New Launch Date - Both booster(B19) and ship(S39) remain behind closed Mega Bay doors -
Mega Bays 1 & 2Mega Bay 1 (MB1) serves as the primary location for assembling and preparing SpaceX's massive Super Heavy rocket boosters. Its primary functions include:
Booster Stacking: Assembling the cylindrical sections of Super Heavy boosters
Hardware Installation: Installing the 33 Raptor engines, grid fins, and other critical plumbing and avionics onto the boosters
Refurbishment: Housing, repairing, and upgrading recovered and caught boosters after orbital test flights
Testing Prep: Prepping the rockets for cryogenic proof testing and static fire tests at the launch complex
There is also office space at the top of Mega Bay 1
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Mega Bay 2 (MB2) is a massive vertical integration facility used to assemble and process Starship spacecraft. It performs the following key functions:
Rocket Stacking: Houses the assembly and welding of full-scale Starship upper stages from individual steel rings
Engine Installation & Testing: Fits the ship with up to 6 Raptor engines and handles checkouts before taking the vehicle to static fire test stands
Payload Integration: Integrates payloads and hardware like the
"Starlink PEZ dispenser" used for Starlink satellite deployment. This is the 3 flight that will test this style of deployment for an upgraded satellite soon to be launched
Pre-Flight Processing: Serves as the staging and checkout point before the rocket rolls out to the launch pad
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that's got to be somewhat nerve racking when moving those huge sections for the NASA team
Ana.
