Chopsticks Undergo Extensive Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica

SpaceX tested the movement of the Chopsticks and Quick Disconnect Arm as the site gets closer to operational status. Meanwhile, the remains of Booster 3 were cut apart and the new High Bay continued to rise.

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0:00 Orbital Launch Site
0:45 LR 11000 Crane Moved Toward Booster 3
1:26 Crews Attach The Crane to Booster 3
2:33 The Chopsticks and Quick Disconnect Arm
4:18 The Chopsticks Undergo Testing
6:51 The Quick Disconnect Arm is Tested
9:10 Booster 7’s LOX Tank Section is Lifted in the High Bay
9:41 Booster 3 Remains Attached to the Crane
10:28 Earth Work Continues on the Berm
10:52 A Nilgai Roams Around Starbase
11:18 New High Bay Beams Are Prepared for Lifting
12:22 Beams Are Transported on an SPMT
12:51 Ropes Are Disconnected from the Structural Test Stand
13:31 Ship 21 in the Mid Bay
13:51 Crews Begin Scrapping Booster 3’s LOX Tank
15:28 A Section of Booster 3 is Lifted From the Launch Mount
16:34 More Ring Sections Are Cut Off
17:51 Crews Work on the Booster Quick Disconnect
18:18 Super Heavy Forward Dome Outside the Tents
18:39 Booster 7 Rotated in the High Bay

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