First Upgraded Sections of Booster 9 Spotted | SpaceX Boca Chica

With Elon Musk announcing that SpaceX is preparing for a July orbital test flight, sections for a new Booster were spotted outside the tents. SpaceX is aiming for monthly orbital Starship flights throughout 2022.

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0:00 - SpaceX Boca Chica
0:36 - Suborbital Pad B
1:12 - Suborbital Pad A
1:30 - The Orbital Launch Mount
2:40 - Work on Booster QD
5:03 - Flame Diverters on the OLM Legs
5:57 - The Ship QD Arm
6:32 - Work on the Chopsticks
7:07 - Equipment Delivery to Orbital Tank Farm
8:23 - Concrete Poured Outside the Launch Site
8:41 - Post Removed From the Orbital Tank Farm
9:53 - EDOME Test Tank at the Launch Site
10:27 - Birds
11:04 - Flipped Booster Common Dome Section
11:39 - Barrel Section Outside the High Bays
12:15 - Mega Bay
12:33 - Booster 7 in the Mega Bay
13:26 - Ship 24 in the High Bay
13:44 - Ship 25’s Payload Bay Section
14:02 - Crews Work on the New Structure at the SPMT Yard