SpaceX Unveils Groundbreaking Update: Inside Musk's Latest Starship Revelation!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Testing first
01:30 An unsettling sight
04:42 Surprise Update from Elon
05:36 Accelerated timeline
07:41 New towers
10:11 Starfactory
11:15 Starship: The Next Generation[s]
13:58 Raptor: evolved!
18:02 Mars colony
21:11 Bloopers
@Whataboutit 26 днів тому
Injured in an accident? You can start your claim with Morgan & Morgan at www.forthepeople.com/whatabout?s=86%3A4165 What are your thoughts? Could the second tower in Florida be planned for SLC-37 or LC-39A?
@Kadath_Gaming 26 днів тому
What if... The new tower is for the catching barge...🤔
@andrewpyrah 26 днів тому
Ambulance chasers..not a great thing to support.
@belledetector 26 днів тому
Felix, when you discuss launch sites, towers and and landing sites, could you please throw us some graphics and maps. (Not everyone knows that Boca Chica is in Texas, and maybe some foreigners are unaware of the multiple launch sites at Kennedy).
@davidp6839 26 днів тому
@@belledetector You want him to throw up a map every time they discuss launch sites? I'd suggest anyone that doesn't know simply bring up another tab and punch it in on google maps. Or just ask your phone where it is.
@zanelittlegray 26 днів тому
Nothing that SpaceX does to this series of rockets bothers nor even surprises me, seeing as how these are mere test-beds.
@Ionut-bg6vw 26 днів тому
Sea dragon 150m, starship v3 150m
@AidenHere. 26 днів тому
How eide was the sea dragon?
@AidenHere. 26 днів тому
The sea dragon is about 3x as wide compared to starship
@Ionut-bg6vw 26 днів тому
@@AidenHere. I talked about height
@SemKokkelkorn 26 днів тому
I still dream about Sea Dragon 😂
@mustang607 26 днів тому
When will we see a Sea Starship?
@thetobi583 26 днів тому
Can't wait to see a super heavy catch. Seeing one of those glorified grain silos launch is already mind blowing. Watching the tower successfully catch one would probably make me spontaniously explode
@The1QwertySky 26 днів тому
grain silo? thats a skyscraper
@XxDramaticBatu 26 днів тому
Nah, glorified sewer pipe
@Humanwitpenismale 26 днів тому
Why do you promote hate?
@Whataboutit 26 днів тому
Yeah, I have no clue about my reaction. Best to just look away from my camera when it happens. Might be embarrassing for me.
@killionalexander30 26 днів тому
It's a glorified windmill base with fuel.
@jockeb2651 26 днів тому
Catching the booster could be a mind boggling sight
@mattgaming8717 26 днів тому
Oh it will be thee most epic thing humans have achieved
@Wurtoz9643 26 днів тому
@@mattgaming8717I mean. Deleting Smallpox was pretty good too.
@benjaminmeusburger4254 26 днів тому
@@mattgaming8717 if you are after size - how about the pyramids? if you are for innovation and complexity - just watch a modern video about microchip production. It is completely nuts what they do to produce them to a nm scale
@jockeb2651 26 днів тому
@@mattgaming8717 Amen!
@joonalehtinen5462 26 днів тому
@@benjaminmeusburger4254both are cool but the starship is big and innovative and complex in one.
@fadate7292 26 днів тому
A helluva test would be hovering the booster 4 above the water as long as there is fuel, and monitoring the movements, trying to stay still and change position inch by inch.
@simonnicholls3650 26 днів тому
"Ten launches a day.....How am I supposed to stream that ?"..... LOL
@kuntidapasitwilaitham7266 26 днів тому
lol
@ejw1234 26 днів тому
Soon it will be time to quit your job. Have you considered the lottery?
@Whataboutit 26 днів тому
We'll find a way!
@Flipperhome 26 днів тому
A split, split, split, split screen :)
@harpfully 26 днів тому
Don't worry you won't have to since it's not happeneing.
@ctzn3lack 26 днів тому
Don't know how many people know this, but the tighter packaging on the raptor 3 components is thanks to the advancements in 3D printing over the years and SpaceX's experimentation with what they could acomplish with it.
