What SpaceX Just Did With Starship Launch Tower is HUMILIATED NASA's Scientist!

Описание: What SpaceX Just Did With Starship Launch Tower is HUMILIATED NASA's Scientist!
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0:00-1:08:Intro
1:09-4:58: OLIT 3 Updates
4:59-8:05: Nasa launch tower
8:06-11:35: Tower catching
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What SpaceX Just Did With Starship Launch Tower is HUMILIATED NASA's Scientist!
If a rocket launch is like a beautiful dance performance, then the launch tower is the stage on which this glorious spectacle takes place.
And for the dance to be perfect and safe, we need a sturdy stage, and SpaceX has excelled at providing just that. They have developed large launch towers, continuously improved their performance over time, and it’s even cost-effective.
This completely humiliated NASA's Scientist and its Mobile Launch Tower.
And why’s that? What problems is Nasa facing with its own tower?
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What SpaceX Just Did With Starship Launch Tower is HUMILIATED NASA's Scientist!
Recently, rocket enthusiasts are likely immersed in a lot of hot news, from the Boeing Starliner disaster to the upcoming Starship flight and SpaceX's troubles with the FAA. But let’s not forget that right at Starbase, there's a massive engineering project worth noting, arguably the tallest ever, that is steadily progressing. Yes, it’s none other than Starship’s OLIT 3, also known as the second launch tower at Starbase.
The foundation was laid on June 13, 2024, and to date, it has reached the seventh segment of the tower assembly. In reality, stacking the tower could have been quicker, as the first six segments of the tower demonstrated SpaceX's impressive speed.
The construction of SpaceX's launch tower has proceeded at a remarkable pace. After completing a solid base with piles, steel plates, concrete, and foundations, the company began installing the OLIT 3 modules at a dizzying speed.
What SpaceX Just Did With Starship Launch Tower is HUMILIATED NASA's Scientist!
July 11 marked an important milestone when the first module was placed on the base. Just five days later, on July 16, the second module was stacked. Continuing this pace, the third and fourth modules were installed on July 18 and 25, respectively.
Particularly impressive was the installation of the last two modules. Just a week after the fourth module was completed, the fifth module was neatly placed into position on August 2. And only two days later, on August 4, the sixth module was also fully installed.
On average, SpaceX took only 3.8 days to complete the assembly of each tower segment. This is an extraordinary speed, far surpassing their previous efforts and setting a new standard in the space industry for the speed of constructing rocket launch infrastructure.
However, on the other hand, it took SpaceX up to 12 days to begin and complete the stacking of the seventh tower segment. So, what caused this rapid pace to be interrupted?
As we know, SpaceX is currently using the Demag CC8800-1 to stack pre-assembled modules for their newest Starship launch/landing tower at Boca Chica. A few days ago, the crane was lowered for extension (adding new parts to the boom, main boom, and jib). On August 9, the extension work was completed, and the crane was raised with the upper part of the boom resting on a replacement support.
While being raised, the backstop hydraulic cylinders, which are supposed to retract as the boom is raised, seemed to have locked and then tore free of their mounts as the pressure built.
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