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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
C3	Characteristic Energy above that required for escape
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
NSF	NasaSpaceFlight forum
~	National Science Foundation
OLM	Orbital Launch Mount
OTF	Orbital Tank Farm
QD	Quick-Disconnect
SPMT	Self-Propelled Mobile Transporter

Jargon	Definition
Raptor	Methane-fueled rocket engine under development by SpaceX
dancefloor	Attachment structure for the Falcon 9 first stage engines, below the tanks

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

12:22am- Booster thrust sim stand moved into the mega bay

9:00am- I can confirm that the OLM is still there and that one lift went up to the top of it overnight.

10:44am- A couple of workers with leaf blowers are cleaning off the pad

11:25am- Scaffolding went up on top of the 3rd large deluge tank this morning

12:02pm- B10 is being lifted on to the thrust sim stand

4:30pm- On NSF live, Jack confirms that media accreditation for IFT-2 has not opened yet.

9:02pm- B10 starts rolling out of the mega bay

9:18pm- Stopped at the gate to Hwy 4

10:02pm- Rolling out on to Hwy 4

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Elon has posted the list of 63 corrective actions: https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1700789411279966339#m

Congrats to SpaceX for completing & documented the 57 items required by the FAA for Flight 2 of Starship!

Worth noting that 6 of the 63 items refer to later flights.

New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

7:24am- LR11000 picks up the ring lifting jig and swings over to hot staging ring. Looks like they are done with the work on top of B9

7:30am- Lowers the lifting jig down to the ring

8:10am- Workers are on the SQD and on top of B9

8:47am- Workers retract the work platform on the SQD

9:00am- Lifts went up to the staircase and dance floor overnight. More sparks could be seen coming from the OLM ring to the right of the staircase. AWP left the pad area

9:08am- Ring is lifted and 2 AWP’s are going up

9:20am- Swings over to B9

9:25am- Workers helping to line it up

9:31am- Down on top of B9

9:34am- Worker climbs into the HSR

9:39am- Workers disconnecting the lifting cables

9:47am- Lifting jig is lifted away from B9 and AWP’s go down

10:04am- SQD work platform is swung back over to the end of the arm

10:38am- LR11000 disconnected from the lifting jig

12:20pm- Workers up on the SQD

1:00pm- LR11000 moves over to the sub orbital pad area

1:15pm- Lift has been up at the top of the staircase

3:44pm- AWP goes up to one of the latch points between B9 and the HSR.

4:09pm- Work platform at the end of the SQD is swung away

4:21pm- AWP goes back down. Sensor was showing the latch didn’t work?

4:30pm- AWP goes back up. Needed to grab something?

4:33pm- After some quick work, they go back down again

6:24pm- Venting at Massey’s. S29 cryo starting?

6:47pm- LR11000 is lowering the squid to the top of S26 and an AWP is going up to hook it up

7:04pm- Klaxon and announcement. I can make out personal and orbital pad.

7:17pm- Frost on S29

7:41pm- Lox tank is full frosty on S29

8:12pm- Full frosty

9:10pm- Lift has been up at the right chopstick

9:27pm- AWP goes back up to the top of B9. Other side of booster compared to earlier

9:55pm- AWP comes back down. No view of what they were doing on SBL or Rover 2

10:30pm- Frost is receding on S29. Lift up to the dance floor

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

10:17pm- S29 exits the high bay

10:25pm- Stops at the gate to Hwy 4

10:32pm- Turns onto Hwy 4.

12:47am- Turns into Massey’s

8:30am- Lifts were up to the top of the OLM, under the OLM, and to the bottom of S26 overnight. Workers could be seen on the dance floor along with some welding going on.

10:25am- 1 lift up under the OLM. Right side of staircase looking at the pipe work

1:30pm- 3 lifts up under the OLM. 2 over by the cryo leg and 1 in the same spot as earlier

4:00pm- 1 lift up behind the cryo leg

7:53pm- Workers are on top of B9. Otherwise it’s been a pretty quiet afternoon

8:49pm- E dome test tank turns on to Hwy 4 headed to Massey’s

9:27pm- Turns into Massey’s

9:50pm- One lift was up to the top of the staircase and workers could be seen moving around on the dance floor.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

11:45pm- Booster stand arrives at the production site. Goes in to the fenced in yard where the mid bay was.

3:10am- Deluge tank lifted again

3:25am- Tank is sat back down

9:40am- Deluge tank is still hooked to the load spreader and under tension. No lifts were up at the OLM overnight but workers could be seen going up and down the stairs.

10:51am- Straps unhooked from the deluge tank

11:48am- Concrete truck at the pad. Looks like they are pouring something off to the side of the pad.

12:34pm- 2nd concrete truck

2:30pm- 2 lifts are up to the inside of the legs. Not moving like paint crews. Maybe working on the cameras?

5:25pm- 2 mini excavators have been working over between the OLM and OLT again this afternoon. Likely breaking up more fondag.

8:58pm- Workers at the SQD. One of the mini excavators was working at the right side of the pad for a bit.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

11:12pm- Thrust stand turns into Massey’s

3:15am- S29 moved to the middle of the high bay

4:25am- New ship lifting jig raised up to S29

4:28am- Lifts go up to attach the new lifting jig

5:29am- Lift goes down. Jig is attached

8:25am- Several workers arrive at the deluge tank farm and climb up to the pressure pipe on top of the large tanks. 2 lifts up at the OLM and 1 up at S26

8:54am- LR11000 picks up a ring lifting jig

9:15am- Swings it over to B9 and worker on top starts connecting it to the hot staging ring

9:20am- S29 has been lifted in the high bay with the new jig

9:42am- Ship thrust simulator is being moved into the high bay. Looks like S29 may be headed to Massey’s during tonight’s closure

10:22am- AWP going up to the hot staging ring

10:25am- Hot staging ring lifted off of B9

10:27:30am- Swings over to right side of OLM and starts lowering

10:38am- Looks like it’s down

11:01am- Hot staging ring disconnected from the crane

11:11am- Lifting jig disconnected from crane

1:25pm- One lift has been up under the OLM and one under the OLM.

