SpaceX Boca Chica - SpaceX logo painted on the landing pad ahead of Starship SN10's test flight

[@NASASpaceflight]

0:00​ - SN15 with Nosecone Section 1:10​ - Concrete Trucks Standing-By 1:40​ - Refilling Propellant Farm in the Fog 2:10​ - Orbital Launch Site Work Continues 4:29​ - Tank Construction for the Orbital Launch Site 5:09​ - Starship SN10 Out of the Fog 6:09​ - Orbital Launch Site Work Progress 8:19​ - Test Tank SN7.2, SN10, & Starhopper 9:49​ - SpaceX Logo Painted on Landing Pad 10:59​ - Landing Pad and Launch Site 11:32​ - Orbital Launch Table Sections 12:02​ -Starship SN11 in the High Bay 13:02​ - High Bay Stacking Work

[@skm8838]

Thank You

[@adamputz6043]

Its a good thing starship now has a target to aim for, now we can finally see it land

[@farras238]

go go go

[@theeclecticdragonfly6912]

I suspect that may be what Elon is thinking.

[@cpoppyfin6751]

That must be why they couldn't land and simply lithobraked.

[@GC-hs1el]

You couldnt see it before?

[@kerbal8216]

@@theeclecticdragonfly6912 a logo or not doesn’t do anything the thing is automatic it already knows where the pad is

[@MrStradia]

Well, that should do the trick. Probably why 8 and 9 got confused.

[@Raymorx]

Yes XD

[@cpoppyfin6751]

Nah, they were just practicing lithobraking.

[@brianlaunchbury4491]

Let's hope it was spelt correctly, spacesux would be embarrasing!

[@alesksander]

@@brianlaunchbury4491 Would be funny if they did that. ROFL just for LULZ. Weirdly i can see that Musk would do that. KEKW

[@alesksander]

@@cpoppyfin6751 omg just now. Realise what u did there. Mine brains were lithobraked lol

[@tinman3251]

Seems like SpaceX is decently confident! Can't wait to see a starship land!

[@hulk6315]

@@jetsonIFY oh fk can't imagine how happy i would be 😁😁🥳🥳🥳

[@stevehall6299]

👍

[@leoh3616]

@@hulk6315 I would freak out for some hours, and wait for the epic montage with some music in background like for falcon heavy :D

[@callumBee]

They realised that they need the X so it knows where to land! X Marks the spot.

[@Sim8081-]

These videos are 50% rocket-science ASMR and 50% construction site ASMR

[@lilHoodRD]

And I’m 100% Agree

[@donkoltz1]

I watch it with ChilledCow's lofi hip hop on low in the background. It's magical.

[@typowy2300]

BEEEP BEEEP

[@typowy2300]

BEEEP BEEEP

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

I mean rockets are cool I guess, but I wish they'd show us more rebar work and earth moving. Give us the juicy stuff! :D

[@tedsward7812]

It’s hard to explain to my family why I spend 10-20 minutes a day watching construction videos.

[@I-0-0-I]

10-20 minutes? Those are rookie space nerd numbers! :) Cheers!

[@Sonderax]

get to 8 hours then you can explain. I recorded 19 hours straight one day and i got 0 questions as its norminal for me

[@tedsward7812]

@@I-0-0-I well that’s just for the construction videos don’t even ask about how much time I’ve spent with a single AirPod in listening to nsf live streams during school. ;D

[@andromeda9340]

Not just any construction videos, it's a spaceship being born👍

[@aldunlop4622]

I make my family watch them! I call it The Ant Farm... My mother's 86 and she loves it.

[@lilfax7502]

Welds are so perfect now on the new rings and they are so clean as well

[@2illuminati]

I live for these updates! Thanks to everyone that contributes!

[@The_Great_Escapist]

This is the only occasion I don’t want a target to be hit with the pointy end 🎯 Looking forward to a successful launch and land of SN10 🤞🏻🚀

[@michaelfink64]

They must be feeling more confident about SN10 landing if they are bothering to paint the landing pad.

