Booster 10 and Ship 28 are ready for their test launch on SpaceX's IFT-3 mission. If successful, the next launch (IFT-4) should occur much sooner than the previous missions. Also, Ship 29 performed a spin prime test in preparation for its flight later this year.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Chopsticks Raised Around Ship 28
0:14 Two SPMTs Heading to the Pad
0:53 Second Orbital Pad Work
1:05 Raptor Platform Leaves Launch Site
1:55 The Production Site
2:09 The Launch Site
2:13 Ship 28 and Booster 10
2:28 Boca Chica Beach
2:39 Press Plate Removed From Ship 28
3:29 Orbital Pad Cleared
3:42 Ship QD Arm Retracted
3:58 Chopstick Stabilizers Attached
4:14 Ship 28 Lifted
5:14 Static Wicks
5:51 Full Stacking Sequence
6:15 Birds of Boca Chica
6:38 The Gulf of Mexico
7:03 Ship 29 on Suborbital Pad B
7:15 Ship 28 Booster 10 Full Stack
7:27 Ship 28’s Stand Moved
7:40 Water Deluge Test
9:33 People for Scale
9:47 The Starbase Cat
9:59 Ship 29 Testing
10:12 Ship 29 Spin Prime
10:42 Booster 10 Igniter Tests
10:49 Ship 28 Igniter Tests
11:01 Starfactory Expansion
11:16 Ship 28’s Engines
11:30 The Full Stack
12:00 Massey’s Test Site