(1/10) Hey #StarshipAddicts! If you didn't get a chance to check out the latest @RGVaerialphotos Flyover review livestream then you missed some interesting details about new progress around #Starbase. Here's a summary of last weeks top finds. A lot of info in this image alone!
(2/10) CH4 Storage Tanks:
The tanks shown in this picture are assumed to be the additional Methane storage tanks needed in order to fully fuel a #Starship/#SuperHeavyBooster for orbital launches and also suborbital WDR / Cryo testing on the new staging pads.
(3/10) CH4 Storage Tanks:
@LabPadre #Gatorcam caught these four tanks rolling into the port on a barge on the morning of Feb 15, 2022 at KSC. These are identical tanks to the four tanks that we have seen at the Sanchez site.
@LabPadre
(4/10) Thanks to various reporting, we know the barge carrying these tanks, ended up down the street from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida! If this site is receiving CH4 tanks already, then I imagine the two that are destined for Starbase will arrive within days.
(5/10) #WideBay Bridge Crane:
We still have one full level of the #Widebay to lift up before this becomes relevant but we have some major equipment on site waiting to be installed. One important thing about the next steps of construction is that one of the cranes are tall enough
(6/10) In case you missed it today, the Yellow & Red Buckner #LR11000 crane (responsible for most of the heavy lifting at the #Widebay) finally laid down to receive the necessary boom extension in order to complete the final level before the roof trusses are installed.
(7/10) Starship Transport Stands:
It looks to me like #SpaceX is planning to have at least four, fully stacked #Starships at all times. This number does not include SN15 and SN16 which occupy 2/3 of the remaining gen 1 transport stands.
Sry for the spelling errors...
(8/10) #SuperHeavy Transport Stands:
#B7 can not be stacked until #SpaceX manages to free up a booster transport stand, or construct a new one. @RGVaerialphotos was in the right place at the right time when he caught the major structural components for SHTS3 arriving last week.
(9/10) #SpaceX is not playing around when it comes to getting this transport stand up in running. @StarshipGazer was able to catch a ton of hardware for the booster clamps arriving to location. The moment this is complete, be on the lookout for #B7 final stack!!
(10/10) Well, I'm going to leave some things for later posts this week! If you enjoyed this make sure you tune in on Saturday for our next @RGVaerialphotos Flyover Review livestream!
Thank you @DeffGeff for the amazing video editing!
For the record, I barely touched the ship yard and launch Complex. Part 2 of the update tomorrow!
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