[@TricksFisch123]

Three times the charm

[@trevordickenson3196]

Yes, third time lucky

[@dominiclanza2368]

Great episode. Thank you NSF team!

[@Arae_1]

Seeing what appears to be a part of a tank of the orbital tank farm is super exciting, because it means they're much further along than we thought (I'm talking about GSE1 btw)

[@peterbarratt8699]

Wowsers !! Three in the high bay ! Thanks, BCGal, & team.

[@tubage07]

The Greatest Show on Earth!

[@SmogandBlack]

Thanks guys, as always 😊 ...

[@jmacptv]

imagine these workers with space suits; ten years from now working on mars

[@Cydonius1]

they should do a mockup Mars day and all workers at Boca Chica come out in pressurized suits to see if they could actually work

[@kaimitchell2006]

@@Cydonius1 that's actually a really good idea ngl

[@EddyKorgo]

My vision: Less workers, more supervisors and machines.

[@jmacptv]

@@EddyKorgo ..." Less workers, more supervisors and machines." ... does not work, too slow...

[@AndrewDonald-submergency]

@BocaChicaGal Thank you so much for your art.

[@absolutelynotLily]

I can’t tell you how excited I am for all of this. Starship progress is pre written history (as Tim likes to say) and even just on site work is good progress. Every little step towards the moon and Mars. Mary always comes in clutch with the coverage. Really appreciate it :)

[@Heap_InnovatorsRBLX]

When I grow up, one day I can be a welder and work at SpaceX’s Starship production site.

[@ramslade]

I hope you get what you want! Best luck for you.

[@clintonearlwalker]

Have you ever done any welding? Nasty fumes, the hair burnt off your arms, grueling work schedule, and you have to be pretty damn good at it or they'll fire you.

[@Heap_InnovatorsRBLX]

@@clintonearlwalker no but I’ve seen people weld and I know I have to have 2+ years of experience of welding!

[@andromeda9340]

@@clintonearlwalker although this is true,even the best people came from nothing.

[@Heap_InnovatorsRBLX]

@Henri S having no hair is fine to me I would Strictly wear protective gear.

[@paulbrunton877]

I had been welding stainless steel pressure vessels for nearly 20 years and it is very interesting work but it is very noisy and you get use to it, making the domes and cones for each end of vessels and double handed TIG welding is a very hot and long job especially when the vessel is nearly 70 feet long.

[@David-yo5ws]

You are worth your weight in gold in my country of New Zealand. We have a serious shortage of qualified and experienced welders that can read plans and work on their own. Why? Because the greedy bosses kept hiring Military Defense Force personnel when they retired and used immigrants that were qualified. Sacked the local welders and paid minimum wage to the keen immigrants. They did not have an apprenticeship culture and bludged off the government. I was 42 and got top student out of two classes in Mechanical Engineering when I decided to change my career. They never said it, but as far as they were concerned, I was too old. I never got an apprenticeship. Now they are begging for welders. What goes around, comes around. Now everything takes longer to get done and there's a cue to get jobs done. What's the saying: "You don't know what you've got till it's gone." Well it aint no paradise any more. Bad management and vision.

[@smacksman]

Paul can you tell me the thickness used for about 140 psi (about 10 bar) pressure vessels that you worked on?

[@moon_meister]

To boldly logo, where no starship has gone before.

[@user-vp1sc7tt4m]

SN10 after the flight: "Blasted! Time to repaint!"

[@orsemcore]

that was an awful joke, not even funny

[@mauricegold9377]

In one piece, you meant.

[@Lapt0pMarc]

OK, this is getting really serious now, i mean, we have under doge raptor and THIS

[@yugiohlegend]

In Doge We Trust

[@MK-xc7pl]

In Doge We Trust

[@NathanWakeman]

What is Doge? I get it is meme dog but where did it come from?

