Mechazilla Chopsticks Upgraded | SpaceX Boca Chica
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День томуA new actuator was installed on the launch tower's chopsticks, Ship 29's TPS tiles were worked on, and work on the flame trench for the ship static fire stand at Massey's continued.
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Timestamps:
0:00 BQD Cover Removed
0:14 Starfactory Construction
1:02 Missing Tiles From Ship 29
1:19 Nosecone Tiles Installed on Ship 29
4:44 Ship 30 in the New High Bay
5:01 SPMT on the Move
5:18 BQD Closed
5:30 Chopsticks Restrained
5:44 Flame Trench Component Lifted
5:57 Massey’s Test Site
6:33 The Orbital Launch Site
6:44 The OLM and Chopsticks
9:49 The Booster Quick Disconnect
10:14 Work Continues on the OLM
10:42 Linkage Removed From the OLM
11:22 The Ship QD Arm
11:53 Concrete Forms
12:20 New Piping Installed
13:45 Ship 29 in the High Bay
14:11 Booster 14 in the Mega Bay
14:25 Ship 30 in the New High Bay
14:40 The New Office Building
15:35 Chopstick Actuator Retracted
15:50 Actuator Pin Removed
16:02 Chopstick Actuator Removed
16:43 The Ground Fabrication Building
16:55 Tower Sections
17:05 The Rocket Garden
17:53 Rebar Work for the Parking Garage
18:21 Work Continues on Starfactory
18:36 Ship 29’s Nosecone
18:48 Development Dome Section
19:08 Development Payload Barrel
19:22 The Production Site
19:34 Upgraded Actuator Installed
21:13 The Orbital Launch Mount
21:40 Concrete Wall at End of the Berm
22:22 Starhopper
22:35 New BQD Front Cover Installed
@corradoborean 19 днів тому
I’m happy to state that the guy with the hat at 19:25 is… me!!! Thanks Sean Doherty to involuntarily capture this brief but unforgettable moment of my life.
@Tommork-bq6ms 20 днів тому
I can't properly express how much I appreciate these non vocal postings... Thank you...
@smavtmb2196 20 днів тому
I'm happy and not suprised to see SpaceX upgrading the chopstick hydraulic actuators. Apparently these should allow the chopsticks to close/open faster. This is very good news as I've always been skeptical whether the chopsticks are fast enough for a booster catch. However the booster will not only need to come in too the exact location/position of the chopsticks but also turn its self so it's in the correct orientation for the two lift arms to line up and land in the long c-channels/rails on the chopsticks. I really hope SpaceX pulls it off. However I think they should probably have 2 successful simulated tower catches over water first.
@AmiGanguli 20 днів тому
These guys will get to tell their grandchildren about the time they built the first ever fully reusable rocket. "Yeah, sonny, I was up on a crane carefully placing each tile by hand! Robots weren't able to do work like that back then."
@pipersall6761 19 днів тому
Yeah, everyone really who are getting to work on the early prototypes and infrastructure leading to humanity landing on Mars, but the tile work is really cool and as you say something to brag to their children and grandchildren about.
@thomasklughammer6586 20 днів тому
the men on the cranes are doing an incredible job
@ariadnelecoutre9453 19 днів тому
A fixed platform would be great!
@arleencandiotti3328 20 днів тому
Wow! it looks so big with people working there !
@jacklets3851 20 днів тому
That’s why I feel like most images of starship don’t do a good job at showing its sheer size
@darrellmcever340 20 днів тому
Moving the world's largest rocketship down a old Texas Beach road where my buddies and I would go surfing in the 60's. Remember imagining a spaceport like Cape Canaveral in that area being batted around at NASA way back then.
@jebediahkerman3946 20 днів тому
Wow! That is one massive ant hill!
@MrKellymcilrath 20 днів тому
Great video work Mary, Sean, and all at NSF, Thank you!!
@dasfoot 20 днів тому
Dude putting the tiles on had a Buc-ee's sticker on his hardhat.
@dangorneanu9616 20 днів тому
Lookin like SpaceX is really on track to catch B12!
@Tommork-bq6ms 20 днів тому
TeeeHeee
@e4tango347 19 днів тому
Absolutely love Mary's perspective!
@johansamzelius2503 15 днів тому
I agree!
@corrinastanley125 20 днів тому
Thanks NSF team great update.
@cmm90871 20 днів тому
So just watched egv stream and the new system for pressurizing the deluge system is stupid smart and I'm so impressed. Using the heat mass of the deluge water itself to drive the heating and expansion of liquid nitrogen pumped at the high pressures in liquid form similar to the expansion reasons used on the rocket. Absolutely brilliant as maintaining pressure through the entire volume displaced will be easy.
@sdub999 19 днів тому
What's egv stream?
