A new methane Transfer Tube, used for moving liquid methane to the Raptor engines on a Super Heavy Booster or Starship, was delivered to the Production Site. Meanwhile, a Nosecone and Barrel Section sporting Thermal Protection Tile blankets and attachment points were moved near Tent 3.
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0:00 Sunrise
0:21 Booster 4 Stacking in the High Bay
1:15 GSE 3 Tank Work
1:34 Methane Transfer Tube
2:09 Work inside GSE 3 Tank
2:34 Scrapping test Nosecone / This nosecone was used in the cargo bay pathfinder*
3:03 Starship Transport Stand
3:36 Two Mystery Structures
4:30 Gray Mystery Structure
4:57 Equipment for the Orbital Launch Table
5:19 Work on the Orbital Launch Table Continues
5:51 Rolls of Stainless Steel Delivered to the Propellant Production Site
6:17 Work on the Orbital Launch Mount Continues
6:46 Work on GSE 1 & 2 Tanks
7:38 Close Up of GSE Stringers
8:44 Roadwork Outside the Launch Site
9:35 Work on the 9th Tower Section
10:00 Equipment Lifted into the 9th Tower Section
11:05 Brickwork on the Back of the Mid Bay
11:27 GSE Tanks 3, 5, & 6
12:22 Equipment Moved for the Orbital Launch Table
13:13 Super Heavy Thrust Dome
13:38 Hardware on the Launch Table
14:05 Barrel Section with Tile Attachment Points Lifted into the Wind Break
14:41 Nosecone with Tile Base Layers in Tent 3
15:14 Delivery!
16:01 Raptor Vacuum Mount Unloaded
16:52 Methane Transfer Tube Unloaded
17:24 Thrust Puck Unloaded
17:54 Barrel Section Moved into the High Bay
*Correction to Label in the Video
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