A massive Liquid Methane tank was delivered to Starbase, a Booster Thrust Puck with a new design that provides space for 13 Raptor engines was delivered, and work on Booster 4 continued.
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0:00 - Sunrise at the Launch Site
0:41 - Orbital Launch Site
0:58 - Orbital Launch Mount and Tower
2:05 - Orbital Launch Mount Construction
2:22 - Crews Paint the OLM
2:30 - Launch Tower Construction
3:39 - Quick Disconnect Arm
4:01 - Orbital Tank Farm Construction
5:03 - Tank Lowered Into Place at the Orbital Tank Farm
5:29 - Crews Work on Booster 4
6:26 - The Chopsticks and Carriage
7:32 - Ship 20 and Booster 3's LOX Tank Section
7:49 - Crane Parts Depart Launch Site
7:59 - Crame Disassembly
8:11 - New Red Structure Assembled
9:16 - Liquid Nitrogen Delivery to Suborbital Tank Farm
9:42 - Ship 20 Nose and Forward Flaps
9:54 - Booster 3, Booster 4, and the Launch Tower
10:06 - Booster Thrust Puck with 9 Engine Mounts
10:18 - Stairs Under Construction Near the Propellant Plant
10:50 - Concrete Poured Near the Propellant Plant
11:23 - Concrete Pumped into Place for the Wide Bay's Foundation
12:21 - Barrel Section Disconnected from Crane
12:38 - Barrel Sections Waiting to be Stacked
13:23 - Booster 5 Forward Section #4 (left)
13:57 - Booster 6 Forward Section #2
14:19 - Nosecone Production Underway in Tent 3
14:32 - Ship Common and Forward Domes
14:56 - Booster 5 Grid Fins
15:35 - High Bay Windows Lifted
16:27 - Booster 6 Aft Section #5
16:52 - Hybrid Booster-Ship Tank Under Construction in the Mid Bay
17:34 - Booster 5 Under Construction in the High Bay
18:04 - Booster Forward Section in Production Tent
18:23 - Heat Exchanger Placed Next to Ground Fabrication Building
18:41 - Booster Thrust Simulator
19:14 - TPS Tiles Installed on Nosecone in Tent 3
19:32 - Barrel Section with TPS Tile Mounting Points
19:50 - Steel Cladding Added to Container Wall
20:19 - Powerlines Temporarily Removed So the New Tank Can Pass
20:36 - Large Methane (LCH4) Tank Delivered to Starbase
23:02 - Booster Thrust Puck with 13 Engine Mounts Delivered
18:41 - Booster Thrust Simulator
19:14 - TPS Tiles Installed on Nosecone in Tent 3
19:32 - Barrel Section with TPS Tile Mounting Points
19:50 - Steel Cladding Added to Container Wall
20:19 - Powerlines Temporarily Removed So the New Tank Can Pass
20:36 - Large Methane (LCH4) Tank Delivered to Starbase
23:02 - Booster Thrust Puck with 13 Engine Mounts Delivered
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