Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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SpaceX continues with flight preparations ahead of Flight 8. The chopsticks are tested. Cranes are secured and the hot stage ring adapter and Booster 15 are both rolled out to the launch complex.
Wait for the end for a breath taking Sapphire Cam view as a sea of fog engulfs Starbase.

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