Ship 30’s Heat Shield Is Being Completely Replaced

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SpaceX began removing and replacing Ship 30’s entire heatshield prior to the next Starship Test Flight. Also, construction of the second launch tower has started.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Scaffolding Installed Around S30
0:12 Nosecone Tiles Removed
0:23 Booster Forward Dome
0:41 Equipment Construction
0:48 Booster Stand Construction
0:55 CC 8800-1 Parts Delivered
1:27 CC 8800-1 Parts Unloaded
1:40 Earthwork for Orbital Pad B
1:52 The Chopsticks
2:07 The Orbital Launch Mount
2:13 Office Building Construction
2:22 Ship 26 Returns From Massey’s
2:35 Ship 30 Tile Removal Continues
2:49 Booster LOX Section
2:57 Parking Garage and STARGATE
3:02 The Rocket Garden
3:09 Area Behind Starfactory
3:16 More CC 8800-1 Crane Parts
3:33 Orbital Pad B Construction
3:40 Pad B Tower Base Parts
3:57 Work on the Tank Farm
4:13 Work on the Chopsticks
4:31 Landing Rail Testing
4:40 The Ship Quick Disconnect
4:45 The Orbital Launch Mount
4:51 The Booster Quick Disconnect
4:57 Tower Base Assembly Begins
5:45 Chopstick Work Continues
5:57 Ship Lifting Pin
6:03 Booster Quick Disconnect
6:09 Booster Stabilizer Reinstalled
6:16 CC 8800-1 Assembly Continues
6:22 Ship 30 Tile Removal
7:10 The Starfactory
7:16 Office Building Construction
7:22 Barrel Stand Moved
7:31 Test Tank Hat Removed
7:39 Pad B Tower Base Construction
8:02 Orbital Pad A
8:14 The Chopsticks
8:26 Tower Base Walls Installed
8:42 CC 8800-1 Taking Shape
8:47 Booster 13 in Mega Bay 1
8:53 Ship 30 Tile Removal
9:15 Booster Section by Mega Bay 1
9:21 Tower Sections

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@user-mu2xu9kp9r 9 күн бұрын

I have watched every single one of these. Ever. For years. Hundreds. Thanks for continuing to make them!

@jameswilson5165 7 күн бұрын

History in the making.

@CESmith 9 күн бұрын

1:38 Slow motion hero walk by the construction crew 😂🎉🎉

@ronr.53400 9 күн бұрын

cameo crew 😂

@TheDNAlucky 8 күн бұрын

I was going to say this exact thing haha. Those men are building the future

@tolson57 6 күн бұрын

I would like to see some interviews with the construction crew. Is this something special to them or just another job?

@JosephTatumPage 9 күн бұрын

All these shots from Mary, I love it. Thank you Mary!!❤

@ThexBorg 9 күн бұрын

Landing between the chopsticks will be another holy crap moment in this journey.

@sdebeaubien 9 күн бұрын

Excitement GUARANTEED!

@riparianlife97701 9 күн бұрын

The second launch tower is going vertical now. It's almost time. I want to see a super heavy booster fly from Texas to Florida and land on the tower there.

@TaurusSpace 9 күн бұрын

@@riparianlife97701Booster cannot travel that distance

@riparianlife97701 9 күн бұрын

@@TaurusSpace Even without a Starship on it? How about with a carbon fiber nosecone?

@ralanham76 9 күн бұрын

@@TaurusSpace it's going 5000kmh it can't coast 1600 km ? I think safety and permission is a bigger deal.

@dredlock3000 9 күн бұрын

10 minutes of amazing footage!!!!

@corrinastanley125 9 күн бұрын

And work continues at the launch SITES . Thanks NSF team.

@silicon1138 9 күн бұрын

Absolutely foot to the floor. It's crazy. I cannot wait for the 2nd tower and the huge crane to start going up. Texas tank watching from the south of France!

@halkrohn9530 9 күн бұрын

Woohoo! I didn't think this week could be anywhere near as exciting as last week.... But what do I know? Wow!

@dizdizzy8937 9 күн бұрын

Love Mary's photography ! Thank you for sharing this good work

@JosephTatumPage 9 күн бұрын

Bring back the daily dailies please!

@andrewreynolds912 9 күн бұрын

Semse the fourth launch, we all thought that flap would fail, but it didn't! Now their replacing tiles entirely to make sure it doesn't happen again!

