Boca
In about 10 days a giant Liebherr LR11350 crane (1000 tonne/158.5m boom & jib) will ship to Boca Chica. Starship Integration Tower assembly.
Boca
In about 10 days a giant Liebherr LR11350 crane (1000 tonne/158.5m boom & jib) will ship to Boca Chica. Starship Integration Tower assembly.
Last edited by docmordrid; 2021-Apr-07 at 03:09 PM.
StarLink 23 webcast in 40m
https://youtu.be/Uy9Jn-3vuPs
The best landing video ever.![]()
No kidding!! Great detail of the legs!!
I saw this post just in time to put it on with three minutes to go! Awesome!
Yes indeed! Got the onboards back just in time.
Speaking of the onboards, here's a trivial thing that bugs me: The second stage onboards switch back and forth from one side to the other. I wish they would flip one of those shots so it would look more like that.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.
Landing video...
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/...37307587530760
StarLinks deployed...
Just.Like.Clockwork.
Boca
Thursday road closure: 1200 - 1430 Eastern
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1379832878113169410
SN-15 rolls out
Also, 6 Raptors spotted in a tent. Poor lighting, so can't tell if they're all sea levels or if some are Rvacs.
20210408_113137.jpg
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/sta...72626870603780
Live stream
https://youtu.be/b0tpApLtukc
Last edited by docmordrid; 2021-Apr-08 at 04:40 PM.
FAA doc describing the Starship Integration Tower
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...570805&row=115
Starship Integration Tower FAA.jpg>
This new structure will be located at SpaceX's Launch Site. The structure will be approx. 0.5 miles from the beach, and within 2800' of USFWS property. Nearby airfields include the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport.
Description of Proposal:
SpaceX is proposing a 469' tall launch tower with 10' lightning rod to lift its new rocket and booster on the launch mount, and to catch the Super-Heavy booster upon return from launch. The tower will be constructed out of structural steel trusses to allow the mechanical arms to lift vehicles.
Musk talks about the integration towers
Elon Musk ✓ @elonmusk
Apr 8, 2021
Replying to @WatchersTank and @SpaceX
Just one skyscraper catching another nbd haha
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Jordan Reger @jordanxmajel
how do you plan on doing that? by the gridfins?
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Elon Musk ✓ @elonmusk
Apr 8, 2021
Replying to @jordanxmajel @WatchersTank and @SpaceX
Load points just below the grid fins
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Shock absorption is built into tower arms. Since tower is ground side, it can use a lot more mass to arrest booster downward momentum.
https://twitter.com/jordanxmajel/sta...58838616670216
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380260058026532864
Orbital Starship lower dome pathfinder for Raptor Vacuum (RVac) engines
IMG_20210409_203345.jpg
https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/...27708430974978
Crew Dragon Crew-1's Soichi Noguchi demonstrates donning SpaceX's spacesuit...
https://youtu.be/RCbqYFwIBEQ
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The Leif Ericson Cruiser
Looks like the LOX header tank may be moving out of the nose...
IMG_20210410_202215.jpg
https://twitter.com/_brendan_lewis/s...46421410377728
Perhaps the blunt nosecone spotted earlier? Which is not in the overview image.
With sufficient thrust, water towers fly just fine.
Looks like the LOX header moves south in SN19 (red = CH4, blue = LOX)
IMG_20210410_202215-header move sn19.jpg