[@Lapt0pMarc]

@@NathanWakeman Yesterday, a raptor with a doge image and the tag “under doge” arrived a boca chica, check the nasaspaceflight video for Feb 26, i think there it is

[@davemanmartin]

@@NathanWakeman it is a dog meme that became an ironic cryptocurrency that became a “real” cryptocurrency that Elon is cuckoo for. It’s weird

[@ryann6919]

normies now: Why tf are you so excited about steel rings and cranes? normies tomorrow: wow starship much fly such cool me tomorrow: I was a tankwatcher before it was cool. Mark your presence ppl, this is one of the most important events in history, for ALL life, not just humans

[@myfishingadventures1509]

I LIVE FOR STARSHIP

[@sunrise0402]

always success for space X 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[@Arae_1]

So excited for the launch

[@julese7790]

Concrete trucks being like alien robots with their LEDS, can't unsee

[@Peachcreekmedia]

Has anyone else noticed that the rental logos on the equipment have gotten larger over time? These brands seem very aware that videos like this are free exposure for their brands.

[@David-yo5ws]

And some nice new rental vehicles too.

[@Ellensai]

It has to land this time or those two guys painting the pad are gonna be pissed!

[@Martinit0]

That's going to put some peer pressure on the SN10 team

[@virx15]

Successful landing will scratch the paint too. It might be regular work after every landing.

[@alesksander]

@@Martinit0 No peer pressure was from SN8 and SN9 witch choked landing LOL Lets see if SNX will clutch it. :D

[@Nightdreaux22647]

Workers who only has paint skill: You kidding? This is what I'm waiting for. I get paid for this. If the paint intact, I don't get paid

[@aryansoni4760]

I have a feeling that SN10 is gonna stick the landing

[@leonardoriosvelez660]

I guess is hope more than feeling

[@buckedupbuckeye]

I do too, I've had a very strong feeling over this flight. I didn't feel like I do now for SN8 and SN9. Sometimes the universe works in mysterious ways. It's like our brains can pick up on things like that.

[@adammadrisotti6942]

good feeling

[@drfirechief8958]

Thanks Mary. This really enhances the whole build up ( literally ) to all the launch events. 👍

[@modelreno7772]

If the raptor is Underdoge, does that mean starship is the Doge?

[@InventorZahran]

No, Doge is the pilot.

[@spankasheep]

@@InventorZahran Imagine Doge in the Space-Tesla instead of Starman :D

[@thusharj]

And doge (starship) is going to the moon, according to Elons pinned tweet😳😳🚀

[@Sandroid_350]

I guess it is under the hands of doge that's why it is called underdoge

[@trevordickenson3196]

@@thusharj And Elon has suggested colony on Mars would use Bitcoins, although with several to choose from and new ones starting remains to be seen if Doge will still be Elon's preferred choice by that time

[@davidnoble868]

A couple of things. 1. Does the SN15 nosecone seem to have a slightly different profile? 2. Can we get SN11 on the pad before SN10 flies? It's a sight when they're paired up. 3. SpaceX logo on the landing pad would seem to indicate the Raptor issues have been solved.

[@jimhibbs2372]

Feeling real good about next week. Keep rolling along!

[@TheCaptain102]

Love being early to these videos!!

[@liamrobins8789]

Orbital launch table will be used for a fully stacked starship (starship and booster) for a starship update presentation!

[@theseeker5094]

I think they are pretty confident if they decided to paint the pad this time.

[@thaonguyen-fv5gd]

🖤 vidéo and SN10 so interesting

[@WayneStroman]

It is good to see the progress that I am experiencing here in South Texas. Hope I can stay long enough for the launch! Fog I did not expect. Should have known

[@paulwilson8367]

The whole Texas coast fogs this time of year

[@theeclecticdragonfly6912]

That new nose cone looks interesting. Lots of different welding around the tapered section. New header tank design perhaps? How about the flat "pointy end" making room for a future docking port?