@MickRonald 9 күн бұрын

Love the time-lapse videos. Thank you NSF.

@geraldobrito8324 9 күн бұрын

This part of the work is mind-blowing, how crazy, congratulations 👍🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 and your channel is also to be congratulated for the coverage you are giving to show the world how it's done

@metriczeppelin 8 күн бұрын

The day-to-day transparency and git'r done work ethic is simple amazing. The worlds governments could very much learn from SpaceX.

@MrWilderNapalm 7 күн бұрын

Anyone remember the first hop? Now we are preparing for Orbital Test 5. I grew up in the age of Apollo and watched the first moon landing on my 9th birthday. Now I am watching this take place is front of me and I have to admit, it's a great time to be alive. If I could live long enough to watch the first manned Starship landing on Mars I could go out knowing we got a shot at becoming a multiplanetary species.

@bcrisp56 9 күн бұрын

Great camera work! Thanks for sharing the video!

@MrKellymcilrath 9 күн бұрын

Thanks again Mary, Jack, Sean, & SBL for another great Starbase Update and some awesome video footage!!! Thank you so very much!!!

@iamaduckquack 9 күн бұрын

Absolute monster of a crane.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

CC 8800-1 Crawler Crane. Probably is going to get a double-wide boom for extra load capacity.

@iamaduckquack 9 күн бұрын

@@imconsequetau5275 Boom booster believe it is called.

@geraldobrito8324 9 күн бұрын

Um grande projeto é muito suor trabalho pessoas envolvidas e sempre acreditar 🙏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@Andy-qv9tb 9 күн бұрын

I can imagine that removing the tiles is a very unpleasant job.

@mrdebris1217 9 күн бұрын

Maybe every worker has to start as a tile guy.

@davidstinger1134 8 күн бұрын

More like tedious.

@thijsderkx9479 8 күн бұрын

the more people are removing and placing tiles , the more practicing and the more learning and experiecing they become in placing and replacing tiles

@CATech1138 7 күн бұрын

but well paying...

@JakeSilvester 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for continued coverage

@JesseBusman1996 9 күн бұрын

Always awesome to see so much activity!

@djidroneskathrinstudt1893 8 күн бұрын

We are the hard working in Starbase building. WOW ! Awesome . I interest she in Starbase … perfect 🤩😍🔥🚀🚀👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@markfrancis5164 9 күн бұрын

Great shots, keep’ em coming.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@alanblasczyk1779 8 күн бұрын

Excellent Video all...well done

@anthonycamilleri7297 5 күн бұрын

thank you guys

@chammockutube 9 күн бұрын

You guys are the best!!!

@chrisrogers6790 8 күн бұрын

That long pan up at @7:00 reminded me of the opening of Space Balls, The Motion Picture.

@phvaguiar 9 күн бұрын

impressive amount of work

@iamjadedhobo 9 күн бұрын

Tank watching will become crane watching again for a few months :)

@marcgautier1561 8 күн бұрын

always a good time to see the progress at starbase, thanks. before it was a video every day now one a week, and some of the cuts during editing are too close together, we don't have time to notice

@markhuebner7580 9 күн бұрын

Progress! Beautiful!

@glitchered 9 күн бұрын

great footage. mary and sean on a roll. yo looks like olit2 gonna be up quickly. the parts are there or en route. we'll see how the tile replacement goes. i still see pressure traps and heat vortexes that melt the flaps. v2 baby. hmm

@bigbaddms 9 күн бұрын

That’s a lot of action!

@pip5461 9 күн бұрын

Always striving for perfection...!

@ZomiEdit 9 күн бұрын

Thanks

@Planum. 9 күн бұрын

3:45 It looks...Super heavy !! x)

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

It's also going to be filled with heavy concrete.

@DeadCat-42 9 күн бұрын

Hey guys, make sure you have on the proper PPE, OSHA is watching! I see a lot of fitted masks on those removing tiles then .. Guy on right 6:56!

@gerrysouthwood4247 8 күн бұрын

What happens to FTS on unrecovered booster(s) and ship(s)? Presumably these remain a hazard now for whomever might come across them, assuming that at some point some salvage company will attempt to recover them or some entrepreneur will decide to launch tours to IFT 4 space tourism sites….. Is there likely to be a NASA or USSF requirement to salvage them?

