Hydraulic Actuator Lifted For Fit Checks on Mechazilla's Chopsticks | SpaceX Boca Chica

A hydraulic actuator, used to move the Chopstick arms, was lifted for fit checks. Meanwhile, thermal insulating foam was spotted on Booster 4 around its QD plate and COPVs.

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0:00 - Sunrise
0:29 - Booster Forward Section
1:14 - Staircase Sections Under Construction
1:31 - B2.1 Test Tank
2:11 - Dump Truck Pulls Stuck Truck Carrying Crane Parts Free
3:39 - Parts Removed From Ship Thrust Simulator
4:15 - Crews Work on the Booster Thrust Simulator
4:30 - Ship 21 in the Mid Bay
4:57 - Wide Bay Construction
5:42 - Storage Area and Propellant Plant
7:18 - Ship 21 Nosecone and Barrel Section
8:08 - Crane Parts Loaded Onto Truck
8:47 - Wide Bay Parts Delivered
9:30 - Flatbed Trucks Waiting Near the Starbase Sign
10:04 - The Orbital Launch Site
10:22 - Ship 20 on Suborbital Pad B
10:41 - Chopstick Hydraulic Actuator Lifted For Fit Check
11:21 - Quick Disconnect Arm
11:55 - Crews Working Atop the Launch Tower
12:16 - Insulating Foam Added Around B4's COPVs and QD Plate
12:34 - Crews Work on B4's Raptor Heat Shield
13:09 - Crews Work on Booster 4's Raceway
13:24 - Crews Work Under Ship 20
13:43 - Crane Parts Leave the Launch Site
13:54 - Chopstick Installation Stand Leaves the Launch Site

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