Booster 7 Shuffled in the High Bay | SpaceX Boca Chica

Booster 7 was moved out, then back into the High Bay twice, Booster 4 was moved away from the Orbital Launch Pad, and a new Booster QD Plate was spotted at the Launch Site.

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

0:00 - Booster 4 Disconnected from LR 11000 Crane and Moved
1:09 - Sunrise
1:37 - Ship 20, Booster 4, and Starhopper
1:52 - Booster 4
2:57 - New Booster QD Plate Unloaded at the Launch Site
3:32 - Crews Work on the Structural Test Stand
3:47 - SpaceX LR 11000 Crane Moved
4:24 - Booster 7 Disconnected From the High Bay Crane
4:45 - Booster 7 Exits the High Bay
5:13 - Booster 7
6:58 - Booster 7 Moved Back Into the High Bay
7:48 - The Move From Other Angles
8:05 - Booster 7 Moved Out of the High Bay Again
8:29 - Booster 7
9:01 - Booster 8 Fwd Tank Section #4 Moved Into the High Bay
9:22 - Booster 7 Moved Back Into the High Bay Again
9:56 - Wide Bay Construction
10:31 - Chopsticks Rotated South and Lowered

[NASASpaceflight]

0:00 - Booster 4 Disconnected from LR 11000 Crane and Moved
1:09 - Sunrise
1:37 - Ship 20, Booster 4, and Starhopper
1:52 - Booster 4
2:57 - New Booster QD Plate Unloaded at the Launch Site
3:32 - Crews Work on the Structural Test Stand
3:47 - SpaceX LR 11000 Crane Moved
4:24 - Booster 7 Disconnected From the High Bay Crane
4:45 - Booster 7 Exits the High Bay
5:13 - Booster 7
6:58 - Booster 7 Moved Back Into the High Bay
7:48 - The Move From Other Angles
8:05 - Booster 7 Moved Out of the High Bay Again
8:29 - Booster 7
9:01 - Booster 8 Fwd Tank Section #4 Moved Into the High Bay
9:22 - Booster 7 Moved Back Into the High Bay Again
9:56 - Wide Bay Construction
10:31 - Chopsticks Rotated South and Lowered

[alanc]

Just when you think its quiet and nothing is going on, you get a daily like this showing you whats really happening at Starbase. Thanks Nic, Mary, Bots and the rest of the NSF team for your hard work keeping all of us up to date and included in all this.

[markmurphy]

Booster 7 looks like a much improved and slicker machine. I hope that we finally get to see one fly soon.
Great work all! 👍

[antonioperez]

Can't wait to celebrate the launch with friends & Family. Thanks Mary, Nice & Team.

[scottymoondogjakubin]

never a dull moment at starbase ! there is always something new and exciting on the daily !

[DavidKutzler]

5:22 Booster 7 is looking real sleek with the new, strake-like, COPV aero covers.

[joyl]

It's a shame that Booster 4 will not fly. I expect it could still teach valuable lessons.
But most of all we all just want to see a full stack going to orbit! 😄

[obsey]

The smaller Grove telescopic crane that drove as booster 7 was moving back into the high bay is a Grove RT765E-2, a crane in Grove's multiple "rough terrain" series of cranes.

[Jay-qsef]

b7 looks even more magnificent than b4

[GrrDraxin]

I see the numbering of the ships and boosters, and while the ship 20, and booster 4 have one well known combination of "4:20", booster 7 and ship 24 should be matched for "24:7". I just think of the song "twenty four seven" by Peter Wilson.

So what other numbering combinations can we likely see in the near future that are as meme-able?

[davidroberts]

Hi guys Mary and nic thanks again for showing me the sunrise 🌅 looks beautiful 🤩 that booster looks amazing like 👍 the new design of the new booster David 🙏🚀🇬🇧❤️👍

[sg]

the anticipation that we will witness one of these thinks fly is getting through the roof! it is unbelievable in some kind that it is almost inevitable that this will happen! can't wait!

[JustSomeCanuck]

At the beginning of the last shot (lowering the chopsticks), is that a helicopter towing a banner that flies past in the background? 10:32

[davesmith]

I went to the FAA page, scrolled down to:

Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment Public Review and Comment Period

Then clicked:
The comments can be found on this page.
Which took me to: “The requested page could not be found.”

Apparently they don’t want the public to see the comments and what’s taking them so long to evaluate, probably politics is the only thing standing in the way of a permit.

[ovalwingnut]

The BCG "Pan"... Like McDonald's, I'm loving it...

[choppaa]

Are you guys planning on setting up a crew in Florida for starship dev?

[bjbosche]

That's the first time I've see the Hokey Pokey done with spaceflight hardware..

[djcorny]

So, there are 2 additional COPV cover mounting rails on B7. I wonder if they will be used to cover 10 more COPVs

[chadwynia]

Wonder if they had to add reinforcement to the lifting points on boosters 7 and beyond, that would explain why they never lifted it with booster 4 with the arms.

[joechamberland]

Excellent coverage by Mary & Nic plus the whole team as usual. I can not emphasize enough how addicted I am to watching these vids on a daily basis, so thank you.
Just curious NSF Team if any thought has been given to doing a side by each comparison pic or video of just how different Booster 7 will look vs Booster 4? I think that pic would also make for an excellent tee if the differences are that dramatic!!