How SpaceX is Planning to Static Fire Booster 7

Booster 7 is nearly ready to fire up on the Orbital Launch Mount. Ian breaks down how SpaceX intends to test this massive booster and provides an overview on the work being performed at Starbase to support the first orbital test flights.

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0:00 Intro
0:25 Booster 7 Static Fire
3:02 B7.1 Test Tank
3:47 EDOME Test Tank
4:22 Booster 4 Rolled Back
4:40 Ship 24
5:32 Booster 5 Scrapping
5:52 Mega Bay
6:16 Future Vehicles
7:10 Starfactory
7:41 Outro

[NASASpaceflight]

Place your bets on when the first Static Fire test will take place (July X date, etc).

[unspecialist]

You guys are getting better and better with scientific journalism and I’m grateful for your coverage!
Greetings from Prague (from a Portuguese)

[adriank]

Ian's narrated updates are always the best

[Freerider]

Ian the concise way these updates are put together; and the way you speak, make these some of my favorite weekly videos.

[bigtop]

I love the narrated updates! Keep 'em coming!

[lesumsi]

Great Update! Really excited for the next round of testing!

[pzdc]

You're a natural, Ian. Good work.

[joee]

Great job! excellent and coherent synopsis of what happened. Thanks.

[davidsheppard]

Thank you Ian! It’s getting exciting!!😃

[davidbeales]

I really like the "vibe" of these narrated video by Ian. Informative and upbeat.

[tompava]

Can't wait for the day when stacking/launching/landing Starship is as routine as Falcon 9!

[SpaceflightRocketShorts]

For the top of the Mega Bay, they should divide it into 2 floors, one mission control, and one for a general viewing for the public!

[james.Pithie]

I really like the narrated videos. 👍. Very informative

[MMAinfo-sdrl]

Wating for long time
Let rock this🚀🚀🎉🎈

[TheDaexiled]

Not only can't I wait to see it, I can't wait to hear it too how loud that roar is going to be

[horatius]

You guys are doing tremendous job with this site don't stop .

[skater]

Ship 24/7 booster seems like a good combo for SpaceX.

[zajimavyhonza]

Yes, very informative. It’s amazing how quickly the whole program’s going.

[noahhastings]

Hear me out: a static fire tonight would be some damn good fireworks

[davidliefrink]

This is not 'a' booster, this is THE booster THE booster that will make history, this the booster will be parred with another marvel of science and engineering to get humanity back on the plan for space!!!