@kenkellalea329 9 күн бұрын

Very interesting

@martinusamsterdam7667 8 күн бұрын

Looks good

@gbreslin6635 8 күн бұрын

It seemed to me when watching Ship 4 traveling through the plasma that the heat shield was softening with the appearance of soft chocolate instead of the clear edges between the tiles.

@paulhealey2984 9 күн бұрын

3:08 lovely shot.

@shibumi5210 9 күн бұрын

I can't wait to see the first booster with the integrated hot staging section, and the first ship with the flaps moved leeward...

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

3:41 "Pad B Tower Base Parts" Probably not ladder rungs, but for vertical cable/pipe fasteners?

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

7:40, 8:28 The large oval hole provides access for workers to insert and torque nuts and bolts. Also may permit poured concrete to surround the cube.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

2:00 Looks like the bottle is on a pivot that holds it vertical/plumb, or reduces sloshing.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

4:32 Vertical movement of Landing Rail. Arms and Landing Rail converg to the rocket stage position, so the Booster or Ship only has to hover.

@OurHavenStuart 7 күн бұрын

They need a dedicated tower without a launch mount for catching because if they miss the booster is going to damage the launch mount etc.

@SebastianWellsTL 8 күн бұрын

Looks like a shipyard!

@Madhuntr 9 күн бұрын

with that much work on Ship 30. will 42 be the magic answer for Space X?

@Slim-Pickens 9 күн бұрын

Unbelievable.

@rogerschrager3589 9 күн бұрын

Wonder if the old tiles could be used on OLM legs?

@GavinMcDougald 9 күн бұрын

Action packet. Wowza!

@KaiseruSoze 9 күн бұрын

Did they also remove the tile pins? In one shot it looked like they were gone. But then there was another that looked like they were still there?

@thomashayden804 9 күн бұрын

They're certainly trying to keep them. It can be hard to tell depending on the lighting since they're relatively small, but it's also possible they accidentally broke some off

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

4:25 this knobby part looks like it could extend into a Starship hardpoint socket. Probably will be mounted on the arm's Rail.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

7:23 Note the large metal caster wheels on the AFT Barrel Stand.

@Colourmaticlp 9 күн бұрын

I´m curious what will be ready first the completion of the Shell of Tower 2 or Flight 5

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

Flight 5 is going to be prioritized.

@joansparky4439 9 күн бұрын

cool video of the riggers at 1:37 could have been longer even.

@kstaxman2 8 күн бұрын

Just impossible to understand the work going on right now. The pace is mind boggling.

@aspuzling 9 күн бұрын

Will any of the current stock of ships fly? I thought the next ship was going to be a V2.

@Wrangler-fp4ei 9 күн бұрын

Did look like they were removing the blanket?

@ethanslife7851 9 күн бұрын

Either they're replacing it bc it's old, or they found a new way to protect starship from what just happened. Update: its a new ablative layer underneath the hard layer, i don't think this should really affect the orbital capabilities of the rocket in terms of weight

@bryanillenberg 9 күн бұрын

They are adding a secondary ablative layer underneath, so that a loss of tile event doesn't doom the ship.

@ghost307 9 күн бұрын

I don't think anything at Starbase hangs around long enough to be called 'old'.

@ethanslife7851 9 күн бұрын

@bryanillenberg ohh ok, a secondary preventative against what happened during ift4 reentry?

@ethanslife7851 9 күн бұрын

@@ghost307that's just the thing, it moves so fast, that new or up to date becomes the old

@bryanillenberg 9 күн бұрын

@@ethanslife7851 maybe? It may just be to improve redundancy

@garryparkes9121 9 күн бұрын

Is this new Tower going to be catch only? As there are no pipes or tanks.

@DebraJean196 9 күн бұрын

Ship 30 looking sad without its tiles! Hope they have something GREAT to replace them with!

@Midcon77 9 күн бұрын

Kinda funny how fast SpaceX is erecting high-tech equipment for the rockets, and building the rockets themselves, yet the office building - very low tech in comparison - seemingly takes forever LOL! Not that I mind - SpaceX has their priorities straight! IFT-5 is going to ROCK!!

@patmancrowley8509 9 күн бұрын

Construct a mold the size of the star ship. Center-up the star ship within the mold and pour the heat-shielding material onto the star ship. Of course you'll need to have certain removable materials in strategic places to allow for movement clearances. One solid heat-shield with no seams.

