily video I keep thinking about how once SpaceX has Starships in full production and I see them coming and going from multiple launch towers… because of Mary I will be able to say “I remember when they had just begun to build…” such and such. So very cool! Thank you for what you do!

@paulgranthillier 2 года назад

Awesome episode ... Mary, you are artist and master photographer.

@Gwirmusic 2 года назад

I suggest a new name for LR11350 : Dundee ... Because "A crane ? That's not a crane 😅 THIS is a crane ! "

@tractionengineproduction5239 2 года назад

Love these videos

@robertoc.4432 2 года назад

I think they will add later more pieces to the crane to be able to stack the highest part of the tower

@catbertz 2 года назад

That's what I was wondering. I've seen pictures of that model crane with more extensions, and it's even more nuts to behold. I'm so excited to see these huge machines next to rockets. Every kids dream playground.

@jack_woodman 2 года назад

Yeah - especially given the beefiness of that double boom section - very likely they be able to extend it if needed.

@MarkdV01 2 года назад

Yes, heavy jib adapter for the LR 11350 is on site.

@alfaspiderveloce6617 2 года назад

There are a few RU-vid videos on the LR 11350- so might compare them to current status?

@Norminal1 2 года назад

Love your work.

@cainen6355 2 года назад

I like to imagine that all these workers at spaceX actually work that quick like in the sped up recordings.

@MrHichammohsen1 2 года назад

Why doesn't this channel have a million subscribers already! Like come on RU-vid know what to promote you weird algorithm!

@michaelpuckett6138 2 года назад

Agreed.

@aamir1696 2 года назад

Its nice seeing sauropods after a long time

@karrieann3657 2 года назад

Thanks appreciate the hard work. Videos are awesome 🥰 Catching up. Have a sickness in my family. You're appreciated ❤️

@imconsequetau5275 2 года назад

Take care.

@pjber 2 года назад

That Liebherr 11350 is an absolute behemoth.

@AndriiMuliar 2 года назад

COBRA

@stephenhumble7627 2 года назад

What a mighty tower it will be and so smart how they built it in sections in parallel at lower heights a bit like modular ship construction.

@ReadTheShrill 2 года назад

I'm absolutely amazed at the size, every time I see that crane.

@triestwildriders5922 2 года назад

from 15:40 it's just EPIC, soo dramatic 🤩🤩😲

@lynnwood1760 2 года назад

I realize that live streaming is expensive, but I would have loved to watch this all day - building Frankncrane, removing the raptor, and stacking the integration tower - even without commentary. This is just so interesting to watch. Frankncrane is amazing, and her/his name definitely fits. I love the daily videos and appreciate the long hours Mary spends on site. I would love to move down there to be able to watch all the amazing work that is being accomplished. Awesome job Mary and the Robot Army of Boca Chica. 😃

@sadbutitstrue2323 2 года назад

LabPadre has a live stream, if you are interested

@lynnwood1760 2 года назад

@@sadbutitstrue2323 which one? They have several views

@lynnwood1760 2 года назад

@@sadbutitstrue2323 I thought they would stack that next section of the integration tower today, but winds are gusting at 25 mph, so I guess it's too windy.

@topsecret1837 2 года назад

20:09 some people think this is damage on the TPS tiles but with the new tiles removed, I’m thinking this is deliberate, like how the loss of tiles would affect their ability to stay in during descent/ascent, so that they can figure out the number of times a SS can fly before needing an overhaul, even with damaged tiles.

@markamy357 2 года назад

Yeah, or somebody bumped it with a crane or Somthing maybe.

@ufox77 2 года назад

This seems likely. Turbulent airflow over damaged tiles could yank other tiles away too - they’d want to see how much of a problem this is. Fascinating stuff..

@carlos_mitosis 2 года назад

Spacex team must be proud of the 3 raptors recovery

@IsMaski 2 года назад

Frankencrane looks absolutely ridiculous in this video. I can't imagine how ginormous it actually is when you see it for yourself..

@catbertz 2 года назад

And it can get even bigger with a few extra boom sections. I've seen the pictures, and it's nuts! 😂😂

@zoopercoolguy 2 года назад

The amazing thing is that Liebherr makes an even bigger crawler crane, the LR 13000.

@rodhancock4682 2 года назад

Daily wait for the Mary Video. Other things going on but am happy when Mary posts this daily treat. Cheers from Down Under 🇦🇺🐨🚀

@More-Space-In-Ear 2 года назад

Thanks Mary and bots 🥰

@arnoldsmith982 2 года назад

some nice angles taken in this video thanks Mary

@quaidbergo 2 года назад

It's crazy with the amount of cool crane and launch tower stuff going on, you almost forget about the Starship stuff 😛

@cesarmunoz1142 2 года назад

much wow

@badrinair 2 года назад

Thankyou Mary and NSF team for bringing this wonderful footage to us SpaceX fans. Amazing place of work. With all that wind noise on the microphone I was wondering one foot 7-8 MW wind turbine would provide all the energy 24 X 7 . Especially for the propellant site. They already have some of the largest cranes money can afford on site.

