Stage Separation Mechanism Tested Between Booster & Ship Sections | SpaceX Boca Chica

In preparation for the Orbital Test Flight, crews appear to test the stage separation mechanism between the Booster and Ship sections outside the tents. Meanwhile, the seventh Launch Tower section prepares to be stacked.

Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nathan Shields

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00:00 - SpaceX Boca Chica
00:20 - Launch Site and Production Site at Sunrise
01:30 - Super Heavy Booster 3 in the High Bay / The entire production site is visible
01:50 - Potential Starship Aft Section
02:10 - Potentially Booster 4 Forward Section
02:30 - Rainbow Over the Cryo Shell Production Area
02:50 - Delivery to Production Site
03:10 - SN15, Ship 16, and Remedies Avenue
03:30 - Cryo Tank Shell Construction Continues
03:50 - Booster Forward Section Outside of Production Tents
05:10 - Three Raptor Engines Delivered
05:50 - Starship Aft Section Mated with Booster Forward Section / This looks like it could be to test the stage separation mechanism
06:50 - Nosecone and Nosecone Barrel Section Outside of Tent 3
07:20 - Orbital Launch Site Construction Continues
08:10 - Orbital Tank Farm Construction
08:30 - Propellant Subcoolers / These are used to chill and densify Methane and LOX
08:50 - Suborbital Launch Site and Landing Pad Area
09:10 - Orbital Launch Tower Construction / Tower Section 7 waiting to be lifted
09:50 - Stairs Lifted into Tower Section 7
10:50 - LR11000 Crane Moved
11:10 - Work Continues Around Orbital Launch Mount and Tower Base
12:00 - Cryo Tank Shell Construction Continues
12:20 - Launch Tower Section 8 Currently Under Construction
12:40 - Starship Aft Section Mated with Booster Fwd Section
13:00 - Delivery to Production Site
13:20 - Booster 3 in the High Bay / Elon tweeted that B3 will only be used for ground testing and won’t fly
14:20 - Work on Booster 3 Continues
14:40 - GSE 5 Mid #2 Outside Production Tents
15:30 - UTRGV STARGATE / University of Texas Rio Grande Valley facility that SpaceX utilizes
15:50 - Barrel Sections and GSE Tank 3 at Production Site

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