News Summary

• Ship 25 nearly made it all the way to the second stage engine cutoff; however, an unknown issue caused the FTS to be activated, and thus the vehicle was destroyed.Booster 9 and Ship 25 in flight during the second orbital flight test..
• The black rings were a new transport stand for boosters which are automated compared to the old transport stands.Another significant addition to Sanchez this year was the ship engine install stand near the Rocket Garden which greatly simplified the installation of engines on ships..
• The turnaround between Flight 1 and Booster 9 being mounted to the OLM was three months compared to Flight 2 and Booster 10, which was just one month.SpaceX has also upgraded the Orbital Tank Farm with spots for nine more horizontal tanks..
• Both vehicles also had issues with their Flight Termination Systems (FTS).Booster 7 and Ship 24 in flight during the first orbital flight test..
• Booster 9 made it all the way to main engine cutoff without losing a single engine, and then Ship 25, using hostaging, separated from the booster perfectly.However, shortly after stage separation, Booster 9 was terminated due to possible issues with fuel sloshing..
• The layout will look like what Mega Bay 1 (Booster Bay) now looks like.Both Mega Bays will feature one turntable in the front corner, which will be used to stack vehicles by rotating the stack along a robotic welder inside the bay..