@Andy-qv9tb 9 күн бұрын

The heat shield has to withstand the vibrations etc. during start-up. I have doubts that such a large ceramic structure can withstand this. The heat shield needs a certain flexibility. apart from the challenges in manufacturing

@patmancrowley8509 9 күн бұрын

@@Andy-qv9tb Most folks enjoy a challenge!

@kennybevan11 9 күн бұрын

@@Andy-qv9tbplus with temperature changes, the tiles expand and contract slightly too

@Andy-qv9tb 9 күн бұрын

@@kennybevan11 It would also be extremely difficult to handle such a large, thin-walled and fragile structure weighing a few tons. Quartz glass has a very low thermal expansion and a porous structure is created during manufacturing, so it is possible that it could withstand the heat difference. You would have to test it or ask a good material scientist :) We have an economics minister (Mr. Habeck) here who used to write children's books. He also has ideas that no one can implement and the experts just shake their heads.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

Ceramic foam tiles need to be baked before and after coating with the black borosilicate layer. How can you bake an entire Starship all at once?

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

3:47 Are these hot zinc dip galvanized?

@ronr.53400 9 күн бұрын

puttin in the work 😂 gettin er dunnn

@OCMike 9 күн бұрын

Are they going to remove all the tiles and add the thinner tiles underneath? Or, are they just doing this in vulnerable areas?

@kennybevan11 9 күн бұрын

Looks like they learnt a lot from the last flight, especially around heat tiles. I'm guessing they're replacing all the tiles

@sethjansson5652 9 күн бұрын

Seeing the second tower got me thinking... we could see two superheavys land at the same time

@randywise5241 9 күн бұрын

All those workers must be hot after working with all that stuff they have to wear. Hope they get good shift breaks to hydrate and cool down.

@BradiKal61 5 күн бұрын

@0:54 I have worked in an aerial lift and rigged an umbrella just lke that. No sense roasting in the sun if you dont have to!

@DCGreenZone 9 күн бұрын

That oughta do it.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

1:35 It looks like the tops of these cargo containers come off.

@canaancopeland5059 9 күн бұрын

They are putting an ablative under layer and a new harder tile ontop

@GuardianSoulkeeper 9 күн бұрын

How would an ablative layer _under_ the harder tiles work? I'm struggling to wrap my head around that one.

@ethanslife7851 9 күн бұрын

@GuardianSoulkeeper In case the hard layer peels away in some areas, they'll have an ablative layer underneath

@GuardianSoulkeeper 9 күн бұрын

@@ethanslife7851 That occurred to me immediately after I posted. Makes sense.

@julianfp1952 9 күн бұрын

Yeah. A last resort safety measure I assume, like airbags in a car that you never want to see going off, since having that ablative layer experience any appreciable ablation during a nominal re-entry would seem to me to be totally antithetical to rapid reuse.

@dudermcdudeface3674 9 күн бұрын

@@julianfp1952 Yup, just a backup. I assume once they're flying confidently, they'll only bother to do that for the human flights.

@kenmatthews842 9 күн бұрын

So will they try an ablative heat shield now?

@billstevens3796 9 күн бұрын

No.

@FevervanRoode 9 күн бұрын

Anyone think that the OLM would suffer less if they put the same heat shielding tiles (but different shapes) on the OLM and so the heat from the booster would not be a problem? Perhaps large shields so they can be attached firmly enough to withstand the blast force they get?

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

Tiles are way too delicate. Steel is tough. But, I'm wondering when the coats of paint will be obsolete.

@iamjadedhobo 9 күн бұрын

@Adrian Can we have a metal print of 4:09 please

@MikeC2K10 9 күн бұрын

Sooner or later they will need to invent a robot or some other automated means of quickly installing and removing those tiles. Or some other kind of heat shield, maybe a 3D printed ceramic sheath form-fitted to the fuselage in many fewer pieces.

@Direwizardry 9 күн бұрын

They do, the majority of tiles are currently attached via robot.

@MikeC2K10 9 күн бұрын

@@Direwizardry sooner it is, then! haha

@Ch33ziTzsk8R 9 күн бұрын

So the new tower is going to be taller? If you have the 9 sections and the base has those extensions means??? 🤔

@thomashayden804 8 күн бұрын

It should be the same height. Pad A has a different base design but pretty much the same dimensions (Pad B adds a bunch more steel). Then the naming scheme has become numbering the sections up to 9, but Pad A had the same set, the last two were just called 8a and 8b (instead of 8 and 9) since they're not full height

@Ch33ziTzsk8R 8 күн бұрын

@@thomashayden804 interesting 👍

@yellowbeard9981 9 күн бұрын

Has Flap Norris paddled the remains of the last flight back to base yet ? It needs a heroes place in SpaceX's headquarters (and history)

@kennybevan11 9 күн бұрын

It's probably at the bottom of the Indian ocean by now 😢

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

I would be astonished if they even approached Starship before scuttling it. Maybe an airborne camera drone deployed from a hull compartment...