[@ChadSimplicio]

Since they painted the logo on the Starship landing pad, maybe they can add the phrase, "Is There Life on Mars?" to it.

[@confuseatronica]

its been painted ten times or more its about to be painted again

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Yeah guyyys paint that awesome X.👌🏼

[@SgtNantz]

Hope this time SN10 reach intact the center of the landing pad and does not waste the painting

[@schinkdiesel]

Painting the SpaceX logo on the landing pad is great ... until the next landing

[@bernieschiff5919]

This might become steady work, I hope they are using fire rated flame resistant pigments.

[@ryanburnertb2302]

TANK WATCHERS, MARK YOUR PRESENCE

[@hoppy791]

amazing, keep up the great work NSF team and Mary

[@liamb8379]

I admire the excavator operator at 10.45. He can be shovelling soil into a truck one day. Or folding up and crushing destroyed state of the art starship parts the next. 😂

[@martinstensvehagen9161]

When did they finish the high bay crane? Or was that somehow a mobile crane lifting that, as the last shot looked like it was outside

[@abhishekhs5716]

Landing is near. 😍

[@UmarFarooq-tr4po]

It's going to land!

[@MadCat-75]

i have no idea how they will transport the massive launch table to the launch site.... any guesses? Sideways rolling maybe? xD

[@Usstampcollectersatkiwistamps]

Is there a new Project Management system or method they're using?

[@michaelpetty8867]

We actually have a painted pad. So their assessment of landing probability must be good. I wonder if they'll do a 3 engine relight as discussed after the last engine fail.

[@mtgradwell]

What I've read somewhere is that the FAA is insisting on that. And Elon was probably intending on doing it anyway, but was waiting until he had a Raptor which could throttle back more than the current crop so that three engines reigniting simultaneously wouldn't provide too *much* of a kick; which is probably what 'Underdoge' is.

[@tonydavey3741]

It looks like organised kayos with all the trucks and vehicles darting here there and everywhere, and in the middle of it out in the open amidst all the dust they are building state of the art space machines, the mind boggles, and the cost of all this must be mind boggling also

[@starshipsn1056]

The landing pad is looking cool now :D

[@Lapt0pMarc]

Hey dude! Ready for a breaking ground landing?

[@RealEduardoAlves]

Just excited for the flight day SN10 when landing on the X!

[@alandoolan9103]

yeah!!!!!!! The musk cross!!!!!

[@doubleot1984]

2:22 that's me old job, hated it but miss it. Looks like Ø16/15 (16 mm rebar every 15 cm)

[@1259bogs]

Guess they are feeling pretty confident that sn10 will stick the landing since their painting the LZ

[@59seank]

Is the launch table supposed to fit onto the top of the 6 steel tubes at the orbital launch site?

[@nickboylen6873]

That’s my suspicion.

[@jamesminett9717]

Yes

[@jrmoore4105]

Confidence must be pretty high that we won't break this landing pad. I love Starship but I have this gut feeling / premonition that SN11 will be the first to land, sometime in April. I hope I'm wrong. That would make my week next week to see a perfect landing.

[@aarons1234]

I'm guessing SN11 or 15, I just don't trust the Raptors will work properly for SN10, they're just not a mature enough engine yet. But either way a landing next week would be amazing

[@not_a_therapist]

Wonder what that huge hydraulic cylinder at 0:50 is for

[@David-yo5ws]

Now that, is Heavy Duty! Maybe a dampener to absorb movement???

[@jakeyboy261992]

3:05 KNACK!! dunkey would be proud!

[@ributasmara5841]

Now space x have confident enough to put their logo on landing pad. We can asume it will succesfully landing

[@WasatchWind]

*SpaceX makes gigantic strides in spaceflight, is making tons of prototypes that are progressing further and further in capability* *SpaceX puts their logo on the landing pad* me: woah, things are getting real now

[@WasatchWind]

@K4!T3N Rather judgemental. Just because they don't have the formality of blue origin shouldn't be grounds for doubt.