@doitatit 17 днів тому
That looks back breaking laying those tiles!!! Hard on the knees and lower back!!
@arnoldsmith5754 20 днів тому
watching the endless work going on
@MarcelHuguenin 20 днів тому
Great video #TeamNSF and AWESOME quality telephoto shots Mary!
@kstaxman2 20 днів тому
Always something amazing and new to see. The pace of change and development is simply orders of magnitude greater than any other company. Go SpaceX.
@karlwest437 20 днів тому
Must be satisfying when they put in that last tile 😀
@Booster-13ALIVE 20 днів тому
Ship 30s heat shield looks nice
@iamaduckquack 20 днів тому
They always look nice until they get covered in dust and dirt.
@rockykropp 20 днів тому
Quote when this all started: “… we’re going to need a bigger crane..” 😊
@dissaid 20 днів тому
Cool! Thanks guys 🙏🙏🙏
@HughMann 20 днів тому
Well I'm here early Edit: I got here before UKposts gave me the notification. Talk about timing. "Posted 2 seconds ago" definitely wasn't what I was expecting to see this morning.
@chemskuris 20 днів тому
yeah
@happyhome41 20 днів тому
Tightly edited excellent content. Well done.
@anthoneyking6572 20 днів тому
Wow a Lot Of Major changes it seems Great Views awesome Vlog Thanks
@badrinair 20 днів тому
Thank you Mary, Sean and Jack for sharing such amazing footage. Everyone is incredible to see the progress of all the development work at the launch site. I really hope that IFT 4 happens In the month of May.
@tonyowen116 20 днів тому
Interesting that a guy used a caliper to measure spacing on the tile installation that he did. Using calipers to measure something, seems like the SpaceX folks are qetting quite detailed about the thermal tile installation.
@user-ks2sn1cj5o 20 днів тому
Thanks.
@patrashdigger 20 днів тому
Love the heat shield work
@avalonhomestead9077 20 днів тому
Just think of how many cameras SpaceX has on all the elements of Stage one to provide areas that need modifications. Seeing how they modify after each launch is the result of many hours reviewing video and discussing solutions. Hard work, great results.
@tha1oneasianguy 20 днів тому
Yes!
@alanlefavour2112 20 днів тому
The "chopsticks " have no redundancy. That cable snaps....
@bigdogben 20 днів тому
sick!
@jasonboard572 20 днів тому
Am I wrong, but surly if they are going to catch the boster or Starship they must have stick out catching mounts of some sort, as there is no way you can catch just, on what looks like a ball joint off a trailor lifting points? Sorry for the disjointed question.
@Elda301 20 днів тому
22:23 Starhopper with Gary
@carpenterpilot487 20 днів тому
The guy untying the Caines off the concrete forms that was the work I did for 34 years.
@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750 20 днів тому
Starship and Starbase have a lot of vato power going on!
@GoldenTV3 20 днів тому
1:38 The look on this guys face is pride and awe.
@shabo857 20 днів тому
Huh? Neither of those. Looks like a guy who just wants to get his job done and does it right. I’d hope so. After all it’s a rocket he is assembling. His face has literally zero expression of awe nor pride.
@philoldout7489 20 днів тому
Geez, get that guy working on nosecone tiles a stable platform will ya :)
@piergaay 20 днів тому
04:05 Pretty "healthy" stuff those tiles; if being worked at breathing protection is needed. Nice, as if that dust does not fall down on everybody inside the building or doesn't collect itself on the floor. I think working there isn't as healthy as we think. On the other hand, all dust is unhealthy, it doesn't need to be extra poisonous for that.
@Prooblemm 18 днів тому
Will these actuator tubes and wires withstand the pressure from the raptors and be ready for capture immediately?
@maxstahl7795 20 днів тому
How come they don't put heat shield on the platform to provide a better solution and experience a better understanding
@OlleMattsson 20 днів тому
What's up with the white heat shield tiles that look like styrofoam? Are they used for fitting or do they lack some coating that gives them the final color?
@mikegardner107 18 днів тому
White on the ship side, black on the outside. 🤷🏻♂️
@captaindaedalus1 20 днів тому
Bocachicagal, what is that high-power lens, and how much did it cost?
@zdravkodren8648 20 днів тому
Will be Raptor 4 scaled up 3-4 times be 3-4 times more powerful ?
@richardknapp570 19 днів тому
Will there be a IFT-4 patch? Any idea how many IFT patches will be done?
@johnlothridge5899 20 днів тому
I would have thought by now that they would have had a plateform made inside the high bays that could be used while placing the heat tiles instead of having to use lifts and leaning over the edge to place the tiles.
@slevinshafel9395 14 днів тому
3:22 How much weight is added as glue to total mass?