@chrismeys4791 9 күн бұрын

Why not make the fins out of a higher melting point metal such as Molybdenum because covering them with heat shield tiles may not be necessary?

@ghost307 9 күн бұрын

Probably prohibitively expensive.

@Andy-qv9tb 9 күн бұрын

Heat conduction in metals is high, plus a high density

@chrismeys4791 9 күн бұрын

@@ghost307 Claude Ai states around $25 per pound. 2623°c melting point.

@chrismeys4791 9 күн бұрын

@@Andy-qv9tbClaude ai states that Molybdenum has a higher strength to weight than stainless steel.

@chrismeys4791 9 күн бұрын

@@Andy-qv9tb"Heat conduction in metals is high" Good point. Claude ai states that the heat conduction of Molybdenum is many times higher than Stainless steel.

@frrapp2366 9 күн бұрын

think i would wait until the new tower is operational be for i did a catch, maybe not even have the tank farm hooked up to it even, ship 26 how about coat with foam like shuttle tank and set up as an orbital fuel station test unit???

@ganesani5323 9 күн бұрын

They are going to catch the booster I think😮😮

@alexlabs4858 9 күн бұрын

I just don’t see how we can launch within a month with a full heat shield replacement and a license modification but I hope it happens very soon! If it was NASA that needed to replace an entire heat shield it would take like two years!

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

The Shuttle didn't have a single snap-in thermal tile. Every single one had a backing layer of high temperature felt and required Silicon adhesive. Also, *_Every Single Tile_* was specified to have a different unique shape, and the tiles were *_Cost-Plus contracting expensive._*

@cyrusramsey4741 9 күн бұрын

I'd like to see one made from titanium 😃

@adammurdoch1708 7 күн бұрын

we have the foundation half set in place better install some lights so we can work all night long they are machines

@Avizumdias.Thunder 8 күн бұрын

I reckon IFT-5 will be in August the 6th

@sdebeaubien 9 күн бұрын

That means the data from IFT4 paid off, and they know (more or less) what works now.

@NASASpaceflight 9 күн бұрын

Well, Flight 4 taught them what didn't work, flap hinge and tile wise. Might still take a couple tries to determine what *works*, but excitement guaranteed! - Das

@thomasklughammer6586 3 күн бұрын

Hello to all the tough guys working at the galactic space station

@k29king1 9 күн бұрын

I love the access SpaceX allows for, unlike Blue Origin for example. This allows for the public to feel like part of the process, and helps Elon’s goal of making life multi-planetary by SpaceX engaging with the public, and drumming up excitement. Even if China is actively trying to copy SpaceX. SpaceX isn’t afraid if that because they know China will never be able to successfully copy SpaceX designs.

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

I disagree. The Chinese will copy everything and implement their own way. But that doesn't matter, since SpaceX will always be innovative.

@timmccormack710 9 күн бұрын

Multiple layers of thin tiles, better than1 layer of thick tiles. Like skin cells. Cheers mates.

@DDA40Xman 9 күн бұрын

I said they would be completely replaced days ago when Elon video was released.

@Canoga_Knuckles 9 күн бұрын

Did starship 29 sink to the bottom of the ocean after flight four ?

@imconsequetau5275 9 күн бұрын

Sure, no doubt.

@thomashayden804 8 күн бұрын

If it didn't on its own (good chance it was floating since we saw it land horizontal and not break up) they had plans to go out and forcibly sink it

@Canoga_Knuckles 8 күн бұрын

@@thomashayden804 hmmm, caustic salt water?….write off ?…., cost of research?….the empty fuel tanks aren’t sufficient floatation ?…. or we got some Alex Jones theories to unpack ?

@jfmezei 9 күн бұрын

how much Red Bull is consumed in the Starbase? Judging by the speed of the trucks, cranes and people working, it is like they are all on an overdose of red Bull. No wonder Spacex accomplisjes so much in so little time 🙂