Ship 20 began its engine testing campaign with a preburner test, the Chopsticks and Carriage were lifted and moved slightly ahead of a being lifted onto the Launch Tower, and the final Cryo Tank Shell for Orbital Tank Farm A, as well as the second large LCH4 tank rolled out to the Launch Site.
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0:00 - Propellants Loaded onto Ship 20
0:40 - RVac Preburner Test
3:30 - Ship 20's Heatshield Tiles After Testing
5:00 - Chopsticks and Carriage
5:20 - Booster 3 on Suborbital Pad A
5:40 - Evaporator at the Suborbital Tank Farm
6:40 - Sunrise Over the Launch Site
7:10 - Dome on the Sleeving Stand
7:50 - Parts on a Lowboy
8:00 - B2.1 Outside the Midbay
8:20 - Booster 5's Methane Section in the High Bay
8:40 - Workers at Ship 16's Nosecone Hatch
9:00 - Ship 21's Nosecone and Nosecone Barrel Section
9:20 - Chopsticks and Carriage Rigged for a Test Lift
10:40 - Test Lift for the Chopsticks and Carriage
13:10 - Crews Work on Ship 20's Aft Section
13:50 - Hydraulic Actuator Delivered to the Launch Site
14:20 - Crews Work on Booster 4's Raceway
14:40 - Cryo Tank Shell and LCH4 Tank Moved to the Launch Site
17:50 - Workers Preparing GSE Tank 2 to be Covered
18:10 - Loadspreader Attached to Cryo Tank Shell
18:30 - Cryo Tank Shell Lifted Over GSE Tank 2
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