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21 Nov, 21 tweets, 17 min read
@elonmusk No joke, I put in zero physical labor on but just being a spectator as @SpaceX workers fabricated this engineering marvel was exhausting!

Check out the thread below to see how the most advanced launch mount on the planet was constructed! @StarshipGazer The original image Elon was...
Before we start

#250wordcount sucks. Make sure u check the alt descriptions. This could easily turn into a 200 pager. I plan to do it in phases because there are even more interesting #Starship topics I want to cover. Make sure to follow if u want to see future updates on this
1. I waited 168 days for @SpaceX to finally move this launch table on 7/28/21. When it finally happened I almost called in from work so I could watch @LabPadre all day. Luckily I work from home so that wasn't necessary.

PS...Sorry Brad, we can talk later 😅 Image
“We are choked with news and starved of history” – Durant

Couldn't agree more.

2. Speaking of history, on 2/10/21 (8 days after the #SN9 massacre) @RGVaerialphotos caught the first signs of the beginning of the construction of the Orbital Launch Mount

PS: RIP Eileen This pic was an extremely h...
3. If you remember when this picture came out, how long did it take for you to know what this circular pattern of objects was going to be used for?

Be honest with yourself - this is a no judgement zone lol
4. This is where it all started:

(20) 51" tall pipe stand platforms supplied by @Fagioli_spa . This is the company who showed up with the worlds second largest crane to @Starbase in order to assemble the OLIT. I will explain the purpose of these later. Credit: @BocachicaMaria1 Note: I don't believe @Fagi...
5. If not for @DaytonCostlow it would have taken a lot longer to figure out that each of the ten sections that make up the #Starship #OLM deck weigh roughly 49,000lbs. This means main structure weighs about 245 US tons 😰 245 tons is the weight befo...
6. The remaining four sections are constructed a little differently as shown below.

If this is hard to read please let me know in the comments. I am trying to work around the 250 word count. ImageImage
7. The 51" @Fagioli_spa pipe stands are used to provide an elevated, level surface so there is enough clearance for Welders to get underneath and....weld. Image
8. A longtime #Speculator in my Discord server #JustKirk was convinced that this was going to be #ElonMusk 's private 360 #HighBay bar!!

Kirk is why I joined @RGVaerialphotos patreon cuz I needed to show Kirk...ain't no way.

Let me know what u thought this was in the comments! ImageImageImageImage
9. This is how each of the #OLM sections are laid out. Additional vertical supports in the LS & RS sections are highlighted red

Current BOM:

(20) 1.5" floor plates
(20) 2.5" roof plates
(44) 3" vertical support plates
(20) 1.5" Rear Plates
(80) 1/2" shelf plates
(Hella) Welders Image
10. If you want to find unknown dimensions, its helpful to find a google-able object's with a spec sheet and use those DIMs as a reference.

My fav is the 2" DOT reflector strips on the side of every US Semi Truck.

How many objects can you find that are easily measurable? ImageIf you want to learn more a...
11. Here are some of the major dimensions of the #OLM. This thing is MASSIVE.

You can see one of the #SpaceX Welders walking underneath it in the second picture. ImageImage
12. Annoyed w/ seeing #Imperial units when talking about #rockets? 👇🏾

#SpaceX uses #Imperial on all #Infrastructure projects. They were kind enough to leave them visible for @StarshipGazer to get a closeup 🙃

Conversions require math and I don't do math outside of work🤷🏾‍♂️ Every one of the panels on ...
Quick Question:

Do you know the purpose of the LS and RS sections?
13. Not trying to toot my own horn here, but if not for the extreme level of accuracy of this model, I would not have been able to figure out the following details about how the deck aligns with the #OLM legs. These things are easy to miss. I was able to get pretty da...
14. The reason there are LS and RS sections is so the gusset plates on the #OLM leg extensions will properly line up with the interior vertical support plates.

You can see below what this looks like after they are mated together.

*I wish they transported it like this Image
15. There are 6 of these massive #OLM leg extensions that are attached to the base structure of the #Starship #OrbitalLaunchMount.

Did you know that none of the three pieces shown here are the same? There are three different versions of these extensions. Lets see why... ImageImageImage
Pause... lunch break.
I was about to post all 20 pages and then hit X instead of send. Soooo yea I'm halfway through redoing all of it!

In the meantime if someone could calculate the outer and inner circumference of the launch deck...that would help me for later.
16. Can you see what makes these #OLM leg extensions different from each other???

And don't just skip to the answer either, yah lazy a$$es...at least make an attempt. Give it 30 seconds!

@RGVaerialphotos Do you know what it is? If not for the clutch place...
17. If you haven't figured it out yet, this should help. The V shaped cut that is on the top of each of these plates is shifted in order to make a 20 sided table match up with 6 legs lmao. Weird geometry for sure. In the second pic you can see why it matters for alignment ImageImage

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25 Nov
1. I'm thankful @SpaceX chose #BocaChica for the #Starship program. I'm thankful @LabPadre was allowed to set up cameras and livestream history in the making. A lot of us should be thankful we found those livestreams when the #StayAtHome orders started.
2. I think there are a lot of people out there who agree with this. I also think that a good portion of those people may have not made it through #COVID without #Spacex and #Labpadre. Whether #Starship makes it to Mars or not...its already saved a large number of human lives.
3. I feel blessed to be one of those people so thank you to everyone who is working hard to bring all this content into our lives. @SpaceX @LabPadre @BocachicaMaria1 @RGVaerialphotos @StarshipGazer @MarcusHouse @considercosmos @FelixSchlang @NASASpaceflight @BocaChicaGal
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21 Nov
Finally! Ive been waiting for this thing to show up for 2 months. Searched high and low in @RGVaerialphotos photos 8 weeks straight hoping I would see signs of it before anyone else.

If you are confused at what this is or want to learn more about it check out the thread below
Before we start:

I had a feeling this would happen. It sucks to have to skip ahead in the Orbital Launch Mount series cuz its going to be impossible to keep the whole thing in one thread now. Might have to come up with a better way of organizing this stuff.

One more thing! Image
Should I post this entire explanation at one time? Or would yal rather see them as I finish each page?

I'll let yal decide while I grab some food. @RGVaerialphotos unexpected post forced me to skip lunch for this.

*FYI The first option will probably contain more errors*
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19 Nov
#Starship addicts! Ever wondered how @SpaceX plans to deliver more than 1000 LOADS of cryo fluids to the Orbital Tank Farm?

Well, offloading 17 tankers simultaneously might speed things up! Check out this thread to see how it all works & preview some major changes to come! The white lines at the "parking lanes" represent p
1. Shown in the @RGVaerialphotos photo from above, there are (3) LOX, (2) LN2 tanks, and (2) CH4 tanks that need to be filled. There are (~12) stations/ports to offload LOX & (5) for CH4.

*LN2 is able to be offloaded at any of these ports which I will explain next.
2. Pretty common to see up to 3 tankers offloading these days at the OTF, as shown by @StarshipGazer .

Once complete, 17 offloading ports means you can have 34 trucks in rotation. Assuming a 90 minute offload time, there is an 11 tanker per hour capacity for the OTF currently. 3 Lox tankers offloading at the Orbital tank farm. Will be i
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