Huge Hoist for the Orbital Launch Tower Installed | SpaceX Boca Chica

A NOV ADS-30Q drawworks hoist was delivered to the Launch Site and promptly installed on the Orbital Launch Tower base. It appears this will be used either for the Tower's crane or the booster catch system.

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0:00 A Super Heavy Forward Dome Sleeve Lifted
0:24 Forward Dome Sleeve Mounted in the Flip Rig
1:30 Welding Robot in Tent 1
1:47 New Cryo Tank Shell Section Moved
2:14 LR 1600/2 Turn Table Sits on the Ground
2:32 More LR 1600/2 Parts
2:58 Major Road Work Continues
3:34 LR 11350 Still Attached to the Launch Tower
3:57 Crews Work on the Forward Dome Sleeve
4:49 The Flip Rig was Lowered and Later Removed
5:16 LR 11350 is Detached from the Launch Tower
6:05 NOV ADS-30Q Drawworks Hoist Delivered
7:12 New GSE Tank Forward Dome Outside the Tents
7:55 Loadspreader Detached from the LR 11350
8:16 BN2.1 Test Tank
8:51 The Newest Tower Section Sits at the Launch Site
9:21 The LR 1600/2’s Parts Still Sit at the Launch Site
9:49 The Sixth Launch Tower Section on the Transporters
10:08 A Peek Inside One of the Bunkers at the Orbital Site
10:39 The ADS-30Q Hoist Mounted onto the Launch Tower