Booster 12 Gets Hero's Return for Post Catch Inspections! | SpaceX Boca Chica

Booster 12 was safed, lifted off the mount at Pad A, and given a hero's return to the Production Site where it will likely undergo detailed inspections. Also, barrel sections for Booster 16 were spotted.

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Timestamps:
0:00 SpaceX Boca Chica
1:48 Hot Staging Ring Impact
1:58 Booster 12 Hanging Out
2:38 Booster Transport Stand Moved
2:57 Booster QD Opened
3:10 Booster 12 Lowered
3:28 BQD Closed
3:36 Booster 12 Centered on Chopsticks
3:43 Booster 12 Placed on the OLM
3:57 LOX Frost Line Lowering
4:08 Party at the Production Site
4:39 Booster Stand Rolled to Launch Site
4:57 Chine Damage
5:38 Top of Booster 12
6:40 Booster 12’s Engines
6:49 Booster FTS Explosives Uninstalled
7:18 Dancefloor Returns
7:48 Booster 12 Lifted off the OLM
9:11 Booster 12 Rolled Back
10:36 Booster 16 Barrels at Mega Bay 1

[maineiac]

The thing I love the most about SpaceX... They have fun with it... Parties, laser shows, and pie raptors!!! Amazing stuff we are watching!

[ClearAlera]

Seeing it rolled down the road with people and cars nearby gives that sense of perspective that is hard to comprehend when watching it take off and land. You look at that massive structure with people walking in front of it, and then realize it flew to space and came back and landed, and then you're hit with the awe all over again

[takanara]

I'm really glad someone got the hot-staging ring video. I remember thinking "man everyone is going to point their cameras at the booster so no one is going to see the hot-staging ring go down, " lol. But apparently like one guy thought of it.

[gumotx]

I love both options of narration vs non. Thanks for the extra effort!

[sbjrcourses]

Oh my gosh I LOVE the BSG reference... Also taking out the resurrection ship was one of the best episodes!

[gabrielgolding]

Holy moly, that hot staging ring came a lot closer to the coast than I thought it was going to.

[jeffabrams]

"The prodigal booster has returned" gave me goosebumps.

[robertfallows]

The removal process is very cool. Just crazy that they pulled this off the first time.

[sixstringsimpleton]

It's been 3 days and my mind is still blown.

[davidgaudin]

JOHN YOU'RE AWESOME DUDE LOVE YOUR COMMENTS

[overlordraven]

I definitely got the Battlestar Galactica reference!😂😂

[RarestAce]

I loved the Battlestar Galactica reference. Das thank you for doing these narrations!!!

[Koolteer]

This is exactly the footoage my logistic mind craves for.
Thank you very much.
Every operation needs logistics. This seems to be well understood here.
Gives hope for the future. Nice.

[Pintuuuxo]

Wonderful video, guys! The close images of the "crawler" and booster at 10 minutes are simply lovely! "What a time!" - like John said. 🙂

[JimMcTavish]

Love the welcome home by the SpaceX staff. Magical.

[tracymcauley]

I still can’t believe what I watched .. congratulations to all then very clever and talented people working for SpaceX Go Starship 5 🚀💪❤️

[halkrohn]

Being an old underground copper miner from Arizona, who used a lot of explosives in the mining process, I believe that the chine damage was due to an internal increase of pressure, that blew the skin outward.

[chrisn]

Gives me goosebumps every time I watch this .. can't wait for launch 6 to happen!!

[graham]

Getting a rocket back whole this early into decelopment has to be awesome for engineering

[MalikAlMalik]

What an amazing feat. Congratulations SpaceX