(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.
(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.
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.
#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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(1/14) Hey #StarshipAddicts , @CSI_Starbase has concluded that #B4 is NEVER going to leave the ground under its own power & #B5 is just a massive lawn ornament.
#StarshipSuperHeavy#B7 is up next, lets look at some of the difference we have noticed so far!
On the FWD dome we see a new design for the stage separation clamps. These may have not been completed yet on #B7 but the initial shape of them is a departure from the previous boosters.
Autogenous pressurization lines have been moved higher up towards the top of the #CH4 tank dome instead of below the stringers like the #Block1#SSH's (Sorry not sorry for making new acronyms)
Anyone else wish this was related to Hot Gas Thrusters?
(1) Hey #StarshipAddicts...I have a feeling that a lot of you have heard various things here and there about possible issues with the #OrbitalTankFarm at the #Starbase launch complex. Check out this thread if you want the FULL story starting from the very first signs of trouble
(2) This is a break from my normal style, I'm going to tell you all a story.
At the end of May 2021, I took my first ever trip to Starbase as a treat to myself after quitting my job as an Engineer in the Oil & Gas industry.
(3) The moment my last shift came to and end, I got in my car and drove 10 hours straight with the intension of not stopping until I got to the #Starbase sign. I drove through a massive 4 hour rain storm that ended, right as the #Highbay came into view.
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.
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
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!
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*
#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.
#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!
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.