@friendo760 20 днів тому
Duly noted…Mexican American efforts and contributions to Star Base has been quite significant over the past few years.
@stevenmckamey 20 днів тому
lol I used duct tape on my mini bikes to hold the throttle together on the handlebars and here its being used on a Starship...uncanny
@stevenmckamey 20 днів тому
Starship duct tape $2.49 per roll, NASA duct tape $87.00 per roll
@knowledgeisgood9645 20 днів тому
@@stevenmckamey Starship is expected to fail (the prototypes). NASA is expected to never fail.
@dphuntsman 20 днів тому
@@knowledgeisgood9645Y’all are mixing things up. Remember, it was a very deliberate NASA set of programs- COTS/CRS et al- that very intentionally jump-started SpaceX (and others) as we know it today in the first place; with the very intention of doing things differently. And as far as Starship, NASA, again very intentionally, picked the most radical of the three lunar lander concepts presented for HLS-1- the Starship based one- to proceed, fund, and support. It’s not either/or, ok? - Dave Huntsman
@knowledgeisgood9645 20 днів тому
@@dphuntsman It is neither a criticism of either or praising one ahead of the other - it simply notes the fact they don't follow the same constraints.
@MrWillywillmore 20 днів тому
Anyone else wondering what jeans thes guys are wearing? Seem tough as leather.
@dogbreath6974 20 днів тому
No, just you.
@TheAviationistKhizr 20 днів тому
Still can’t wait until we see the first Starships get caught by those massive arms - I don’t think there’s gonna be anything like it
@MikeWiggins1235711 19 днів тому
And, the part I still can't fathom, is that within a few years it will all seem normal! Just like with Falcon 9. Retrievable boosters? REALLY??? What will they think of next?!
@user-ks2sn1cj5o 20 днів тому
Elmer's glue ?
@cletusfordwicke7608 20 днів тому
Ship 29 less pointy?
@SmellyHam 20 днів тому
10:43 *Valve theme*
@pipersall6761 19 днів тому
Can anyone tell me about the status of the little plot of land behind the factory and in front of the office building under construction? Is Spacex buying that? Thank you.
@barbury-loves-islands 20 днів тому
I love how they utilize duct tape to make the Starship. Ha Ha Ha 1:37 😀But I am also grateful for all the steps they are taking to make us a multi-planetary species.
@alanlefavour2112 20 днів тому
Never be under any part of the load.
@ConCalorSpain 20 днів тому
There seems to be no corner where construction is not going on...
@marinmitu995 20 днів тому
Wasn't the other actuator more important because it has a longer stroke?
@jeremiahwash885 19 днів тому
I'm betting on IFT-6 or 7 to be booster recover, so they will have 4 and 5 to test landing before doing the real thing and having time to began construction of OLM 2.
@garypio2241 20 днів тому
Or tounge and gruve or twist lock tiles
@MrGmanDan 20 днів тому
Upgrades?
@mikegardner107 18 днів тому
Brand new shiny actuator. Don’t know the difference though.
@garypio2241 20 днів тому
It wont be good when the booster landing flames hit the top of the arms ,pully , cables
@alangeddes268 20 днів тому
I was just wondering how big a stripping/painting crew they have. Sure must be a bunch.
@dalton3096 20 днів тому
21:55 looks like an OSHA violation to me.
@user-ho3ck4gy3y 20 днів тому
The tiles won't save the starship during re-entry. Something else must be done!! Starship always will be vulnerable during re-entry the same as Space shuttles.
@mikegardner107 18 днів тому
And boosters can never be landed on a barge in the middle of the ocean on a totally dark and cloudy moonless night, refurbished, and reflown. 20 times.
@igingmd19 20 днів тому
i wish they installed actual platforms on the megabays ala VAB in vandenberg instead of still using the cherry-pickers.
@shaung949 19 днів тому
They do have platforms but some places like the top of the nose not suitable for platforms. The picker only looked so wobbly due to the timelapse.
@igingmd19 19 днів тому
@@shaung949 Oh I see. Glad to hear that. Yeah, that was my main concern. Thanks!
@harrykeel8557 20 днів тому
Maybe they need to use more duct tape on the tiles.
@jonmarquez128 19 днів тому
There building so much in this area. Soon later there are going to have expanded operation somewhere else. Like in Florida l! 😆 🤣 😂
@ukar69 20 днів тому
See ya later, actuator!
@BeechSportBill 20 днів тому
Several drawings show the chopsticks covered…
@East-coast_best-coast 20 днів тому
White heat shield tiles ?thats new.
@thomashayden804 20 днів тому
I believe those are dummy tiles that they can sand down and test fit to get the exact size and shape needed. Then they take them to be used to cut the actual tiles to the same shape
@carpenterpilot487 20 днів тому
Q, I see it really takes a lot preparation on earth from Mars to earth how will the preparation will it take on Mars.
