Chopsticks Break Down Before Lifting Booster 7 | SpaceX Boca Chica

Booster 7 rolled out to the Launch Site, but the Chopsticks suffered a hydraulic failure preventing B7 from being lifted onto the Orbital Launch Mount. Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and the NSF Robots. Edited by Jack (@theJackBeyer). All content copyright to NSF. Not to be used elsewhere without explicit permission from NSF. Click “Join“ for access to early fast turnaround clips, exclusive discord access with the NSF team, etc - to support the channel. Rolling Updates and Discussion: Articles: NSF Store: L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC’s very early days to today. (Join L2 and support NSF here: ) 0:00 - Sunrise 0:40 - Raptor Engines Moved Into Tent 1 1:56 - Ship 26 Common Dome Section Flipped 3:01 - Booster 8 in the Mega Bay 3:41 - SPMT Moved Into the Mega Bay 3:59 - Booster 8 Moved 4:12 - Ship 26 Forward Dome Section Moved 4:38 - Ship 28 Aft Section Flipped 5:52 - The Orbital Launch Mount 6:37 - Crews Work on the Chopsticks 7:03 - Starship 24 on Suborbital Pad B 7:39 - Starfactory Construction 7:53 - Earthen Wall at the Launch Site 8:08 - Booster 7 Moved in the Mega Bay 8:36 - Booster 7 Rolled to the Launch Site 11:05 - Booster 7 Arrives at the Launch Site 12:04 - Chopsticks Break and Leak Hydraulic Fluid 13:22 - Booster 7 Moved Away From the Orbital Launch Site
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