@RussW_Comments 26 днів тому
A big concern will be the length of time for an accident investigation if there is a RUD during landing … I hope they plan to always have a launch tower available, i.e., don’t land until the second tower is able to at a minimum catch …
@The1QwertySky 26 днів тому
during landing they wouldnt RUD, its only done when you cant predict where the rocket could land with potential danger to public. and because its almost empty, it wont eplode in a giant fireball if anything happens, it would jsut fall to ground and crumble like a tin can
@felixkuhn1239 26 днів тому
@@The1QwertySky I haven't looked into it in detail but when they tested Starship landings they also had almost no propellant left and they still turned into a huge fireball.
@MineStrongth 26 днів тому
@@The1QwertySky RUD is unscheduled, not necessarily intentional.
@DontWorryAboutIt00 26 днів тому
@@The1QwertySkyDamn dude, you have no idea what you’re talking about.
@redpillcoach1855 26 днів тому
@@felixkuhn1239 But it's quick. I think it's a flair up from gaseous Methane. Won't melt steel or damage concrete and little blast wave.
@TheMotoracer838 26 днів тому
I believe SpaceX needs to separate launch and catch functions. A dedicated tower for catching won't need any launch support hardware and won't require stopping rehab on the launch tower every time a booster or starship needs to land. Another reason would be to prevent damage to the launch tower if something goes wrong during catch operations. it's not the same as landing a falcon, the booster has to basicly hover while the arms move in to capture.
@yujinhikita5611 26 днів тому
but the whole point of them being together is so they can instantly get the next launch ready, if separated they need to transport it every time, that's too slow for their plans.
@WeAllLaughDownHere-ne2ou 26 днів тому
@yujinhikita5611 we understand spaceX's goal, but its just over the top and not realistic. Incremental approach makes more sense. 30day turnaround for falcon 9? Why not a 7-10day turn around for early starships? This heat tile issue is NOT gonna be fixed any time soon. 10day turn around would be 3 launches a month. Thats orders of magnitude better than anyone else on the market and would actually allow engineers at spaceX time to come up with permanent solutions to the issues we are seeing.
@appliedfacts 26 днів тому
Landing on the launch pad is a really crazy goal. So many little things could mess it up (a gust of wind hits the ship, a fluxuation in an engine output, whatever!). The precision will have to be within inches. I am not optimistic for success BUT with time, effort and money majic can happen. I agree with you on a separate catch system, at least in the near term. The cost of a single failure would be very high but that is why they are already building mulitple launch towers for redundancy.
@joannewilson6577 26 днів тому
@@WeAllLaughDownHere-ne2ou You mean a 7-10 weeks like it was for the first Falcon 9.
@grumpusmaximus9446 26 днів тому
@@WeAllLaughDownHere-ne2ou " just over the top, and not realistic" How many times have those words been proven wrong, when it comes to SpaceX.
@kevin6666123 26 днів тому
You would think they'd build a 'dumb'/simple tower for the first booster catch attempts, seems a bit crazy to risk damaging the launch mount, tower etc
@appliedfacts 26 днів тому
Elon said they will use a "virtual tower" at sea before a physical tower at stage zero. That will serve as the dumb tower. GPS is accurate enough to get the precision calculated. Still that physical catch event is going to be something to see!!
@ehsn 26 днів тому
@@appliedfactsa lot of things can go wrong during the catch itself, moreso with the high presicion required by the mechanism they selected. I don't think we will see any mechazilla catching soon, if ever.
@ClayMann 26 днів тому
the problem is the ship itself is an enormous bomb so having some pretend tower built, it would need crazy approval in case it came down near where people live. Its probably much more simple to do it over the ocean to start to nail the accurate movement at the last moment but it would look super cool seeing it do a pretend land on a real dummy tower!
@edwardsummey8843 26 днів тому
There are therories that is what the second tower they are building at Boca Chica will be for.
@bryanillenberg 26 днів тому
A catch tower will never happen. The second towers purpose has been confirmed to be launch. The damage from a failed catch is likely less than IFT-1 The catch tower would be incredibly difficult to upgrade for launch. The catch tower would require an OLM capable of detanking the booster. The catch tower would be extremely expensive, and a most likely 2-3 use item.
