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Starbase prepares for a Flight 15 double catch - Starbase Summary

The Brief

  • SpaceX could be less than a week away from Flight 15, described as the first attempt to catch both the Booster and the Ship.
  • SpaceX has tested the launch site systems ahead of rolling both vehicles to Pad 2 for stacking.
  • The video is a Starbase summary covering Pad 2 work such as chopsticks tests, deluge tests and flame trench wall installation.
  • Other segments cover the production site, the Gigabay, and Pad 1's OLM and chopstick cable spool.

Why watch · It previews a planned first attempt to catch both the Booster and the Ship on Flight 15, along with recent site preparation at Starbase.

  • SpaceX Starship
  • Flight 15
  • Starbase
  • Pad 2

Summarised by Claude from the video’s title and description – no transcript was available, so check the video for the details.

Chapters

  1. 0:00SpaceX Starbase
  2. 0:30Pad 2's OLM Painted
  3. 0:57Covered Booster Quick Disconnects
  4. 2:00Steel Added to Tank Farm Wall
  5. 2:26Coyotes Along Highway 4
  6. 3:06Pad 2's Chopsticks Raised
  7. 3:18Pad 2 Chopsticks Tested
  8. 3:31Pad 2 Deluge Test
  9. 4:26Second Deluge Test
  10. 5:07Flame Trench Wall Section Installed
  11. 5:43The Production Site
  12. 5:51Starfactory-Gigabay Connection
  13. 6:05The Gigabay
  14. 6:40One of Gigabay's Bridge Cranes
  15. 7:35Third Tower Crane Boom Removed
  16. 7:49Booster 25 Common Dome Section
  17. 8:07Crane Moved Outside the Gigabay
  18. 8:24Robot Lawnmower
  19. 8:39Delivery at the Production Site
  20. 9:14Pipe Lifted in Sanchez
  21. 9:43Pad 1's OLM
  22. 10:34Pad 1's Chopstick Cable Spool
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SpaceX could be less than a week away from Flight 15, highly anticipated as the first attempt to catch both the Booster and the Ship. SpaceX has tested the launch site systems ahead of rolling both vehicles to Pad 2 for stacking. ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive Discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ Narration by John Galloway. 🎥 Video from Ceaser G, Colleen, Gage, and Starbase Live. ✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) Timestamps: 0:00 SpaceX Starbase 0:30 Pad 2's OLM Painted 0:57 Covered Booster Quick Disconnects 2:00 Steel Added to Tank Farm Wall 2:26 Coyotes Along Highway 4 3:06 Pad 2's Chopsticks Raised 3:18 Pad 2 Chopsticks Tested 3:31 Pad 2 Deluge Test 4:26 Second Deluge Test 5:07 Flame Trench Wall Section Installed 5:43 The Production Site 5:51 Starfactory-Gigabay Connection 6:05 The Gigabay 6:40 One of Gigabay's Bridge Cranes 7:35 Third Tower Crane Boom Removed 7:49 Booster 25 Common Dome Section 8:07 Crane Moved Outside the Gigabay 8:24 Robot Lawnmower 8:39 Delivery at the Production Site 9:14 Pipe Lifted in Sanchez 9:43 Pad 1's OLM 10:34 Pad 1's Chopstick Cable Spool LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3