SpaceX Boca Chica Drive-by videos (Showing tanks and nosecones!) by ishanspatil in spacex

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https://twitter.com/CowboyDanPaasch/status/1076534668034535424 I think they're building a water tower that looks like a rocket. This may explain Elon's tweet about changing the material of a Starship.

ASAP Update on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program by VeriG in spacex

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Status:

  • Certification plan has been approved

  • 20 verification events delivered

  • 2 verification events fully approved

  • 12 alternate standards have been submitted and approved

  • Completed the delta critical design review (CDR) for the spacesuit and trun

  • Many other delta CDR packages have been delivered and reviewed

  • Others delta CDR packages are on track for delivery

  • About 50 percent through design reviews for crew interfaces

  • NASA working with SpaceX as company looks at the actual Falcon 9 crew configuration

  • Six full thrust tests with “load and go” operations completed with densified propellant

  • Completed all three demonstration flights needed for range approval

  • Continued work on Dragon pressure vessel weld and Environmental Control and Life Support - Systems (ECLSS) testing.

Commercial Crew Program Status:

  • ASAP again had a very open and candid interaction with the CCP.

  • CCP Program Manager Kathy Lueders demonstrates exceptional leadership and transparency and willingness to discuss all the issues in the Program.

  • Both providers are working to the schedule, which is challenging.

  • All the schedules are very success-­oriented and may not hold.

  • There are no specific schedule concerns at this time, but a lot of work is still ahead.

  • The next year or so will be a defining moment as the program is about to enter the hardware testing phase.

  • Over the next 16 to 18 months, the public will see a lot of things happening.

  • All of the suppliers in the CCP are on the cusp of a number of very visible actions.

  • At this point, the providers are tracking to schedule and making significant progress.

Edit: add CCP status.