SpaceX's First Superheavy Catch Attempt Is Almost Here - SpaceX Weekly #128

As SpaceX pushes forward with stacking of the first block 2 Starship, chopstick testing, and office building construction, work on the new launch tower is brought to a halt when the Sarens crane has an unexpected failure. Fortunately, in typical fashion for SpaceX, the issue was resolved quickly, and operations resumed with minimal delay. Meanwhile at Cape Canaveral, Blue Origin continues testing their facilities at the port for New Glenn recovery operations and SpaceX prepares for their next crewed mission while continuing their rapid pace of launch and recovery operations.

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[clems]

I am always amazed at the way SpaceX is able to overcome anything that falls in their way. .

[seank]

Thanks LabPadre team! I look forward to your videos each week.

[MrKellymcilrath]

Thanks again for another awesome SpaceX Weekly Update Lab Padre! Also thank you for all the hard work everyone dose to bring us these updates every week!

[allen]

Thanks Lab and staff, for another fact filled update It was awesome as always .. !!

[BradAkersphotography]

The time lapse of raising the crane with tower it’s beautiful light it in clouds moving. Fantastic work.

[LibertyEver]

These excellent weekly SpaceX updates are must see YouTube. I never miss them. I'm very excited about the next Starship integrated flight test. So much progress! Most days, it feels like SpaceX aerospace development is the only good news in the world.

[GreatCircle]

@LabPadre thanks for another concise overview!

[hairy]

nice to hear you guys picking up the correct construction lingo now. You can now start saying "CFA piles" instead of drill holes and fill with concrete, CFA = Continuous Flight Auger Piles - the auger drills down but then actually pumps in concrete as it extracts the hollow auger. This way the sandy and probably saturated coastal ground does not collapse in on itself. The reinforcing cage is then vibrated into the wet concrete. Sometimes they are just doing ground improvement and will just mix in a grout as they extract to create stabilised unreinforced earth columns.

[TheOnlyAnji]

Can't wait to watch the catch attempt!❤

[oldmanstumpie]

Thanks LAB and team. Can't wait for Polaris Dawn, it's going to be

[waynelevett]

Thank you for your coverage. Your awesome ❤.

[uuzds]

Excellente' LAB Padre' ! 😊

[tobEwobEmusic]

I made the weekly vid! 2:20 black f250 on side of road taking pics during sirens lift fail footage. Great update Lab team. Thx.

[joansparky]

Thanks for the update, much appreciated.

[gabrielgolding]

Watching SpaceX build Starbase is like watching ants build a colony! It’s gonna be amazing to see them pump out ships when there done. 💪🏻

[OhShiitakeMushrooms]

Great update as usual. It’s really unfortunate that we seem to have a loss the comment section to all these god damn bots. SMH.

[penderic]

4:14 Crane hoisting an electric guitar = ? Launch rock concert? Yeah!

[dporrasxtremeLS]

Man! The rest of the Rocket World, Has to be Envious of Space X Progress!!!

[alancadorette]

wonder how much weight all that soot coating the booster is adding

[ChziTzskR]

8:00 wonder if there looking for old problems with the engines wear over time and all. It would be really cool to see v2 expandable starship and see a side by side of ship 16 and v2