GSE Test Tank Rolled Out to Launch Site | SpaceX Boca Chica

A GSE test tank was rolled out to the launch site. Raptor engines were delivered to the High Bay, presumably for installation on Super Heavy Booster 4. Meanwhile, work on the Catch Arms, Orbital Launch Mount, and QD Arm continued.

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

0:00 - Sunrise at the Launch Site
0:41 - Work on the Launch Tower Continues
1:52 - Ship 20 Awaits Proof Testing
2:15 - Work on the Quick Disconnect (QD) Arm Continues
3:04 - Crews Work on the Catch Arms
5:21 - Work on the Orbital Launch Mount Continues
6:11 - New Structure at the Production Site
6:57 - Delivery of Production Robotics
8:34 - Nosecones and a Barrel Section in Production Tent 3
9:03 - Cryo Shell Production Area
9:18 - GSE Cryo Shells Nearing Completion
9:42 - SN15 and Ship 16 Oversee Test Rig and Stand Work
10:11 - Deliveries to the Production Site
11:13 - GSE Test Tank Rolls Out to the Launch Site
12:37 - Three Raptor Engines Delivered to High Bay
13:47 - New Nose Cone in the Production Tent

[markmurphy]

It’s funny how that small GSE tank looks so small now, but would have looked massive only 18 months ago!

[NASASpaceflight]

0:00 - Sunrise at the Launch Site
0:41 - Work on the Launch Tower Continues
1:52 - Ship 20 Awaits Proof Testing
2:15 - Work on the Quick Disconnect (QD) Arm Continues
3:04 - Crews Work on the Catch Arms
5:21 - Work on the Orbital Launch Mount Continues
6:11 - New Structure at the Production Site
6:57 - Delivery of Production Robotics
8:34 - Nosecones and a Barrel Section in Production Tent 3
9:03 - Cryo Shell Production Area
9:18 - GSE Cryo Shells Nearing Completion
9:42 - SN15 and Ship 16 Oversee Test Rig and Stand Work
10:11 - Deliveries to the Production Site
11:13 - GSE Test Tank Rolls Out to the Launch Site
12:37 - Three Raptor Engines Delivered to High Bay
13:47 - New Nose Cone in the Production Tent

[TheCaptain]

Good to see that work is still being done on the orbital launch table 😂

[skel]

That tilt upward on the olt! Wtf!! awesome! So steady, perfect velocity to see all the cloths (fabrics?) blowing in the wind, the crews working, all the lines and planes going in different directions but all very organized at the same time, stuff moving and stuff getting done! Almost like an utopian future is coming alive, and that's a landmark of it right there.

[Wrangler-fpei]

I had to laugh when the small GSE Tank was being transported, there was car noise going in the background making it sound like its racing along vs going super slow. =D

[ukrespect]

When scanning up the tower, we need the music from Airplane when it scans across the control Great work everyone.

[More-Space-In-Ear]

1:35 and still goes higher and higher!…that really is one huge tower!!

[simonsutherland]

Fantastic filming as usual
Thank you 🤙🏻

[condo]

It's funny when the "Bigge" crane is the baby crane at the work site!

[bob]

New structure at 6:17, in the picture it is upside down, you can see flooring and a railing at the back. It looks like a part that will go in between the two catch arms, attached closer to the tower side. At the point ( closer to the right side in the picture) you can see 4 hing-pin points top and bottom, this looks like the spot where the 4 ( 2 on each side ) hydraulic pistons attach and reach out to each arm of the catcher. not sure if I explained it well, but... basically the center structure for the hydraulic pistons for the catching arms.

[Darky.]

I’ve watched that many Boca Chica sunrises I feel like I live there 😁

[electronicsworkbench]

The slow view up the tower reminds me of the beginning of Spaceballs! Awesome!

[SLVRULLT]

I like this little R2DTank. But Starhopper is my favorite. He looks like an iron Fozzy Bear :-)

[jackwai]

Ooppsss… I saw that!!! The forklift hit a KuKa robot motor while unloading from the trailer @8.15

[badrinair]

Thank you Mary and NSF team for bringing this wonderful footage to us fans. wonder what the new test tank is for ? looks like a GSE tank test . The arms to stabilize the booster seems obvious now after seeing the new renders from other fans.

[deernutOO]

Forklift operator slammed that production robotic pretty good at 8:20. Hope it survived that dinger.

[nathancommissariat]

Just another beautiful day at Starbase. Watching as the raptors roll out to booster 4 is like Deja Vu this evening!

[jasonkrause]

8:15 Forklift operator needs a little talking too. Ouch says my Kuka servo.

[johnnyuk]

We can't help but be impressed with the work load at StarBase, real interesting time to be watching, thanks to you guys xx

[Usstampcollectersatkiwistamps]

This project is the best thing going for the world right now. There's a lot of cool things going on with 'New Space, ' and New Space as a whole is the most exciting, but this is the pinnacle of it all.