As Booster 7 is removed from the Orbital Launch Mount ahead of rollback, the unflown Ship 16 had its nosecone removed at the Production Site.
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0:00 – Ship 16 Nosecone After Being Removed in the Mega Bay
0:44 – Sunset Behind the Rocket Garden
1:02 – The Orbital Launch Site
1:18 – Booster Quick Disconnect
1:31 – Booster 7 Removed From the Orbital Launch Pad
4:33 – Booster 7 Removed From Another Angle
4:57 – Ship Quick Disconnect Fitted to Suborbital Pad A
5:17 – The Launch Site
5:34 – Ship 16 Nosecone
5:51 – Scrapped Dome
6:08 – Ship 16 Tank Section in the Mega Bay
6:23 – Raptor Transport Case
6:38 – Barrel Sections Outside
6:54 – Starfactory
7:10 – Booster Transport Stand
7:30 – Test Stand Cap
0:00 – Ship 16 Nosecone After Being Removed in the Mega Bay
0:44 – Sunset Behind the Rocket Garden
1:02 – The Orbital Launch Site
1:18 – Booster Quick Disconnect
1:31 – Booster 7 Removed From the Orbital Launch Pad
4:33 – Booster 7 Removed From Another Angle
4:57 – Ship Quick Disconnect Fitted to Suborbital Pad A
5:17 – The Launch Site
5:34 – Ship 16 Nosecone
5:51 – Scrapped Dome
6:08 – Ship 16 Tank Section in the Mega Bay
6:23 – Raptor Transport Case
6:38 – Barrel Sections Outside
6:54 – Starfactory
7:10 – Booster Transport Stand
7:30 – Test Stand Cap
Will Boca Chica ever be used to launch a starship again? Seems like it is more a prototype build/discard site for the past year to me. Elon time seems to have ground to a halt thanks to the government suits.
They need to produce engines in boca chica.
NASA =great brain power
Hi Mary and NIC great 👍 video of star BOCACHICA star base that nose 👃 con looks cool 😎 that booster was awesome 😎 the under neth looks awesome a well can’t wait till they eventually launch this thing David 😎🚀🇬🇧🙏👍
Another STARSHIP off to the junkyard
👍
That was a different load speader on the S16 Nose Cone at 5:40
Hopefully they are just cutting SN16 up to make it easier to transport to the airport.
R.I.P SN16
Mary has a very steady hand with her camera like a surgeon.
The build site is also in unbuild site.
I donno man.Elon is thinking different
what about the civilian truck that spewed it's oilfluids today, may 13, 2022?
Thanks Elon for officially changing the name from High Bay 2 to Mega Bay?
I thought it was going to the airport for display, they just sent a wing, what a rip…
So, I assume the mega bay is high bay 1?
Why are the chopsticks not used to load an unload the booster from the transport stand?
Thanks again NSF.
0:49 is it in the middle is S221 ?
Someday I hope we get the backstory on all these prototypes. What was changed on each one and why. Someone better be taking notes!
New header tank. Can use for orbital flight