@mattfromwiisports4910 26 днів тому
Knowing SpaceX they’ll build a mechazilla in the ocean.
@Carsporttt 26 днів тому
lol, that’s what I was thinking
@kalleh6377 26 днів тому
That would help SpaceX to speed up the process with licensing ❤❤❤
@alfonsmuhs1531 26 днів тому
Nahhh cap in the ocean there would be even more problems... think about how much damage only the sound of ships is making to the environment
@bryanillenberg 26 днів тому
That is actually their plan
@minmo2288 26 днів тому
The rigs concept 🤔
@douglasempie57 26 днів тому
Since the tower is always getting beat up by the fire, maybe they should put tiles on that lol
@forthebirds4 25 днів тому
I think most of the damage that's occured isn't necessarily from the heat of the thrust, but from the....thrust...of the thrust
@sparkysho-ze7nm 15 днів тому
Dats suntan thank bout uh huh
@HarryNicNicholas 26 днів тому
i find it amusing that spacex always seem to be botching things together, like all those tiles looking like junkshop cast-offs, but then it turns out it was all going to plan, even if that plan was for something to fail so they can make sure it doesn't fail next time. and once again shout out to all the people involved in building this dream, 24/7 dedication.
@leschortos9196 26 днів тому
Progress seems slow on tiles, they've failed 3 times in a row. No improvements there.
@mirochlebovec6586 26 днів тому
@@leschortos9196to be fair they only got 1 chance to proove themselves ift1 and 2 didn’t even get to reentry
@just_archan 26 днів тому
@@mirochlebovec6586IFT3 also wasn't able to properly test heatshield. Ship was tumbling during re-entry. I hope for ift4 proper test of heatshield.
@mirochlebovec6586 26 днів тому
@@just_archan Yeah almost forgot about that. It’s impressive that it survived so much of the reentry going ass first.🤣
@tiansivive 26 днів тому
@@just_archan Yeah, which is why it's weird WAI mentioned Spacex got a lot of good data on the tiles. I doubt it. Although they probably did get good data on the overall stress and heat resistance of the steel, which is nice. Were it made out of normal rocket materials it probably wouldn't have lasted that long, which is probably why tiles coming loose isn't bound to worry spacex that much... for now
@Snoodlehootberry 26 днів тому
Wow, this is going to be two years of incredible progress. Go go SpaceX.
@cas3157 26 днів тому
Great episode. Thanks for the update
@texan-american200 26 днів тому
Honestly, they should just dedicate a tower to just "catch" the rockets instead of possibly losing the launch and recovery pad at the same time.
@allenlane3345 26 днів тому
The Super Mario power-up edits were awesome! I literally laughed out loud both times. Love the channel! Keep up the great work!
@GamePar 26 днів тому
Injury law firms seem sleazy. I wouldn’t want them as a sponsor.
@sparkysho-ze7nm 15 днів тому
Ambulance chassers
@websitemartian 2 дні тому
don't be so judgemental
@lg2982 26 днів тому
That was one of the most interesting episodes in a long time. Thank you for creating this.
@jondoezodiac8355 26 днів тому
your right about that cant wait to see you in person
@aloisiorosa3078 25 днів тому
Cada lançamento é histórico, muito emocionante e com imagens simplesmente maravilhosas!
@Ordo1980 26 днів тому
The high bay is quite rusty already. It seems those weather conditions are quite harsh there.
@andrewcarr3650 25 днів тому
The harshest on earth, warm, humid and salt laden.
@terance9551 26 днів тому
Love it! You guys rock!
@DerekJones1081962 26 днів тому
Considering the proximity of the towers at Boca Chica, yes, I think that co-location of towers in Canaveral is actually feasible.
@rewolff2 26 днів тому
The fact that they have a BIG area where they "might land" does not mean that they don't have a pinpoint for when "everything goes according to plan. For IFT3 they had planned to do a reverse de-orbit burn. So the ship reentered closer than the "if everything goes right" plan. It is prudent to keep on giving a large area for landing for the time being, but in actuality aim for -8.433669, 70.411595 . (just a random spot I clicked on the map).
