SpaceX Continues Rapid Development of Starship Infrastructure - Starbase Weekly Update #53

This week at Starbase Raptor installation begins on Booster 9, construction continues on Ships 28 and 30, Ship 26 is parked at the ring yard and the nosecone test article is set to Massey's test site, while at Cape Canaveral SpaceX maintains a blinding pace of launch and recovery operations, ULA's first Vulcan rocket begins testing, and we review a new batch of flyover photos courtesy of Greg Scott.

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[themwuzthedaze]

I'm 73; I was introduced to spaceflight during President Kennedy's decade-long push to land a man on the Moon, when Neil Armstrong stepped down to take that One Giant Leap for Mankind about a week before my 20th birthday. I felt so excited I almost popped and was overwhelmingly proud to be an American, though unfortunately the latter was partly due to the Cold War contest with the USSR. Anyway the point is that while I watched your episodic report on the week's space development activities, it came to me that you had to speak rapidly during the 10 minutes to cover all the activities in it, which was something like several month's worth Back When. Also it covered activities of several spaceflight companies as well as NASA's, whereas NASA was the whole show then. Plus, we got to see much of this week's activities, whereas most of what we saw back in the '60's was Walter Cronkite's face reading reports, with occasional brief TV clips in B&W of some activity at Cape Canaveral (which was the whole show at that time) and an occasional shot of the massive Saturn V, sort of like a pre-workout pep drink so we could flex our biceps and feel very American. Now is definitively the time of The New Frontier for a second Space Race, but this time involving more of the world; and with somewhat cleaner principles of expansion and exploration by Humanity for our collective future's wellbeing.

[drds]

It tickles me to no end every time I hear you say Doug. Thank you for these succinct update videos. They have become part of my weekend routine!

[corrinastanley]

Great update thanks Zack, good catch on gator cam.

[GG-yrix]

Another great summary Lab! This is like Utra Concentrated Space News, makes the whole week seem simple!

[olegoathiking]

There's so much going on that it makes my head spin but thanks to these updates I can keep it all straight. Thanks!

[alanc]

Excellent update as usual. Thanks for taking the time to get all this together and getting it out to all of us Space nerds.

[Wrangler-fpei]

THank you again for amazing detailed report with many things haven't been aired before! I do hope progress will continue!

[darrellwaggerby]

Love that your updates are consice and up to date.

[vonpredator]

Wonderful update! I was in the Wonder of the seas just across they bay! Great views of the port and ULA’s Rocket Ship!

Also was at KSC to see the rocket garden and the Atlantis display is epic!

[olliea]

It's crazy how much activity there is!

[BMAK]

Just love seeing these Weekly Updates. Great work once again! 👍

[ragaloft]

Simply the best space launch update channel. Perfectly paced and commentated. Well done team! Thanks for sharing 😎👍

[HagarTheHorrible]

Thanks Lab! I really like the updates on the neighbors/competitors operations as well!

[geoffreyhallam]

Great update Lab. Lots packed in. You and RGV rock!!

[saintuk]

Great work, again. The best weekly update out there.

[TroyRubert]

I was able to catch the Crew5 capsule reentry last night. Can't wait to see starship coming back in.

[FrankBenlin]

Relativity wore me out yesterday. Those engines blowing blue rings and then shut down. Man. But orbit beats fireball. They will get it there.
Thanks, Lab.

[mattd]

Good script, good editing, good episode

[StingerNSW]

Thanks LabPadre, hoping to catch you again on my next trip to Starbase 👍

[Anmeteor]

So good to catch up with all the events in a short time. LP has the best reliable reporting. Thanks