Another Tank Removed Ahead of Next Starship Launch | SpaceX Boca Chica

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Published 2024-04-24
SpaceX ramps up efforts to clean up and refit the orbital launch site for Starship's fourth flight. GSE tanks were removed and scrapped and the OLM is getting upgrades and repairs to support the next mission.

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Timestamps:
0:00 GSEC-6 Scrapping
0:34 Ring Removed
0:45 Shell Lifted From Base
0:55 Shell Section Scrapped
1:11 GSEC-6 Cutting
1:20 Cut Segment Lifted
1:32 Crews Work on Tower 2 Segments
1:43 View of Ship 29's TPS
2:01 Crews Remove Black Bags
2:18 View of the Bays
2:28 Inner Tank GSEC Connected to Crane
2:42 GSE-7 Lifted
2:56 Booster Forward 14.1 Moved
3:07 Tank Scrapping Continues
3:17 Tank Separated and Lowered
3:27 Large Cryo Pipe Installed
3:39 OLM Work Continues
4:06 Work on the Tower Continues...
4:11 ...and the Chopsticks As

All Comments (21)
  • @NASASpaceflight
    A condensed video today due to the latest events being focused on tank scrapping. If you want to watch hours of tank scrapping, nsf.live/starbase has you covered
  • @bcrisp56
    Thanks for the update! I really appreciate all of the work all at NSF does to keep the community updated!
  • @MickRonald
    🎶and another tank gone, and another tank gone, another tank bites the dust🎶
  • @dawnofclarity
    Love the gratuitous use of slo-mo at the start - really gives a feel for the ferocity of what the guys are doing.
  • @badrinair
    thank you Mary, Jack and the NSF team for sharing these updates.
  • @suesue9381
    Stay safe for All the workers,be sure safety working ❤❤❤
  • @HighPeakVideo
    We are true Tank Watchers - we watched them being built, watched them being installed, and now watch them being scrapped!
  • @ToddKortte
    They are like time capsules. The look of them remind of the Texas Tank Watchers days!
  • @cipedead0777
    How much time would be lost if StarBase was just one shift. We would be years behind. Thank you Team SpaceX
  • Thanks Mary🌷 , Jack , Sean and the NSF team. I love the close-up views.
  • I hope all the workers preparing ship 29 remember to put cover sheets on their TPS reports.
  • @proesterchen
    Can't wait for v2, which hopefully will get closer to the initial goals in terms of launch cadence.
  • the amount of scrapping and rework (and work-in-process) is pretty stunning. still seeing 3 shifts up on lifts with safety harnesses this far along seems pretty crazy too. one would think stage 0 (or stage -1) would be farther along by now.
  • @dissaid
    Awesome job guys..😎😎😎