@kurknielsen 17 днів тому
So this is what “rapidly reusable” means in SpaceX world 😂
@raydemos1181 20 днів тому
i cannot understand why SpaceX has never attempted to catch a Falcon 9 booster, to see if it could be done on a smaller scale before the real deal
@sdub999 19 днів тому
IIRC, the Merlin engine can't go to low enough throttle to pull it off. It's really only possible with the Raptor and it's deep throttle range.
@raydemos1181 19 днів тому
@@sdub999 thank you, now i know why, i thought if they could land, they could be caught, but i guess being able to hover for a catch is more important
@MrAngel2U 20 днів тому
Why the heck are they using glue for the tiles? Glue and duck tape.
@thomashayden804 20 днів тому
The tiles on large flat areas can use the pins, but curved tiles or those on certain areas need to just be glued on. Clearly they cause a bit more trouble than the pins though 😅
@mikegardner107 18 днів тому
You can see dimples in the back of the tiles for the pins. They glue all of them on and use duct tape to hold them in place until the glue drys.
@antonybastin3432 20 днів тому
👍👍👍🇮🇳
@avon_c6199 20 днів тому
5:45 A flametrench for Massey's, huh? Sure would've come in handy at the actual OLM...hmmm.
@bryanillenberg 20 днів тому
The deluge plate is more efficient than a flame trench
@IceCreams62 20 днів тому
It seems they are using white tiles on nose cone !!!!!
@michaeldeierhoi4096 20 днів тому
Surely you noticed that the backside of the tiles are what is white?!
@IceCreams62 20 днів тому
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Yes, of course. But seems some tiles are white on both sides. Probably these tiles are only for montage reference
@thomashayden804 20 днів тому
I'm pretty sure the white tiles are templates that they sand down to the correct shape, then get used to cut the actual tile to the same shape
@Shivaho 20 днів тому
That whole OLM design looks like a maintenance nightmare to me. They will never be able to quickly catch & relaunch a Booster & Ship without having to constantly putting up & taking down scaffolding to repair after every launch.
@bryanillenberg 20 днів тому
That's because the current version is a prototype. Future version will be water-cooled as well
@dphuntsman 20 днів тому
That’s why it will be interesting to see what changes/updates are made to the tower 2 et al system reflecting lessons learned from tower one. And then when they start trying to catch things, what THOSE lessons learned end up being reflected in the two (or more) that will be in Florida.
@Beyersdoerfer 20 днів тому
How did two people view this 23minute video, and its only been 1 minute?
@kevinconrad7648 20 днів тому
Views probably count for anyone that just clicks on the video?
@corrinastanley125 20 днів тому
Possibly be that other NSF team, mods, or highest tier members get early access to catch mistakes before the video is released.
@Cape_Cod_Steve 20 днів тому
After viewing for 30 seconds, it is counted as a view ...
@stephanmayer6191 20 днів тому
99% of what is shown here has got nothing to do with 'chopsticks upgrade!
@billyeomans6098 18 днів тому
Chopstick are to slow to catch a rocket Elon Musk got to have a better idea
@TheCebulon 20 днів тому
Seeing duck tape used on that tiles doesn’t give me real confidence in them. I know SpaceX loves first principles engineering, that seems too basic!?
@Spectator1959 20 днів тому
Assuming it’s actually duct tape and not a purpose-made tape (like airplane speed tape), why is it a problem? What should the use instead that’s actually better?
@AzumiLP 20 днів тому
The tape is temporary, it'll be used to keep the tiles in place while the glue cures.
@darrellmcever340 20 днів тому
Tape to hold tiles in place while adhesive sets.
@henrikbornemann7599 20 днів тому
Just like attaching a screen protector to your phone. Normally you would use some little pieces of tape to place it correctly first, and then attach it.
@gregorybyrne2453 20 днів тому
Gorilla glue
@petersteinmeijer519 20 днів тому
Duct tape, really ?
@knowledgeisgood9645 20 днів тому
Works just fine to keep things in place temporarily.
@davidbeetham8481 20 днів тому
Well actually can a person - Speak In correct english, TALK ABOUT what is happening please, because my children wish to know - Or could not SPACEX give a crap....
@NASASpaceflight 19 днів тому
Hey David... we release weekly "Starbase Updates" where we verbally explain what's going on at Starbase... and we also release weekly "This Week In Spaceflight" videos which discuss worldwide space news. You can find both here on our channel. - Das
@CarlosSantos-nk6qp 20 днів тому
chopsticks are slow, timelapsed footage show apparent capability for chopsticks to hold booster or ship... but... it takes'em 10 minutes or more ... mmmmm
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