Massive Crane Makes Way for Next Starship Launch | SpaceX Boca Chica

The gigantic CC8800-1 crane has been fully disassembled and is being transported away from Starbase piece by piece. At the assembly yard, work continues on the new Orbital Launch Mount (OLM), destined for installation next to Pad B Tower the CC8800-1 assembled. Work is also continuing at Pad A, as Starship Flight 6 may be only weeks away...

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

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Timestamps:
0:00 CC 8800-1 Disassembly Continues
1:09 OLM Part Delivered
1:24 Road to Massey’s
2:01 Massey’s Test Site
2:13 The Production and Launch Sites
2:25 The Rocket Garden
2:37 Chopsticks Carriage and OLM Work
3:02 Pad B’s OLM Construction
4:04 Parking Garage Mural
4:17 The Launch Site
4:32 Area Between Pads A and B
5:01 The Tank Farm
5:24 Ship 34 Transfer Tube Lifted
5:37 Workstands Moved Into Starfactory
5:50 CC 8800-1 Disassembly Continues
6:44 CC 8800-1 Turntable Heads Out
7:18 Starlink Building
7:44 OLM Part Lifted
7:56 Starfactory/Office Building
8:13 Nosecones Inside Starfactory

[gggg-frqp]

Thanks John for the vocals and the entire NSF team

[dougjohnston]

I would love to see a timelapse video from the beginning of SpaceX in Boca Chica to the present and all the development that has occurred.

[dougjohnston]

I'm really enjoying these videos lately !! Nice format, quick updates and narrations.

[nighttow]

Prepare yourself, spacex's next 4 years are going to be absolutely amazing

[Fuxr]

I’m not a big fan of Trump, but the next four years are going to be pretty wild for SpaceX.

[da_SpiffR]

Great narration, but the natural sound option is lovely too. Good stuff! Thanks.

[MrKellymcilrath]

Thanks DAS for another awesome SpaceX Boca Chica Update! Thank you & NSF!

[Beyersdoerfer]

Love these videos, makes it easy to watch in the background, thanks das for the voiceover!

[alfreottero]

Flight 6 on november 19th 4:00 pm central time

[davidberg]

I finally watched on my laptop and was able to get back to the audio only. I have to admit I now appreciate the commentary. But keep it impromptu and funny please. Your doing a great job.

[leofreese]

Can’t wait for the next 4 years of this program! 😆

[wesplybon]

There isn't really any kind of gate between Orthanc and Minas Morgul. The big problem is that they're really nowhere near each other. Orthanc is nestled in the Misty Mountains and Minas Morgul is on the edge of Mordor. Probably the most prominent feature, though, that goes between them is the Great River. You could probably use that as the entrance road to the launch site maybe? The other problem is that both of the towers in LOTR are bastions of evil, and the launch towers are beacons of hope. Kind of a different feel. 😂

[scorpio]

Perhaps you could leave politics out of your otherwise OUTSTANDING narrations, John.

[mustang]

Interesting times, indeed. I wonder if Elon’s going to help the FAA move forward to much more efficiency?

[adventurewithbrett]

Here to times getting less interesting in some sectors and increasingly interesting in spaceflight. Lets go NSF team! Thank you all.

[badrinair]

thank you Jack, John, Mary and the entire NSF team for sharing these updates. incredible progresss and starting today it is only going to get faster and faster. EM's big gamble paid off .

[Snwar]

i'll just assume there wont be any regulatory hurdles for any starship flights anymore^^

[artemkras]

Starbase is a place in the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location where work continues on the OLM.

[Chriss]

Go and check out the flight 5 recap, SpaceX posted. Absolutely beautiful views.

[Barthhhelona]

I just hope the new administration doesn’t cut funding to NASA and does agree to further fund the FAA to allow faster licensing.