The video has no narration.
Not a whole lot that's new. Some updates I've watched didn't say if the methane tanks were filled with methane or nitrogen. This video says nitrogen.
Obviously, there is no extra ring on the booster yet. This will have to be installed, as the quick disconnect has already been altered in order to accomodate the greater height added to the stack by that hot staging ring. This means that the ship isn't ready for flight yet. It's not really that close.
There may be things like spin primes and static fires, but since there needs to be some work done on the booster itself, these tests seem a bit out of sequence. Do they do these things first, and then add the ring? Seems like this is what they're doing. Maybe you get the hardware part done first, then the tests.
Some are forecasting a readied ship by the end of August. The FAA will still have to issue a license to launch. It's not clear when that will be.
A bit of speculation: The FAA will issue a launch license shortly after the court dismisses the law suit. That's IF they dismiss the lawsuit.
With that, I turn it over to the video...
A bonus video. Something about a fusion rocket. Is this the same one that the Angry Astronaut was talking about?
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