SpaceX Boca Chica: New 3mm Thick Test Tank Stacked - Starship SN6 Scrapped

SpaceX crews stack a thrust dome and forward dome to create a new cryogenic pressure test tank. This tank, made from new 3mm thick stainless steel, will lead the way for thinner Starship tanks, saving large amounts of weight. Also spotted, Starship SN6 has been moved to the scrapyard.

Video & Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist)

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0:00 New Thrust Dome Flipped
1:00 Flipping Jig Attached
1:50 Thrust Dome Flipped
2:17 Starship SN9
3:23 Starship Launch Pads
3:58 Suborbital Pad A
4:24 Suborbital Pad B
4:40 Starship Landing Pad
5:02 Conduit Work Continues
5:28 Orbital Launch Site Work Continues
7:00 Work Platform Built around New Thrust Dome
7:26 Transporters Pick Up Starship SN6
7:53 New Test Tank’s Forward Dome
8:35 New Test Tank’s Forward Dome Moved
9:07 Crews Stack the New Test Tank
9:34 A Peek Inside Test 3
10:37 Starship SN6 Aft Section Moved to the Scrapyard
11:19 Starship SN10
11:51 Starship SN6 Aft Section in Scrapyard
12:21 New Test Tank Stacked

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