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Hi everybody and welcome back to
another episode of the Elon Musk

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Your go-to destination for all 

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things SpaceX and Tesla and 
Ilan. 

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I'm your host will Walden. 
I'm here to take you on a 

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thrilling Voyage today into the 
progress of SpaceX post. 

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The dramatic launch of booster 7
and ship 24. 

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Now, from intricate repairs at 
the orbital launch site to the 

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Intriguing assembly of ships. 25
through 29 were diving a little 

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bit deep in To the upcoming 
changes and the changes that are

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happening right now down at 
Starbase Boca, Chica Texas. 

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Now SpaceX is changing things up
down at Boca Chica, and the ever

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Dynamic space Frontier. 
Space X is making significant 

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strides towards its next. 
Big launch setting the stage for

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what promises to be a thrilling 
follow-up to last month's 

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remarkable. 
Booster 7 and ship 24, lift off 

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from the ongoing repairs that 
The orbital launch site. 

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The OLS to the meticulous 
preparation of several 

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Starships. 
The production site the scene is

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buzzing with activity. 
Space X is current. 

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Focus is on ships. 25 through 
29, each in different stages of 

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Readiness and ship 25 is 
undergoing cryo proofing. 

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At the now transform Massey's 
gun range while ship 29 is 

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rapidly, stacking up in the high
Bay and each vessel offers a 

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unique glimpse into the future. 
Sure SpaceX is Mission to 

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revolutionize. 
The space industry with their 

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spacex's super-heavy starship 
rocket. 

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Now, the seat at the orbital 
launch site is equally amazing 

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scaffoldings. 
Now in case the Towering 70ish 

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feet tall orbital launch Mount 
providing a secure environment 

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for SpaceX has dedicated 
Workforce to get things done. 

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Now, workers scale this 
intricate structure, they make 

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it necessary to have the 
scaffold. 

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Doing and they're making 
adjustments to the plumbing, 

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raceways, the electronics and 
More in there, simultaneously 

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foundation work continues on the
olm with damage rebar concrete 

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and dirt, evacuated and 
excavated and replaced with 

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fresh soil and more concrete and
rebar. 

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Now, this crowd work, lays the 
foundation, for the upcoming 

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installation of Steel plates, 
and a water Deluge system, 

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creating robust and a secure 
launch pad for the next. 

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At the Starship super heavy 
launch. 

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I'll SpaceX is attention to 
detail extends to even the 

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smallest components though, the 
booster quick disconnect, the QD

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fitting on the olm, which is a 
critical element is currently 

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under maintenance with a 
protective cover placed over its

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pipes. 
And as the site, undergoes 

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repair and renovation to 
familiar platforms. 

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Affectionately dubbed, the dance
floor in the taco stand, have 

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been relocated to the launch 
site. 

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These platforms integral. 
To the launch preparation 

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process, keep the construction 
site, decluttered. 

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And organized, now SpaceX is 
dedication to constant. 

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Improvement is very visible 
right now and there's ongoing 

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repair work at the tank farm as 
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The white tank shells 
manufactured using techniques 

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similar to the Starship 
construction have been patched 

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up and the overall Integrity of 
the structure has been increased

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SpaceX plans, to replace these 
vertical tanks with horizontally

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aligned. 
Kind of hot dog shaped tanks. 

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Is there they've been lovingly 
known and they're going to be 

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more protected than the vertical
structures that are there right 

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now? 
Now the olm of the tank farm 

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repairs will continue for a 
while, probably a month or two 

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and future SpaceX vessels are 
making Headway as well. 

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Ship 28 and 29 are relatively 
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Right now with both featuring 
the necessary tiles and fins for

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re-entry testing. 
Ship 28 was recently relocated 

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to so shipped. 29 can be fitted 
in there and they're rapidly 

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indicating that they're 
assembling more ships at this 

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production site. 
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Moreover ship 29 is known as 
code. 

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Has been successfully welded to 
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Suggesting it potentially could 
be for starlink version to set 

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alight test deployments. 
However we're not sure when 

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That's going to happen now, the 
first mega Bay is seen 

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significant activity recently 
with the Assembly of booster 11.

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Now SpaceX is very Innovative 
and they're featuring 

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improvements over the previous 
booster 7. 

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While booster night is scheduled
for the next flight booster 11, 

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maybe the one after booster, 
nine. 

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Now meanwhile at the former 
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A few miles down the road ship. 
25 has successfully completed. 

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The cryogenic proofing test. 
Now the sister ship to ship 24, 

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which was in the latest launch 
ship. 25 offers a little bit 

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better. 
Hope than ship 24 for the future

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missions. 
It's built with similar 

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standards and similar processes 
as ship 24, but it has still has

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tiles and it has fins and it 
looks like it may be an upgraded

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version of ship 24. 
Now, this may come as a 

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surprise, but there may be 
ships, 28 and 29 in the works as

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well, and they may be tested 
soon. 