@plasmabase152 26 днів тому
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="998">16:38</a> The booster engines are not all on the same height on v2 an v3. Could this just be to move the dome of the lower tank further down for more capacity or does it help the engines in some way (with steering or something)?
@Whataboutit 26 днів тому
It might be both or just a little precise render from SpaceX. We'll have to wait and see. It would definitely look awesome!
@hall5442 26 днів тому
Excellent content. Between you and Marcus Howse I feel like I am always on top of what's going on at SpaceX.
@fotosurf_pt 26 днів тому
Good show, great pace and edit.
@christophermaguire9206 26 днів тому
Thanks for the update Felix, you rock
@Whataboutit 26 днів тому
You’re very welcome! ❤️
@meerbonbon1233 26 днів тому
what a great vid
@sunkid86 26 днів тому
I am happy to see at least one change I felt necessary, and that is the larger hot-staging segment. The current one seems tiny, and the booster forward dome seems to be too close to the engines. It's also nice to see finally the change in the flaps. Been a long time since it was suggested. I am starting to accept that this is roughly the final shape of the ship. We got a feedback about the future size of the ship, Raptor 2 and 3, their output and rough timelines, the engine shielding question too. So a lot of priorly discussed questions have been addressed.
@appliedfacts 26 днів тому
Yeah, good things in both SpaceX and in making this video!
@nobody2b5 26 днів тому
Your channel is the best.. You managed too make it fun each time I Watch. I thank you!
@CosmicVoyage5 26 днів тому
these videos are great
@George-sx1xn 26 днів тому
Epic Episode.... Thank you Felix... For bringing such an informative episode. You rock :D
@somethingawesome2299 26 днів тому
Gday from Oz !
@johnruckman2320 26 днів тому
Idea: build an isolated stripped down version of the launch tower away from Starbase specifically for launch and catch testing. How much fuel would be required for the booster to clear the tower, shut down, start up for a landing, do its maneuvering, hover and catch?
@richfeist 26 днів тому
@Whataboutit Genuinely curious, how powerful is too powerful? The additional noise, shockwaves, vibrations, etc.
@SirNuk3 26 днів тому
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="24">0:24</a> that was quite the bass drop on my stereo
@Whataboutit 26 днів тому
We'll lower it a bit in the future.
@dave7038 26 днів тому
"That was unexpected!"
@robinsonmitchell9995 26 днів тому
I'll go out on a limb here and conjecture that SpaceX will not attempt to catch a booster until they have a second tower. That second tower will remain the catch tower until the booster catch procedure is ready to be released out of development to production. SpaceX would be wise not to risk their production launch platform.
@ChildSpaceMethod 26 днів тому
Two towers.... !!??? And the all-seeing eye of Starlink?? You heard it here first. 🙂 It I think the virtual tower hover tests will tell them enough to make it work. Two towers to double launch capacity *and* provide redundancy sounds like win-win to me.
@clarencehopkins7832 26 днів тому
Excellent stuff bro
@FarazdakAltamimi 23 дні тому
Balancing the vibration caused by the fuel combustion behavior of each combustion chamber for three engines is much easier than achieving it for 30 engines.
@rays2506 26 днів тому
Ten Mars Starship launches per day x 6 tanker Starship launches per Mars Starship = 60 Starship launches per day. How many towers? 60 Starship launches per day/4 launches/landings per tower per day = 15 towers. Scary numbers.
@triage2962 20 днів тому
Never going to happen dont worry.
@qdaniele97 26 днів тому
I like how, with each iteration, the booster is becoming increasingly similar to the N1 first stage. I'm half expecting for the third generation to have a truncated-cone shape instead of the cylindric one 😁
@TheGreat_Kramer1 26 днів тому
And just like the N1, it will more than likely not work right either.
@rocketkeksi 26 днів тому
@@TheGreat_Kramer1 what, did you watch the last launches?
@redpillcoach1855 26 днів тому
@@TheGreat_Kramer1 N1 would have worked and Starship WILL work. Perhaps not 1,000 launches and a Battlestar Galactica fleet every 2.5 years but it will work.
@earlpelton9630 24 дні тому
The only thing is the money burned in the process of getting starship to work.