4:35pm- Workers have been on top of B9 but it’s been a pretty quiet afternoon otherwise

6:27:56pm- 26.1 goes pop at Massey’s

7:20pm- One lift has been up under the OLM

9:35pm- Welding can be seen on the dance floor and a lift is up to the staircase platform

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I posted here about the FWS environmental re-assessment due to the booster bidet.

New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase Live-

6:25am- Workers returning to the pad

7:26:54am- SQD retracts

7:47am- SQD work platform is extended

7:49am- Worker on the SQD arm climbs up to S25’s QD. Installing covers?

7:58am- Work platform is retracted

8:41am- SQD arm swings to the side

8:54:55am- S25 is lifted off of B9

8:56:40am- Swinging to the side

9:04:40am- Going down

9:21:26am- Starts swinging over the stand

9:23:44am- Lowering onto the stand

9:45am- Looks like it’s down

10:32am- Workers back at the pad

11:04am- AWP going up to S26

11:12am- Squid is being disconnected from S26

11:34am- Lift up behind the cryo leg

11:54am- LR11000 swings away from S26

12:40pm- Workers on top of the OLM

1:55pm- AWP goes up to the Hot stage ring. Lifts up to the top of the OLM and behind the cryo leg

2:15pm- LR11000 starts moving towards the OLM for HSR removal most likely

3:30pm- Klaxon, storm warning announcement. Lifts go down

6:34pm- Some workers return to the pad after one heck of a storm. Over on the NSF discord, they said their weather station showed 48mph winds

9:58pm- Workers have been on top of the OLM and the AWP has been back up at the HSR.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

8:50am- AWP went up to several places around the HSR on B9 overnight. A lift went up and down to the staircase and workers could be seen on the dance floor.

12:15pm- Lifts have been up to the staircase, dance floor, under the backside of the OLM, and to the lox tank of S26. Overall, back to being pretty boring to watch.

5:45pm- Workers on top of the OLM

9:00pm- Lifts have been up to the backside of the OLM and the backside of the tower.

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S25 is being stacked back on B9.

NSF are live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qe1yOyZyX8

New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

12:53am- Chopsticks raise back up

2:32am- S31 is going for a twirl in the high bay

8:55am- 1 lift up under the OLM. Overnight, workers could be seen moving around on the dance floor and going up and down the stairs. The cranes working on the star factory also lifted up numerous roof beams.

1:30pm- One lift has been up and down but doesn’t look like much is going on today.

5:25pm- Single lift has been going up and down to to the dance floor

7:50pm- All is quiet on the OLM front

10:00pm- The 2 guys on the lift earlier get employees of the day.

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New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:

Starbase live-

3:13am- Before leaving the pad, lifts were up to the top of the OLM and to the back right chine of B9

5:50am- Pad has been cleared of equipment overnight and It looks like they may be removing the tarp covering the deluge plate right now

7:30am- OLM area looks clear. No sign of pressure washers yet

7:51:22am- Cyber truck drives in front of the OLM. (Please tell me they didn’t clear this all out for a photo op)

7:56:40am- Drone and Cyber truck

8:04:55am-Now 2 people on bikes are riding around the OLM (Tesla bikes?)

8:10:49am- Cyber truck leaves the launch site

10:11am- Looks like a manifold for a set of the methane sub coolers being delivered

12:40pm- Lift was up at the bottom of S26. Still no sign of anyone pressure washing at the OLM. So between that and the tarp going back on, a test is looking doubtful. (It’s normally 5 to 7 hours from the start of pressure washing to a deluge test.)

1:33pm- New manifold delivered for the Lox side sub coolers .

2:33pm- Vent hoses are in both of S28’s tanks. Doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere tonight.

3:15pm- A crane is up over by the orbital tank farm but the tanks are blocking the view of what it’s doing. (Not by the sub coolers)

4:12:33pm- Cyber truck now pulling an Rvac is back at the OLM with a photo car in front

4:17:41pm- Round and round it goes. (The tarp was removed again for the video)

4:34:14pm- Here they come again

4:40:22pm- Taking the chains down that keep equipment off the deluge plate. They were apparently ruining the shot.

4:47:24- Left the OLM and now coming back in. Do one lap and leave the pad area again.

5:05pm- Back to do some still photos

5:37:45pm- S29 nosecone venting

5:56pm- I mean, who doesn’t want to drive circles around the OLM?

6:34pm- Venting from bottom of S29

6:39pm- And the road closure is for……taking video of Cyber truck pulling the Rvac up and down the road with no one else around

7:12pm- Drone following the truck down Hwy 4 this pass

7:45pm- B13’s transfer tube is lifted for install in the mega bay

8:35pm- Headlights can be seen to the side of the pad but no workers have returned yet

8:58pm- S25’s stand is moved to beside the OLM. Here comes another de stack

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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley @teslaownersSV Sep 9, 2023 · 12:17 AM UTC

Starship is the biggest rocket ever built 🤯

Elon Musk @elonmusk / Replying to @teslaownersSV Sep 9, 2023 · 6:20 AM UTC

Likely to be 10% to 20% longer in later versions