The SpaceX Starhopper nose cone has had a third section added. SpaceX is using improved welding methods for the new replacement nose cone versus the previous wind damaged nose cone.
#StarHopper yesterday. Nosecone grows another section. #SpaceX (
— Cowboy Dan (@CowboyDanPaasch) February 28, 2019credits: Rick Bichel & Maria Pointer) 1/2 pic.twitter.com/mbyqBO7pKZ
… and this morning. New nosecone, new build techniques. Horizontal (girth) tank welder. Weld seam from inside & out, simultaneously. #SpaceX #FogTweet (
— Cowboy Dan (@CowboyDanPaasch) February 28, 2019credit: Maria Pointer) 2/2 pic.twitter.com/ltHxUTXfF3
@elonmusk #SpaceX #Starship
Today’s Starship Hopper Update! pic.twitter.com/VF1w5XM8dQ— Evelyn Janeidy Arevalo (@JaneidyEve) March 3, 2019
SOURCES- Twitter, SpaceX, Maria Pointer
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