@rocketkeksi 24 дні тому
@@earlpelton9630 Still nothing compared to SLS, N1, or Saturn V. SpaceX spends about 2bn$ every year. That includes every falcon 9 launch, all the infrastructure they build and of course the starship program. Compare that to the ~25bn$ nasa has or the 840bn$ the us military has...
@Imagine_Beyond 26 днів тому
For some reason, the webpage you linked (WhatAboutit) isn't updating the launch schedule properly. Will this be fixed soon?
@vensroofcat6415 25 днів тому
Engine heat shield may have been one of the mistakes of IFT-3. Due to heat of as many engines in one place and during vertical descent. While open construction lets the heat pass through. Just a guess. Another thing once you have as many engine bells (large surfaces) they should kind of work like a steering device too during descent? Even when not firing?
@eliduman2322 26 днів тому
IFT5 could be one of the largest risks they’ve taken
@ThunderBOLT.92 26 днів тому
if they make it that would be legendary
@just_archan 26 днів тому
I don't think they will attempt to catch booster on ift5. They will attempt only if ift4 will be able to do everything perfectly. And let's be honest, that will not happen. I am hoping that ift4 would b able to hover and soft touchdown, but adjusting software and address problems with precision would be possible after that. I would be very positively surprised if there will be catching attempt on ift6.
@Datdus92 26 днів тому
Awesome! I was waiting for this video!
@markhuebner7580 26 днів тому
Amazing progress from IFT1's multiple engine shutdowns to a complete lack of boost-phase shutdowns in IFT2 & IFT3!
@AdvantestInc 26 днів тому
Curious about the semiconductor technologies powering the Starship's avionics and control systems. Can you delve into how these systems are evolving with each Starship iteration?
@kennethk8881 26 днів тому
I love WAI. I love SpaceX. I love Starship... It is SUCH a breathe of fresh air to see some are looking WAY ahead for the human race, consciousness and LIFE itself. Amazing job you guys, thank you for constantly feeding hope and excitement, from SpaceX and beyond, and into my brain :) Like I said, I love you guys
@irakligzirishvili155 26 днів тому
😮 4 MONTHS AGO 🎉 I have commented on the second flight test preparation video posted by SpaceX 4 months ago exactly this: "⚡Starship hot staging section is too short in height and I think it could not resist the pressure of second stage ignition during separation. ⚡ I have said this at the first time I saw it ⚡ And I think the reason for failure of the second flight test was exectly that... that ignition of the second stage damaged booster and itself during separation 😢. Guys look at russian hot staging sections of rocket, they are built with long metal stiks with spike designed connection to minimize accumulation of extra heat and pressure during separation 🔥 🎉 Go Starship 🎉 Go SpaceX 🎉"
@user-df9rw6mz2x 24 дні тому
design is always subject to change but surely it has to be with data so not that your wrong or right it is all about design sometimes you have to try something new even if it seems wrong
@craigterry6072 26 днів тому
hi Felix , let me suggest that the second towers are designed as landing towers ,freeing up the launch towers, so they can deploy the next ready Starship and reduce the complexities of shielding, water cooling etc, just built robustly to withstand a landing burn, capture the booster /starship and then it can begin its cleaning and scrutinization phase.
@MorganHillJr 26 днів тому
I have a feeling that you are correct.
@lam700x 26 днів тому
would think a landing tower or two would be the ticket.. set the booster right down on a transport.. simpler, seperate ..
@davidkillens8143 26 днів тому
The rocket can not launch until the weight of the paperwork equals the weight of the rocket.
@michaelreid2329 11 днів тому
Can't wait to see SpaceX plans for their initial use of propellant free propulsion as described by NASA.
@brumbymg 25 днів тому
@Whataboutit Wouldn't it be cool if there was a camera platform stationed near the planned "Virtual Tower" landing of Super Heavy for IFT4? To capture footage of a successful "landing" from a terrestrial observers viewpoint would be stunning!!
@cmilkau 26 днів тому
The 5-6 launches are likely based on the v3 aspirational goal, as a back-of-hand calculation yields about double that for the V2 figures.
