As SpaceX pushes toward the orbital test flight, Ship 20 is readied for Aft Flap installation. Meanwhile, Booster 4's methane tank appears to have been completed as a nosecone, presumably for Ship 20, is seen outside covered in tiles.
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0:00 - Sunrise over Boca Chica
0:30 - Booster 4 Methane Tank Stacking
0:52 - Production Site at Sunsrise
1:16 - Workers inside the High Bay weld the stack from earlier in the morning
1:38 - Booster 4 FWD #4 Section Awaits Stacking / It's next in line
2:08 - Nosecone with Blankets and TPS Tiles Rolls Outside Nosecone Tent / This nosecone should be for Ship 20
2:31 - Orbital Launch Mount Readied for Launch Table Installation
4:05 - Crews Work on the Orbital Tank Farm / From left to right: GSE 5, GSE 1, and GSE 2 and a cryoshell
4:32 - Orbital Launch Tower Stacking Complete
6:19 - Another Set of Raptor Engines Arrives at Starbase
6:41 - Ship 20's Aft Flap Installation Rig Moved Inside the Mid Bay
7:34 - Jig being Affixed to Ship 20 for Aft Flap Installation
7:59 - Crews Work On GSE Tanks at the Production Site
8:22 - Concrete Forms for Future Pour
9:49 - Ship 20 Under Construction in the Mid Bay
10:10 - Nosecone Prepped for TPS Installation
10:35 - Booster 4 Stacking Continues in High Bay / This should complete B4's methane tank
12:07 - Thermal Protection System Blankets and Tiles Installed on Nosecone
12:31 - Another Black Pipe Structure is Transported to the Launch Site
13:56 - Orbital Tank Farm Construction / There are now 3 GSE tanks, 2 tank shells, and a water tank on site
14:20 - Orbital Launch Table / It's now at the launch site, awaiting installation on the launch mount
15:46 - Frankencrane Lifts Grate onto the Tower
17:14 - Orbital Launch Mount Readied for Launch Table Installation
