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With no cranes in the port to lift S40 onto a barge safely, the next best option would be semi-submersible ships.
Thankfully, @interstellargw has located such a ship, more than capable of the task.
Starship S40 has a rough size of 52.1 x 9 metres the Forte semi-submersible's cargo area is 177 x 43 metres, meaning you could fit about 12 Starships with 7 metres to spare.
It will be interesting to see how they set up the cribbing to cradle S40 and how they tie it down with all the tiles.
Forte is due at Christmas island around Sunday 23rd
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Another large section of the 420 ton bridge crane for Gigabay arriving at Starbase. And like most things things is extra large.
That's not a ship its a spaceship! Higher resolution now that the small floatilla got closer to shore how insane is this photo right here! @Dean08468895 absolutely amazing pic!
Vessels Normand Ranger and GO Australis along with Starship 40 turned East towards the port but have stopped just short.
South-east trade winds dominate the weather for roughly 85% of the year, making the northern and northwestern lee side the calmest.
Christmas island has strict laws about anchoring in the protected coral reef areas including the port making this even more challenging for logistics of recovery.
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SpaceX is aiming for faster turnaround times. After each launch, scaffolding is installed at the pad to service the OLM clamps. Recently, @RGVaerialphotos spotted a new structure arriving by barge.
Based on the current scaffolding design, it will likely be lifted into place by the LR11000 crane using three lifting points on each leg. It hangs inside, supported by the top water-cooled pancake. Because of this, it is strictly an OLM service platform—the booster cannot be installed over the top.
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It looks like Ship 43.1 is using tonight’s closure from Production to Massey’s for testing. A reaction frame to pull down on the lower Pez dispenser hardware could be simulating the loads that the new, heavier V3 satellites place on the forward dome mounting points.
Chopstick simulators were added to the can-crusher test cell, so SpaceX can gather data on the landing interaction between the bumpers, landing rail, and ship.
I’m unsure what tests will be performed on the very top of the nose cone with the offset steel added in the factory.
Thanks to @LabPadre Rover 1
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