In preparation for Static Fire testing, SpaceX crews begin installing Raptor engines onto Booster 3. Static Fire testing will occur after the Booster's Cryogenic Proof test planned to occur this week. Meanwhile the LR 11350 (Frankencrane) raises its newly extended boom.
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0:00 Raptor Engine Delivered to the Launch Site
1:16 Another Raptor Arrives Overnight
1:46 Raptor Engine Installation Begins
4:26 Raptor Engine Installation Continues
4:44 Final Boom Sections are Added to the LR 11350
7:18 New Ring Sections Added to the Cryo Tank Shell
7:50 the GSE 5 Forward Section Sits Outside the Mid Bay
9:06 Raptor Engine Waits for Installation
11:30 Delivery at the Production Site
12:00 GSE Work at the Orbital Site
13:05 Crews Continue to Weld Beams on the Orbital Mount
13:34 Work Continues at the Orbital Launch Site
15:52 The LR 11350 is Nearly Ready to Raise its Boom
16:23 Trucks Fill the Suborbital Tank Farm
16:54 Assembly of the Eight Launch Tower Section Continues
17:34 Cryo Tank Shell Sections Moved for Stacking
19:34 Delivery Unloaded at the Launch Site
20:13 The LR 11350 Lifts its Extended Boom
21:12 Old Nosecone Hooked Up to the Crane
