Chopsticks Swing for the First Time | SpaceX Boca Chica

Overnight, the Chopsticks motioned themselves for the first time. Meanwhile, the B2.1 test tank was lifted onto the booster test stand and two Raptor vacuum engines were moved to the launch site for installation onto Ship 20.

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0:00 The Chopsticks Swing for the First Time
0:55 Sunrise Over the Launch Site
1:37 SN15 and Ship 16
2:00 Barrel Section with Thermal Tile Attachment Points
2:24 Wide Bay Beams Unloaded
2:50 Nosecone in the Scrapyard Sliced in Pieces
3:56 The Launch Site
4:19 Work Continues on the Chopsticks
4:44 Crews Work on Booster 4
5:36 Ship 20 on Suborbital Pad B
6:27 Booster Test Stand
6:55 Raptor Gimbal Joints
7:19 Barrel Sections at the Production Site
7:44 Work Outside the Production Site
8:07 Crews Work on One of the Tents
8:31 Highway 4 is Being Repaired
8:58 B2.1 Test Tank
9:25 Wide Bay Construction Continues
10:07 Booster COPV Cover
10:33 Crane Mats Delivered to the Production Site
10:54 B2.1 Test Tank Moved Toward the Booster Test Stand
12:47 B2.1 Test Tank Lifted
13:30 B2.1 Lowered Onto the Booster Test Stand
14:50 Barrel Section Moved to the Scrapyard
16:43 Beams Erected for the Wide Bay
18:36 Two Raptor Vacuum Engines Moved to the Launch Site
19:47 Two RVacs Wait for Installation Onto Ship 20
21:10 RVac Lifted Into Ship 20’s Aft Section

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