---
title: "SpaceX Workers Spotted Doing Pullups Near Top of Mechazilla Tower"
description: "Several workers on top of SpaceX's new Mechazilla were spotted doing some pullups — a workout with a spectacular view at 4,000 feet."
date: "2021-11-08"
modified: "2021-11-08"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-workers-pullups-mechazilla-tower"
categories:
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
  - "the digest"
---

# SpaceX Workers Spotted Doing Pullups Near Top of Mechazilla Tower

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/spacex-workers-pullups-mechazilla-tower.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: LabPadre via Twitter\</em\>*

## Reps for Elon

Several workers on top of SpaceX's new Mechazilla were spotted doing some pullups — a workout with a spectacular view, from around 400 feet above Texas.

As seen in footage captured by SpaceX fan and broadcaster Lab Padre, at least three engineers took turns getting some reps in, perhaps a way to keep up morale, shake off a case of the Mondays, or impress the team lead — though we'll likely never find out.

The little stunt is unlikely to violate any work safety rules, at least as far as we can tell, so it's all in good fun. And if does run afoul of OSHA, we'll hear about it soon, because all eyes are on the space company in the weeks ahead of its eventual [first orbital test launch](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-rocket-fuel-starship>) of its Starship rocket.

https://twitter.com/LabPadre/status/1457737055719546883

## Catching Rockets

The massive tower, [dubbed Mechazilla](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380788934905503744>) by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, is a huge structure [designed from the ground up to catch](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-catch-starship-booster-launch-tower>) both the company's Mars-bound [Starship](<https://futurism.com/category/starship>) spacecraft and its accompanying [Super Heavy booster](<https://futurism.com/tags/super-heavy>).

Teams have made astonishing progress over the last several months, including the installing of two specialized arms meant to catch the rockets [like a pair of chopsticks](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-installs-robot-chopsticks>).

But when we'll see it in action is still entirely up in the air. If it were up to Musk, the first orbital Starship launch could happen as soon as this month, but an ongoing [investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration](<https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship/>) could end up delaying matters.

So for now, engineers will have to be able to entertain themselves — and they're certainly not struggling to do that.

**More on SpaceX:** *[NASA Astronaut: SpaceX Forcing Her to Pee in Diaper Is “Suboptimal”](<https://futurism.com/nasa-astronaut-spacex-pee-suboptimal>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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