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However, considering its 
construction last year, SpaceX 

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might opt, for a newer Starship 
that incorporates design 

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improvements and lessons learned
from the previous launch. 

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So ship 25 may not actually 
launch, it could be shipped 28 

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or 29. 
Now, among the other contenders 

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though, ships, 26. 
And Seven. 

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I hope I'm not confusing anybody
here with all these different 

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ships because it does get a 
little confusing because we 

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don't know exactly what's the 
difference between ship 24? 

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Ship 25, 26 27, 28 29, but we 
know that SpaceX rapidly 

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iterates these and ships, 26 and
27 currently have no tiles or 

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fins on them and they've been 
spotted near the Rocket Garden 

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storage area. 
They're in the early stages of 

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Preparation and could possibly 
be selected for future flights. 

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We're not sure quite yet though 
and the display of potential 

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candidates reveal spacex's 
long-term strategy, which is 

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rapid iteration rapid, 
manufacturing of these ships and

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it's going to be a continual 
progress and exploration phase 

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until they figure out the final 
design. 

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Now, there's a new high Bay to 
SpaceX is Vision extends beyond 

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the immediate launch though 
there. 

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Working towards the future. 
The Starbase site is welcome to 

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a new high Bay which is 
potentially increasing the 

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production capabilities right 
now for future ships and 

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boosters. 
There's kind of a skeletal 

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structure right now that will 
form part of the new Bay's 

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architecture and they've been 
seen all over the site. 

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And once the foundation is 
prepared though, these 

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components will be transferred 
and assembled and steps will be 

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moved towards enhancing spacex's
infrastructure capabilities. 

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Bleah. 
Be able to build more ships and 

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more boosters in a faster 
fashion and iterate way quicker,

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but a new high Bay, not only 
signifies progress, but also 

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presents an opportunity to 
optimize the process. 

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The skeletal structure elements 
are expected to be covered with 

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their skins soon. 
While a crane will move them to 

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the foundation. 
Now, these elements might have 

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been repurposed from spacex's 
site in Florida that though, 

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they may have been Tipped over 
here. 

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And this is a new way to build 
out a site because if they're 

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already built in Florida, they 
just have to take a cargo ship 

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across the bay and then they are
there in Texas and they're at 

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the Starbase. 
We're not exactly sure when they

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came in or where they came from,
but we know they weren't 

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transported by road, so This is 
a significant one here. 

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The sea level thrust simulator 
has been removed from the 

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suborbital pad a that suggests 
that future ambient and cryo 

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proof testing for ships. 
Will now take place exclusively 

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a few miles down the road at the
old Massey's site. 

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Now relocation of ship testing 
to mass T's is a strategic 

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decision because this will 
enable unimpeded construction 

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right now. 
They could repair everything at 

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the Starbase launch facility. 
They can do static firing and 

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they could also do launches and 
not have to worry about that 

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infrastructure while they're 
still permitting. 

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The proof testing of new ships 
and test articles at Massey's. 

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They can do a number of those 
within a week at Massey is 

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without having to move things 
around. 

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They can just store them there 
in. 

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This reorganization is 
indicative of SpaceX, is ability

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to adapt and streamline 
operation to bolster their 

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efficiency. 
No other activities, a mess. 

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He's include rigorous testing of
ship 26.1 in destructive, 

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testing a nose cone, 31 ship, 
26.1, similar to boost your 7.1 

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serves. 
As a dedicated test article to 

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examine certain aspects of the 
Starship system, contributing to

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SpaceX is Relentless pursuit of 
refinement, and Perfection. 

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Now, as SpaceX marches forward, 
the future of the A and B 

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suborbital pads, which supported
Previous Starship, atmospheric, 

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test flights, hangs in the 
balance, with the shift of 

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testing activities to Massey's. 
These roles could potentially be

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redefined in the coming months. 
Now, while the timeline for the 

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next Starship launch remains 
tentative, we don't really know 

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when this is going to happen. 
There's several key developments

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that are worth watching out for 
from the installation of Steel 

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plates in the Deluge system to 
the tank from repairs and the 

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recertification of the flight 
termination system SpaceX is 

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leaving, no stone. 
Unturned for the next successful

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launch. 
Now the FAA may have to do 

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another approval of Starship 
system return to flight, which 

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is pending right now, the 
upcoming period is critical for 

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SpaceX each step taken. 
Now, brings the company one step

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closer to realizing its vision 
for the future of space. 

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Exploration, and a SpaceX 
pushes, the boundaries of the 

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possibility of this flight, the 
world really does watch and 

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anticipation. 
It's the Biggest rocket that's 

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ever been flown and will ever be
flown in the most powerful to 

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every repair, every test and 
every launch brings them closer 

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to the Future. 
Where space travel is not just a

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dream for everybody, but they 
can send gigantic satellites 

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into orbit. 
They can take people back to the

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Moon. 
They can take people to Mars and

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the journey is far from over and
SpaceX is on the horizon, and 

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they're never going to look back
there moving forward. 

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So, I want to say thank you for 
you. 

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