Mishap Investigation has been closed!
https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1700148557641097474?s=46&t=Mj914Aam14loAYQOISZ9zQ
63 corrective actions identified, but doesn’t state how many of those have been implemented already. And report won’t be made public, unfortunately.
New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:
Starbase Live-
8:45am- Lifts were up at the chopsticks, OLM, and the right rear chine overnight. Workers were also seen on top of the OLM.
2:04pm- Crane lifts another staircase segment into the new mega bay
3:47pm- Aerial work platform goes up to the underside of the SQD arm
6:23pm- Crane arrives near the chopsticks
6:30pm- Lift goes up to the chopsticks
7:04pm- 2nd crane arrives. Mini excavator working over by the dog house. (Breaking up fondag?)
8:05pm- Crane lifts the hydraulic arm, that operates the booster alignment pin on the right side, off of the OLM
9:15pm- Crane lifts the left side alignment pin unit off
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Apparently two engines shut down prematurely. Is that good enough for them to continue stacking? We should see soon enough.
https://x.com/spacex/status/1695158759717474379?s=46&t=Mj914Aam14loAYQOISZ9zQ
Yes looked great. Now hopefully a stack of ship 25 next week. A launch in September looks realistic, depending on FAA license…
Yeah this is a really nice article. It’s easy to make fun of Boeing, but valves really are tricky in these conditions. Key is to be able to iterate quickly, and it sounds like NASA is happy with SpaceX in that regard.
New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:
Starbase Live-
3:05am- Dance floor lowered on to its carrier
3:52am- Dance floor drives away
7:25am- Lifts were up most of the night and workers started to remove equipment from around the OLM.
10:04am- SQD arm swings out of the way
10:13am- Chopsticks go up
11:00am- One lift still at the pad and no sign of pressure washers yet. I also just noticed this morning that they put hesco barriers (the big dirt filled containers) in front of the container they brought over to the side of the pad the other night. Are they really thinking about leaving it there for a launch?
1:12pm- Workers removing the tarp that covers the deluge plate
1:25pm- Forklift hauling away the tarp
1:36:44pm- B9 ambient air depress vent?
1:37:49pm- Another vent
1:38pm- Grid fins tested
2:36:56pm- FireX test
2:57pm- Sheriff at the road block
3:16:34pm- Much larger FireX test
3:46pm- Adrian predicts that it will be at least 7pm cdt before a test occurs
5:06pm- OTF venting
5:18pm- Pope stack
6:16pm- OTF venting really picking up
6:37pm- OLM vent
7:25pm- OLM vent stops. Propellant loading should be under way. Appx 30 minutes until spin prime
7:34pm- Lox frost line
7:45pm- OLM vent. Propellant load should be done
7:48pm- Engine venting
8:11:15pm- FireX
8:11:34pm- Spin prime
8:13:31pm- Depress vent
8:18pm- Recondenser on
8:30:05- Purge vent test
8:46:35pm- Tower vent
8:50:03pm- Another purge vent test
9:51pm- 3rd purge test
10:04pm- Another depress vent
10:05pm- One stream of water from the FireX
10:42pm- Road open
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Short video of Booster 9 rolling out: https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1694019925667459409?s=46&t=Mj914Aam14loAYQOISZ9zQ
They can roll out to the launch pad today. There’s a possible closure tomorrow for a static fire.
New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:
Starbase Live-
9:30am- There were workers inspecting the pad shortly after the test and then there was 1 lift at the top of the OLM and 1 lift up at the chopsticks overnight. 1st shift started moving equipment back in when they arrived but they haven’t started any meaningful work as of yet. A lift has also been up at one of S25’s lift points this morning.
10:10am- I thought the lack of work on the OLM might be a sign that B9 would roll during the early closure but no sign of movement yet
11:45am- Lifts going up and down to the top of the OLM
1:07pm- Workers at the SQD
1:17pm- Side wing with the work platform swings away from the SQD
3:32pm- Crane returns to the launch pad
3:51pm- Crane removes a load from the dance floor
4:10pm- Crane removes a 2nd load of what looks like scaffolding pieces
4:22pm- 3rd load lifted and crane lowers
4:31pm- Crane leaves
5:00pm- Second closure window opens. B9 remains tucked away in the mega bay.
6:22pm- SPMT’s are still sitting outside of the mega bay. I think we can safely say they aren’t going to get B9 moved in the closure window.
6:32pm- Water truck filling up the plastic barriers around the mid bay.
8:00pm- Lifts have been up and down at the OLM. Water truck continues to fill the barriers around the mid bay. SPMT’s still sitting outside the mega bay.
9:30pm- 2 lifts have been up under the right side of the OLM working (on one of the pipes?)
10:30pm- Same 2 lifts up. Have moved to the back some
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Pics of the hot staging ring from SpaceX!
https://x.com/spacex/status/1692610662604702138?s=46&t=Mj914Aam14loAYQOISZ9zQ
Looks great to me, can’t wait to see this thing fly. Hope they get to staging.
Road closure for Monday: https://x.com/bocaroad/status/1691876519457554600?s=46&t=Mj914Aam14loAYQOISZ9zQ
With the hot staging ring already on B9, this could be for more booster static firings, but then we’ll need a transport road closure for that as well.
Looks like we have a tentative date for the next flight! August 31st. Obviously won’t hold, but this and the FAA Mishap report finally show some movement on the paperwork side.
https://x.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1691829712203497738?s=46&t=Mj914Aam14loAYQOISZ9zQ
New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:
Starbase Live-
12:22am- Booster thrust sim stand moved into the mega bay
9:00am- I can confirm that the OLM is still there and that one lift went up to the top of it overnight.
10:44am- A couple of workers with leaf blowers are cleaning off the pad
11:25am- Scaffolding went up on top of the 3rd large deluge tank this morning
12:02pm- B10 is being lifted on to the thrust sim stand
4:30pm- On NSF live, Jack confirms that media accreditation for IFT-2 has not opened yet.
9:02pm- B10 starts rolling out of the mega bay
9:18pm- Stopped at the gate to Hwy 4
10:02pm- Rolling out on to Hwy 4
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