@rogerwalker5032 2 года назад

But the cranes are rented. How do you rent a wind turbine! Just joking. I agree. A wind turbine to augment the existing solar farm.

@EdDemonium 2 года назад

Awesome footage. Thank you!

@Acosto 2 года назад

Keep it up

@thirteenthandy 2 года назад

*boom raises* It's alive! IT'S ALIVE!

@jose57955 2 года назад

Siempre espero hasta el final de día para disfrutar de sus videos 🤙🚀

@tubularap 2 года назад

The Raptors taken from SN15 may be used in the first Super Heavy. The booster needs so many, it can use a couple of used ones. Then when there is a failure in those used ones, it would to be a major problem. Plus this way SN15 can use three new Raptors to be 'broken in' on its second flight. [Edited for typo]

@JustSomeCanuck 2 года назад

I've watched so many of your videos that RU-vid recommended Liebherr's promo video about the LR 11350 to me. Sorry, but I don't need to pick up my house and move it anywhere at the moment ;)

@Hnry-tr9pl 2 года назад

Nice

@a.s.3205 2 года назад

Donut know if those angles at 2:08 are new, but I definitely like the overview they provide. A little bit like RGV photos lite.

@schinkdiesel 2 года назад

9:00 That's a truck elevator... and it's really cool

@Torea01 2 года назад

It will be great to see Frankencrane from the city 🤔 how the tower will look like at the end 🤔

@absolutelynotLily 2 года назад

That tower is gonna be massive

@mateowarmerdam1029 2 года назад

Happy 420k subs

@BraydonBlanchette 2 года назад

Hopefully tomorrow they will be installing 3 new Raptor engines into SN15 after they took out the other ones

@joyl7842 2 года назад

That's one girthy boom on Frankencrane.

@mikeupton5406 2 года назад

The weather is bad in Tx again. Stay safe!

@flohmith5882 2 года назад

fun fact: "Liebherr" is german for "good guy" ;)

@renegaderaider5769 2 года назад

Good guy would be translated Tom Lieber herr

@BLACKLIGHT_NL 2 года назад

I am not a fan of ASMR, but for me it's really relaxing to see the buildsite on action 👌🏻

@tammymccaslin4787 2 года назад

“Bob-White!” Love those birds

@claudenelson8489 2 года назад

Can’t believe how genuinely exciting this whole technological advancement is! My wife and children lovingly wish I would stop talking about SpaceX and Tesla 🤣

@Noone-jn3jp 2 года назад

This is what “going for it” looks like

@BLACKLIGHT_NL 2 года назад

Crazy to think that 'Liebherr', the maker of these giant cranes, also makes refrigerators 👌🏻

@joecantdance494 2 года назад

Things seem to be taking a breath at the moment which is probably a good thing

@rickoarkaan5533 2 года назад

sn21 common dome section already exists at the production site

@mrpicky1868 2 года назад

competitors must love this free industrial espionage))))

@steven.h0629 2 года назад

10:34 ! Got Me 🤜💥🤛

@ThexBorg 2 года назад

IT'S ALIVE! ALIIIVE!

@f1matt 2 года назад

Not sure what's cooler. The grain cylos or these new cranes!

@richpate9436 2 года назад

15:36 Behold, Frankencrane. It's aliiiiiiive!

@fizirus 2 года назад

Could we rename Frankencrane as Jamaïcrane now? 😋

@michaelpuckett6138 2 года назад

I like Kong

@33lex55 2 года назад

I'm all for RC - Rasta Crane.

@user-wb2vd8mb3b 2 года назад

What a colorful crane lol

@Darky. 2 года назад

Is kong big enough to stack the integ tower??

@viraginjankar4968 2 года назад

By my calculations I think total 8 section will be needed to complete Integration tower.

@Kabup2 2 года назад

More the 'Booster catcher', I wonder how it is gonna be.

@O5MO 2 года назад

Yes, 1 section is about 9 people tall, if one person is 1.8m tall than 1 section is ≈16m tall, 140(height of the tower)/16 is more than 8, but there is also basement.

@imconsequetau5275 2 года назад

@Steve Acho I bet the final lifts will be lighter sub-sections. The cranes are more delicate as they are stacked taller.

@terrycureton2042 2 года назад

Wow! three big cranes at the same time. Looked like maybe they were going to play toss with that new tower section or maybe pass it around until one of them dropped it and lost the game. You don't suppose it takes all three to put it on top? That could get real tricky when the tower gets much higher!

@imconsequetau5275 2 года назад

Buddy lifts are more accurate at placing and don't need as much wrangling by Steelworkers. I wouldn't be surprised if the first two or three sections are lifted by pairs of cranes.

@Tresla 2 года назад

Maybe a stupid question, but aren't they gonna need an even bigger crane to finish the launch tower? Even Frankencrane doesn't look like it'll be as tall as a fully stacked Starship + Booster.