SpaceX Prepares to Rollout Booster 7 for Further Testing | Starship Boca Chica

SPMTs with counterweights were moved to the Production Site in preparation for rolling Booster 7 to the Launch Site, a Booster aft cap assembly was lifted into a production tent, and SpaceX's LR 11000 crane was readied for a Booster lift.

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

0:00 - Sunrise
0:22 - High Bays 1 and 2
0:39 - High Bay 2 Construction
1:06 - High Bay Staircase Sections
1:21 - Booster 7 in High Bay 1
1:38 - New Flat Dome Design
2:13 - Booster Aft Cap Assembly
2:58 - SPMTs Moved
3:37 - Booster Transport Stand
3:54 - Propellant Plant, Storage Area, and the Rocket Garden
4:11 - Front End Loader Working at the Rocket Garden
4:27 - A Drone Flying at the Rocket Garden
5:25 - Starfactory Construction
5:56 - Ship 24 in the Mid Bay
6:10 - Mystery Box Attached to Crane and Lifted
7:16 - SPMTs With Counterweights Moved to the Production Site
8:19 - Booster 4 at the Launch Site
8:36 - SpaceX LR 11000 Crane Moved
9:34 - Employees Work on the Booster QD
9:58 - Employees Work on the Chopsticks
10:12 - The Launch Tower
10:43 - Item Lifted Over the Launch Site Wall
11:16 - Orbital Launch Mount Venting

[NASASpaceflight]

0:00 - Sunrise
0:22 - High Bays 1 and 2
0:39 - High Bay 2 Construction
1:06 - High Bay Staircase Sections
1:21 - Booster 7 in High Bay 1
1:38 - New Flat Dome Design
2:13 - Booster Aft Cap Assembly
2:58 - SPMTs Moved
3:37 - Booster Transport Stand
3:54 - Propellant Plant, Storage Area, and the Rocket Garden
4:11 - Front End Loader Working at the Rocket Garden
4:27 - A Drone Flying at the Rocket Garden
5:25 - Starfactory Construction
5:56 - Ship 24 in the Mid Bay
6:10 - Mystery Box Attached to Crane and Lifted
7:16 - SPMTs With Counterweights Moved to the Production Site
8:19 - Booster 4 at the Launch Site
8:36 - SpaceX LR 11000 Crane Moved
9:34 - Employees Work on the Booster QD
9:58 - Employees Work on the Chopsticks
10:12 - The Launch Tower
10:43 - Item Lifted Over the Launch Site Wall
11:16 - Orbital Launch Mount Venting

[danmosenzon]

B7's a real trooper. Many didn't believe this day would come.

[badrinair]

Thank you Mary, Nic and the NSF team for sharing the video. THe drone looked small while in air, but it a big one while on the ground.

[cipedead]

That vent looks awesome. Also the mystery box looks like it can hold the StarLink Satellite with that cut out. I have not noted that cutout before. With the amazing videos from Mary and Nic. It’s hade to miss anything. Thank you team NASA Space Flight and SpaceX. I is grate to see that B7 might be fixed.

[jezzter]

Great video as always thank you all :-) Box could be an experimental Starlink dispenser?

[davidroberts]

Hi Mary and NIC thanks for showing me BOCACHICA and what is happening some great 👍 views there thanks 🙏 David 🚀🇬🇧❤️🙏👌👌

[joszandstra]

Always great to get an overview of what is going on / has happened. Sometimes watch the 24/7 stream but as I am in Holland time difference plays a role so great that you make these review video's

[albertovesentini]

Regarding the mystery box, I believe it is inherent in the liquid ring pumps (vacuum pumps) we saw a few days ago.

[AcapulKero]

11:30 Best fart, sorry, best part of this video :)

[johnnyuk]

About time we saw these baby's fly, I just hope the FAA is not playing some kind of delaying tactics, it seams like it

[acer]

See the tires on that mobile crane, airless! CyberTruck getting those?

[ricardopetrere]

With that cut on the lower part, this "mystery box" is starting to look like some test article for the payload dispenser. The opening looks similar to that of S24

[edwardrosier]

I noticed the name has been painted over on the sides of the red spot? Might they have bought it out?

[pmwathi]

Any chance the rocket garden is part of a test, to see how a starship holds up in place for 2 years, like how they will need to on Mars?

[murraypearson]

The new dome design is certainly not “flat” (though I get why you say that). It is, however, ellipsoidal, and that is a great word. Maybe use that term instead?

[oldmanstumpie]

Wonder if they repair B7 then retest it so it doesn't crush the downcomer then scrap it. Will be interesting to watch...

[ronwatkins]

Why do we not have similar coverage and cameras at the Florida site?

[martins_welt]

The "mystery box" i think is a prototype of a storage for starlink satellites to deploy

[ronheath]

You know I was just noticing something starship looks pretty large even though when you compare it to the booster it's extremely small but on its own it looks really large. Now it's to my understanding that musk plans on taking a lot of people example to Mars or to the Moon and space tourism and supplies to the Moon supplies to Mars. So my question is where are they going to put all of this stuff. Even as large as the ship appears to be a great majority of the body is fuel tanks there's not that much room from the top of the methane tank I believe is what's on top two where the helium tank is in the nose cone. Just wondering if anybody else has the same thought or what your opinions are thanks

[mavigogun]

Is there any reason to believe B7 is being rolled out for testing and not scrapping?