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   Message 105,354 of 106,651   
   Snidely to All   
   Re: Moving Starship from landing pad to    
   30 Apr 21 23:39:26   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   JF Mezei suggested that ...   
   > Out of curiosity, assuming Starship lands and stays on ground on its   
   > mini-legs (or whatever landing gear) how do they lift it and carry it to   
   > a launch pad?   
   >   
   > Is there a litle hook on the nose cone to which TankZilla attach to lift   
   > it?   
   >   
   > Once you add thermal tiles, and the opening cargo doors, just curious   
   > where structural attach points might be to lift it and deposit it on the   
   > launch cradles. Obviously there need to stay clear of the nose area flapa.   
      
   Did you happen to notice how SN15 (or SN11 or SN10 or SN9 or SN8) was   
   placed on the pad?  Yes, there are permanent attach points.   
      
   /dps   
      
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