[@stephenburrows4250]

I’m guessing SN11 is gonna stay in the shed until after the SN10 flight and then we’re unlikely to see 2x SNs at Pad A/B again until RUDs start looking like a distant memory - hoping SN10 sticks the landing ... 🤞

[@kieranmaloney8563]

We might see SN11 and BN1 on test stands at the same time?

[@SoleM8s]

Target, showing a degree of confidence!

[@David-yo5ws]

I beg to differ. It's not a target, it's a sign! It says "SN10! Plant your landing legs here. Then you will be an 'X spurt', sport." 😁

[@andylaweda]

that is a LOT of rebar. wow

[@ThexBorg]

The valves have been removed from SN7.2, mean's testing is over?

[@Mightymatt54]

Also in one shot there was a truck with a trailer hauling the pipes they'd been using for 7.2 as well (to tie into the pad GSE hookups) so I think it's at least on pause for a while, if not over with.

[@mylespowers3965]

That steel ring isn’t for the orbital launch pad. It’s for the rotating tiki bar on top of high bay.

[@jaypearce6743]

Flash! Starship needs fins or landing legs that give it considerable height at landing and take-off to give exhaust gasses room to clear the engine space and low outer sides of the rocket. Seems like the required clearance has been bred out of Starship, but I 've forgotten why. We could have the retro-styled, Buck Rogers rocket with three rear fins, two being specifically for the belly-flop maneuver, and all tgree being tge landing fins of the rocket. Or it can be four.

[@alfaspiderveloce6617]

SN-5 and SN-6 landed with short legs?

[@bernieschiff5919]

Legs need to retract fully to allow for in orbit refueling. Allowing them to extend further/out is a good idea, that might be the plan for next gen.

[@AnthonyElsom]

That was the problem all along, Starship didn't know where exactly it should land. So it just went WEEEE, SPLAT, 💥!!..

[@paulmoffat9306]

Any word from Elon as to why SN-15's nose cone is missing the top cap?

[@ahwhite]

Any idea when the test flight is? Wednesday?

[@rich43434]

From early as monday..the weather is not bad late Monday between 4-6pm

[@NAV-tv7xf]

Mary gets the sharpest and best pictures and videos.

[@jacobwargon6295]

Is the new section in the high bay going to be stacked on BN1 or is it the start of BN2?

[@sandeshmanchekar3317]

Yep it is part of bn1 which having middle dome. and corner booster section (with fwd dome) will stacked over this section to complete methane tank. but i think before stacking corner section on this small section they have to complete lower part of this small section which is lox tank and after that they will stack

[@sandeshmanchekar3317]

and latest brendan diagram didn't show lower extra four ring barrel section

[@scottymoondogjakubin4766]

Star hopper to sn7.2. - you think you were under pressure just look at sn10 still waiting for flight over there ! 😂

[@shirleyhenriksen2026]

Good on ya Mary your a champion 🇦🇺

[@okiedoak201]

Has anyone else noticed the shiny sn11 in the high bay....and the not so shiny sn10 on the launch pad.....and remember when sn10 was all clean and bright...although stainless steel doesn't tarnish...it definitely looses its overall shine.

[@markfoster6300]

X marks the spot for sn10 landing

[@EddyKorgo]

Whats behind the SN11 is that BN1? if so, whats on the other side inside the highbay

[@David-yo5ws]

BN1 is in two parts. When the 'bottom' section on the other side is ready, the rear one will be stacked on top and welded. Then it will be taller than SN11.

[@EddyKorgo]

@@David-yo5ws Oh i see. Thought they would be stacking rings right on top each other but there was missing thrust puck section and even thrust puck skirt isnt on site ready for stack up. Wonder if in a future, they will be building one booster in two stacks. One team working on one part other team on other part and then it would stack on top like they do with starship body and nosecone. It would cut building time dramatically.