@tarkajedi3331 22 дні тому
THE SHOT OF THE BOOSTER FIRING IS JUST EPIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@eddygun3237 26 днів тому
Extremely progress ....nice work 🎉🎉🎉
@john-pauljones878 26 днів тому
Hi Felix, greeting from Wales
@Whataboutit 26 днів тому
Hello John! :)
@wyrmh0le 24 дні тому
If paperwork is stopping the project then it's not the paperwork it's the requirements for doing the project. The part where you have to document how you will comply with the requirements on a piece of paper isn't a big deal. Building a Starship launch site next to the Falcon one is a big deal.
@danielmurphy1877 25 днів тому
Amazes me the speed of construction, repair etc that occurs at STARSHIP.
@man-from-2058 26 днів тому
Starship V4: its gonna be starship V3 with 2 extra boosters straped to its side falcon heavy style.
@appliedfacts 26 днів тому
I think they could actually use Falcon Heavy boosters on the side of the Super Heavey booster. Some structural reinforcment and up it goes. The Falcon Heavey boosters can already land themselves too, I am pretty sure.
@dionysschub5350 26 днів тому
@@appliedfacts Designing a launch infrastructure for this with launchmount, piping for propellant and so on would be a nightmare, not to mention the integration of such a stack
@appliedfacts 25 днів тому
@@dionysschub5350 In my mind the piping would only be one supply line to each additional Falcon booster and enough storage tanks to support them. Expanding the water deluge would be a job, true enough. That would at least require several more storage tanks and some additional perforated plates. Probably some redesign of the launch mount but maybe the Super Heavey could be reinforced to hold Falcon boosters on its own. So, yeah...like you said. BUT like Elon said in his presentation, "It all started as an empty beach."
@dionysschub5350 25 днів тому
@@appliedfacts Even if it is technically somehow possible, it contradicts SpaceX's goal of rapid reusebility and a high launch frequency as SpaceX aims for, and by the way, the cost per launch would grow substantially. Shure, it would be cool but from an economic point of view there is no point of doing it.
@stephenconnell2689 26 днів тому
We would have lost the race to the moon if Apollo had to jump through all the hoops in paperwork that Starship and SpaceX has.
@joannewilson6577 26 днів тому
You are wrong because they did and they were the best and they are still had the best result and NASA prove it everytime with all their launch or rover to Mars or for their space telescope etc etc..
@jackinthebox301 26 днів тому
@@joannewilson6577 Joanne, really? You're insane if you think the regulatory burden of 1960's Gemini and Apollo is the same as 2024 in literally *any* sense. They had good results because they were competent and motivated. SpaceX is just as competent and motivated, but they are slowed by regulation. We'd be on flight 6+ by now easily if it weren't for silly regulation.
@joannewilson6577 26 днів тому
@@jackinthebox301 You are wrong! SpaceX was not stop by regulations they were stopped by Elon addiction to risk that destroyed the launch pad and if they were stopped like you say they would already have 2 or 3 starship ready to go but they do not have any! You are delusional! With no regulations Elon would already had destroyed the launch pad a lot more....and many more times....
@joannewilson6577 26 днів тому
@@jackinthebox301 BTW if NASA didn't save SpaceX from bankruptcy in 2008 SpaceX will not even exist and if NASA didn't give SpaceX hundreds of millions in SUBSIDIES for R&D for the Falcon 9 and Crew and Cargo Dragon....and after NASA paid half of the Falcon 9... And the billion for the Starship.... SpaceX is a sub contractor for NASA since 2004.
@BraveNewWrld 23 дні тому
the brilliant move they are making by attempting a catch of the booster as soon as OTF 5 (assuming that 4 goes well) is that they have probably already started manufacturing the parts for the second launch tower. So if anything goes wrong with the first catch of a booster, they will likely have the parts manufactured to go ahead and make the neccesary repairs and keep up with the test campaign...
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@paulkerman8906 26 днів тому
Someone commented on FT1 that Starship would NEVER reach orbit. They were so absolutely convinced of their opinion that I was astounded. I wonder where they are now? Probably still looking for a place to stable their horse.
@marianpazdzioch6632 24 дні тому
when did Starship reach orbit ?
@SkodaZek 26 днів тому
A booster catch attempt should offer very little risk to the tower. The methalox tanks should be nearly empty at this point, preventing a large explosion. The biggest risk to the tower would be a kinetic impact if the booster were to fly into the tower.
