SpaceX Boca Chica - Huge Crane for Starship Stack - Launch Site Preps

SpaceXers worked through miserable weather to continue Starship SN1's stacking ops, including the arrival of the huge Berry Crane - as preparations are conducted at the launch site at Boca Chica.

L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.

[alexrex]

Thanks Jack, for standing in the rain and filming this footage for thousands of us, who wanna wittness this fascinating project!!

[morticus]

My hat is off to that guy who had to beat that dirt mound into submission, with only a shovel.

[connervetter]

Thanks man, can’t wait for the launch

[donjones]

6:10 Guys are on break from welding due to weather, have started building sand castles.

[VictorECaplon]

Jack you’re awesome ! Thanks for the coverage in bad weather !

[brucebaxter]

the yeetmaster 3000 is taking shape very quickly

[sgt_chouquette]

Okay after an hour of research, I'm pretty confident in saying that it's a LTM 1400. (So it can lift up to 400 metric tons). It's definitely not a LTM 11200 or 1750 because of the wheels we can see at 1:32. The two I mentioned above have 2 wheels at their rear with a big gap before the three following, and we can see on this one there is 4 wheels in row. Also it is not an LTM 1500 because of the design of the Y-shape arrows we see at 4:45. The ones of the LTM 1400 have holes at their end like the ones in the video, whereas the arrows of the LTM 1500 are empty, no holes.

[elcamino]

This was one of the best videos, a highlight definitely. Thanks Jack

[peterbarratt]

Does that imply a 'FBC' to lift a 'BFR' ? Great coverage! Pity about the wet Canon; I always carry a 'doggy bag' just in case.

[Kenneth_James]

This has the general vibe of the Star Trek ship construction site where the new Kirk launched from. Just 150 years early.

[fhmconsulting]

Seriously? The workers stop for the bad weather but you keep filming? W-a-a-y-y-y above & beyond.

[wavetrex]

When you need serious lifting, you go LIEBHERR 🇨🇭

[stevenwellesley]

Still hard to believe we get witness the start of an intergalactic shipyard. Imagine a young captain kirk arriving on his bike and joining the fleet

[TOMAS-lher]

WOW ! see the amount of counterweights they have on the cranes ??!!

[edwardrosier]

That's a lot of counterbalance on the crane. My hats off to all the craned, manlift, and forklift operators on this site. They are doing an amazing job.

[montipython]

Thanks again.. :) hope your camera will be ok? :O

[mrbundyred]

some serious weight in some of those components delivered by semi. You can see the bed lifting as the weight is released.

[danielwhyatt]

Blimey that crane is freaking huge. Definitely has a very heavy counterweight system on the back with that additional adjustable frame for the cables.

[dannyassmann]

They had to pour that new driveway with all that rebar just for that crane! That beast is huge!! 💪

[cloakingoak]

Like Watching the Death Star being built before your eyes.