[@David-yo5ws]

@@EddyKorgo Great idea using 2 teams on 2 halves. They could easily set it up with couplings for electrical wiring at the joints. Just braise the pipes together.

[@giggleherz]

I wonder how they get around the curing time for the concrete, it's pos to be 29 days minimum.

[@imconsequetau5275]

When the cement is ground finer, it cures faster. There are also early-cure additives.

[@David-yo5ws]

It depends on the % of Gypsum added to how quickly it 'goes off' (dries). The concrete will be dry, it's just that it won't have it's full strength. In this case, it will not matter too much, as your only talking about 250-300 tonnes spread on the legs. Maybe the legs will impress into the concrete, but with all the ReBar to spread the force, it shouldn't sink far. Also, it may actually help 'cushion' the shock if the concrete is not fully hardened, as it will flex and the ReBar will absorb the movement. A bit like a spring bed mattress. Just hope it don't 'bounce'!

[@ErikBongers]

How did they transfer that logo?

[@David-yo5ws]

That's what an artist does, takes it from their photogenic memory and transposes it through their paint brush and onto the 'canvas'.

[@-A-c]

Ballsy...painting a fancy x prior to sn10 launch even when it still feels like a successful landing may be 50/50 at best. Lots of luck SN10!

[@John-el1um]

Cam somebody please tell me, how near sn11 is to be ready? Also I read about some environmental issues in Boca chica and that there are to much road closures. What do you think about that?

[@pellebrink4001]

Painting logo on landing pad = confident in sticking the landing.

[@IsMaski]

Target Acquired. SN10, You're all cleared for landing..

[@lodgecav490]

That must have been the problem all along, without a logo to land on Starship had no chance.😜

[@DavidKutzler]

0:41 The large gray object appears to be a gigantic hydraulic actuator. I wonder if it's destined to be part of the orbital launch pad.

[@aarons1234]

maybe a part for a prototype of the "arms" that might be used to catch Superheavy?

[@DavidKutzler]

@@aarons1234 That was my thought.

[@imconsequetau5275]

Might be part of the new thrust puck test fixture.

[@anthonykent8561]

Maybe the actuator for the SH grid fin deployment (not tilting)?

[@gergelytolgyesi7326]

What was that actuator like thing at 0:50 ?

[@lohitvignesh6865]

Hi hats off for your efforts

[@Losttoanyreason]

Logo paint is actually a next gen air bag to catch SN10 if an engine should "show out" again.

[@robertvanvugt8335]

Hmmmmm, I hope that's not a grave they are digging! SN10 is going to do it!!!!! GOOD LUCK SPACEX

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Thanks Mary 🥰

[@DeneF]

I was under the impression that what you said it's the orbital launch site, is actually the new fuel making plant? Thanks for the video.

[@Leon-pm6lr]

ah, they found the mistake! Good work. Now it should land like an eagle!

[@David-yo5ws]

And do the Eagle Rock! 🎼 "I'm just crazy, doin' the Eagle Rock. 🦅 "

[@foobarrel9046]

At 0:46, that thing looking like a massive hydraulic ram, I'm thinking could be part of the shock-absorber system in the tower for catching the legless returning SS boosters in the air. A couple of those puppies should soften the landing vibrations of 100 tonnes.

[@Chuckiele]

I mean, ideally it would slow down to a hover and touch down softly.

[@stephenhumble7627]

They are not catching superheavy any time soon - that is a a future enhancement probably years away - they wont even have a tower for the first launches.

[@Chuckiele]

@@stephenhumble7627 You never know with SpaceX. Theyre already working on the foundation of it and until the launch pad, gse, etc are finished, they might as well build a tower. We will see xD

[@patwilson5455]

Getting close

[@dennismason3740]

This is beauty. Elon walks in beauty. Boca Chica Gal, I love you.

[@skm8838]

Amazing