@simongeard4824 26 днів тому
Agreed. All the people worried about explosions are forgetting that the tanks are almost dry on landing. But it's still big enough to do some damage from kinetic impact if they get things wrong
@l_sfsguy_l 26 днів тому
can't wait for the 5th launch!
@stephenbrickwood1602 26 днів тому
Musk has to have the capacity to build more of everything, so breaking the first tower is just part of a bigger plan. The faster he moves, the faster he knows what to do next in the refining process. The faster to cash flow. Musk has the best engineers. Musk has the best project. 👌 😊 Musk has the best tax structure in Texas 😅😅😅😅😅
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@tazerface8659 26 днів тому
If Raptor was developed by Boeing or some ULA company it would still be version 1 and mainstream media would be pounding into our heads how amazing it is.
@toastier7764 26 днів тому
I wonder if they've considered a starship booster booster, ie have a modded starship in orbit already refuelled and in trajectory to catch a fresh launch with full payload, then dock at max orbit and piggy back the newest launch to conserve velocity? Absolutely more complex yes but significantly more efficient also?
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@terrycook2733 26 днів тому
Im not sure why they didnt come up with the 4th version of starship at the beginning. Maybe they did on paper or archived it to build later to give a basic model for testing purposes only but seems even catching the booster ship on the tower is another thing thats questioned if its the most safest and efficient method when a offshore pool target would be tangable.
@connorburns6599 25 днів тому
In my opinion the best solution for gettting enough electrcity on mars will be NASA's Kilopower compact fission generator. It is one closed package system that just produces electricity without human intervention. We could send 1 or two ahead of time in an uncrewed mission to mars before we send a crewed mission. I also think It would be a great idea to send enough solar panels with the crewed mission to support the astronauts in case of any problems with the sent fission generators as something to fall back on. The addition of the Kilopwer fission genreators would allow them to perform more high energy intensive tasks such as testing the production of fuel for starship on mars.
@connorburns6599 25 днів тому
NASA should really speed development up of that generator
@EASYTIGER10 25 днів тому
Could they use the orbiting fuel tanks to allow ships to refuel before re-entry, thus allowing them to slow down more, which reduces the need for thermal protection?
@markhuebner7580 26 днів тому
The luminosity of the flame from the Raptor3 test suggests some of the combustion energy is being radiated as photons, which have no mass and do not contribute to the engine thrust.
@Daniel_cheems 26 днів тому
This was EPIC!
@mikeukrainetz 26 днів тому
My background is architecture and not rocket science but two general questions: 1) If the shape (diameter and height) remain somewhat static, could the heat tiles be curved and larger format. Like 1/3 diameter. Were the tiles on the shuttle small due to shape and complex curves? 2) Could the booster have a setup similar to an aircraft engine brake to protect the engines from 'reentry'. Ie a two piece unit could swing down and cover the engines on decent. They already have the fold down legs from dragon. From previous videos it sounded like speed and heat were contributing factors is RUD.
@samedwards6683 26 днів тому
Thanks so much for creating and sharing this educational and entertaining video.
@droningonandon5589 25 днів тому
NASA's estimate for the number of refuelling flights was based on conservative estimates for the amount of propellant boil off. Musk's estimate is based on the refuelling depot having chillers to minimise the amount of boil off, and / or more frequent flights limiting the time during which boil off can occur.
@KevinTheCaravanner 25 днів тому
The second tower should be a catch-only tower; no OLM or tank farm, just tower with chopsticks. That will simplify construction and reduce rectification costs and time from a failed catch. I know rapid reuseability requires catch and reflight quickly, but we’re still in development phase currently. One step at a time.
@shaung949 25 днів тому
How do you get the remaining fuel out of the booster so it's safe to approach?
@robertkerby2581 26 днів тому
Wow, Wow, Wow! An entire episode solely dedicated to SpaceX's Starship; Absolutely Amazing and expertly done, Felix! I eagerly await the launching of IFT4 in the not to distant future! It should be interesting to see the next set of updates and improvements to Starship! Also, I eagerly await the catching of the booster and Starship by the "Chopstick Arms" of Mechazilla; hopefully on IFT5 as predicted by Mr. Elon Musk! Well done, Felix!
@robertheinrich2994 26 днів тому
10 launches a day: keep in mind, they do 10 launches a day for 2 months. great. but then there is a 24 months dry season. 24 months where there is a shiny silvery ball in the sky, greeting with a 3-5 day journey. or in other words: colonizing moon and other objects (let's say eros, ceres, etc) is a byproduct of the mars efforts.
@jamescobban857 26 днів тому
All Ships are built to be loaded or unloaded with propellants through the refuelling ports fed by the Ship QD on the OLIT. To eliminate the need for any additional hardware (mass) it is therefore almost certain that the orbital refilling station must provide a copy of the Ship QD on the OLIT. I imagine this could be folded into the space between vacuum Raptors immediately inside where the refueling ports are on the Ship. This could plug into the piping that already exists for the refueling ports, or it could be designed to jack into the refueling ports after being unfolded. In orbit this would unfold and extend in front of the refueling ports. This would place the tanker and the mission Ship side by side, not base to base, and separated by several metres.
@Vastafari34 26 днів тому
This is a good one !
@theretrogamer5843 26 днів тому
I really want to see it working. would be one hell of a ride!
@ChildSpaceMethod 26 днів тому
For perspective, the propellant load is projected to increase by the weight of six heavy tanks.
@ballamaniac6984 21 день тому
The fact they gotta refurb the stand and surrounding area for weeks at a time after every launch is a design flaw they gotta fix
@JamesTyrrellOnline 26 днів тому
Surely they'll use the new 2nd tower to practice booster catches as it's a good distance from the main launch area and any explosive events will not damage the working launch area?
@shaung949 25 днів тому
Not happening if they are going to catch on flight 5. Then again that was a success orientated schedule according to Elon but 80-90% chance this year, don't think the second tower will be ready before then.
@Maelthras 26 днів тому
How will they mount a docking system to the quick disconnect on starship? I thought nose to nose transfer would be easiest but the quick disconnect already has all the plumbing exposed but it's position along the side of the ship seems less than ideal for docking and transfering liquid propellant. While a nose to nose docking system would be almost trivial for them along with the ability to dock in that orientation.
@simongeard4824 26 днів тому
Nose to nose docking is no easier than side to side. Capsules put the docking port in the nose purely because on something that small, there's no real alternative. In contrast , Shuttle docked to ISS via a port on the back, since that was most convenient for the Shuttle layout.
@sgfx 26 днів тому
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="424">7:04</a> one might think in order to do a ship to ship fuel transfer their will either have to be another operational tower or rapped tower reuse so get to ships in orbit at the same time
@joshfenton5522 26 днів тому
Actually moving the grid fins down would almost certainly reduce their control authority, as the moment force they exert is the product of the aerodynamic force they generate at their center of pressure multiplied by the distance between their station and the booster's center of gravity. f*a=m, so bringing the grid fins closer to the CG will reduce a and therefore also reduce m.
@fromgermany271 26 днів тому
Don’t confuse the audience with physics 😂
@playframe6231 25 днів тому
I think that the tiles should be connected to each other and the ship, rarther than just to the ship
@conlethbyrne4809 24 дні тому
I am looking forward to the next flight test. FT4 should be awesome. Thanks, Felix & team. 👍
@jacquesjacques-yh8hh 26 днів тому
The re entry speed from earth orbit is 8 km/s. The re entry speed from the moon or mars is 11 km/s. Is the ship able to withstand the heating with the same tiles ? I wonder why small landing legs as for ship 5 have not been installed. They operated perfectly and this system allows the ship to land on any concrete surface ( an airport for example) with no need of a catching tower
@Spherical_Cow 25 днів тому
One thing in SpaceX renders of v2 and v3 Boosters that jumped out at me, and yet for some reason wasn't covered here, is those seem to have two separate BQD interfaces on each Booster! Is this some kind of a redundancy play, or is OLM 2.0 literally going to have 2 BQDs, side by side, for double the fun? 🤔
@shaung949 25 днів тому
It may be that the second is for the outer 20 raptors rather than having individual qd's for each as they do at present.
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