From a former sailor, this was a fascinating review of the SpaceX's seabased assets. This video really nailed down the challenges to develop these assets. I am impressed with SpaceX's at sea accomplishments.
You know, it's really great to see a young person like yourself be interested and promote space exploration and rocket technology. Some young people scoff and tell us it's all fake, cgi, etc. Good luck to you. I'm one of the older generations who witnessed Sputnik and the Apollo programs to the moon. So I'll miss all the great things to come but you'll see it all. Mars landings, the new telescopes explaining our origin, finding life, etc. Keep it up. My tip, instead of reporting on SpaceX, get a job with SpaceX. Be there. Be the first.
Well then who will report on it? lol we can't *all* work there. Also I bet that'll only leave the, uh, ones that aren't "all that", not "the A team", to do the reporting.
Very informative. I never thought much about the drone ships (other than being autonomous being cool) or the SpaceX sea fleet. Thanks for another great video.
I have a list of The Culture series ship names which I want to see get used. (It is not every ship name from the books. Just the ones which I think would work well)
Awesome video NSF team! I have always had a lot of questions about the drone ships and I think you answered them all. It’s interesting that we get caught up with Starship and forget that Falcons are carrying tons of stuff into space every other day or so.
very good video... it start to show how hard it was to land falcon 9..people should be surprise with starship landing as well...but once they master it people will be shocked of what starship will be able to do!!!1
9:10 and 10:00. The burn marks on the deck show the booster consistently lands towards the stern rather than in the center of the bullseye. I've seen this on at least one other drone ship, and for quite a while. NSF, do you know why?
It took five years and twenty launches for SpaceX to recover the first Falcon 9. SpaceX now hopes to achieve that for the Starship Booster in 2024 on its sixth launch.
Is there a reason the "screen off" feature while watching hasn't been working the last few videos? I love listening to these while at work in my pocket but screen turns off and pauses the video
Playing videos with the screen off is a TH-cam premium feature, you don't watch ads but both Google and the creator make more money from you. @@jameswilson5165
You mentioned the tugs that drop the drone and then fetch the fairings. I can’t imagine those would fall anywhere near booster backed. Can you illustrate that or give an idea
Excellent video. Almost 10 years simce the first successful Falcon9 landing and still, nobody is close. By the time Starship becomes operational along with its intended cadence and rapid reuse. Where does that leave the competition? I dont think they stand a chance.
Any chance to see a 30+ Starlink mission on an expendable 'bareback' launch? How about a 25 ton ISS module shaped like a fairing? Or a 25 ton welded one-piece Cargo+Trunk module with no heatshield between them?
I wonder if they’ll be taking a similar approach to starship reusability like with the falcon 9: complete the mission and try catching/landing rockets afterward
From a former sailor, this was a fascinating review of the SpaceX's seabased assets. This video really nailed down the challenges to develop these assets. I am impressed with SpaceX's at sea accomplishments.
The employees of that mini navy have some of the coolest jobs in the world.
You know, it's really great to see a young person like yourself be interested and promote space exploration and rocket technology. Some young people scoff and tell us it's all fake, cgi, etc. Good luck to you. I'm one of the older generations who witnessed Sputnik and the Apollo programs to the moon. So I'll miss all the great things to come but you'll see it all. Mars landings, the new telescopes explaining our origin, finding life, etc. Keep it up. My tip, instead of reporting on SpaceX, get a job with SpaceX. Be there. Be the first.
Well then who will report on it? lol we can't *all* work there. Also I bet that'll only leave the, uh, ones that aren't "all that", not "the A team", to do the reporting.
Just the video I'd been hoping to see for some time. Nice work!
Yeah I was hoping to see this kind of video for a few years, but there we are, bringing new and more info into our nerd brains 😅
Ryan's narration is a pleasure to listen to! Well done Ryan!
Thanks Ryan and crew, that was great. I'd love to know more about octigrabber though.
Vintage NSF, Vintage Ryan, and just all round great veiwing. Well done.
Lots of great information, thanks Ryan and NSF team.
Excellent overview of the SpaceX fleet. I wonder how much money has been saved so far by these reusable rockets. It must be astronomical.
Awesome info, well written, well presented. Just what one expects from NSF!!!
Thanks to Ryan and the NSF team.
FANTASTIC concise history here. Five stars, and a saver. THANK YOU
Very informative. I never thought much about the drone ships (other than being autonomous being cool) or the SpaceX sea fleet. Thanks for another great video.
Love this detail, we see all the cool stuff all the time but to get a view of what happens behind the scenes is fascinating.... More more more
I like the droneship names taken from SciFi novels. Hopefully some Starships or boosters will get similar SciFi names in the future too.
I have a list of The Culture series ship names which I want to see get used. (It is not every ship name from the books. Just the ones which I think would work well)
Yeah. It's weird that barges get names and the stars of the show, amazingly reliable reusable spacecraft, only get numbers.
great summary, but i missed a word on the fairing net catching approach... that was exciting.
Awesome video NSF team! I have always had a lot of questions about the drone ships and I think you answered them all. It’s interesting that we get caught up with Starship and forget that Falcons are carrying tons of stuff into space every other day or so.
Excellent video! Excellent Content! Thank you and your team for all of your hard work and research.
Nice job NSF, great job by Ryan.
It's nice to focus on a specific topic from time to time, and get further into the nitty gritty details. Thanks.
Falcon 9 does not get enough love. It is flying so that Starship can... well, fly too, but better.
Thanks! Fascinating and largely unreported topic. Really appreciate your choosing to do the work an episode like this takes. All the best
Thank you for this episode it helped fill in some of the blanks in my information about the drum ships
Congratulations for this magnificent video and very clear explanations. I did learn something😊 thanks. Ryan
Great video. It answered alot of questions I never bothered to ask. And some I never thought to ask
Just got around to watching! Great overview, and lots of fun facts included here!
good overview. well done
Excellent research and reporting
Very good video! Keep it up.
This is fantastic work! Thank you NSF you keep hitting it to Mars 🚀
Great video Ryan awesome !!!!
Great video! Thank you Ryan!
Loved the view of the drone ships passing each other!
Great video Ryan & NSF, Thank you!
Excellent episode! Thanks
very good video... it start to show how hard it was to land falcon 9..people should be surprise with starship landing as well...but once they master it people will be shocked of what starship will be able to do!!!1
Very very informative 👏
A very good summary of sea-based ops. It DOES all come down to money after all.
Appreciate this coverage and education of the marine assets that are needed to support the SpaceX fleet.
Thank you for this great article!
Great video! Informative!
EXCELLENT Video. Thanks for clearing up a topic few discuss.
Excellent as usual 👌🏻
Most informative video I've ever seen from you, Ryan! ❤ Keep it up!
Great job
You are my best Anchor at NSF
The drone ships are named after two of “The Culture” ships in the second Iain M Banks novel “The Player of Games”. Best Wishes
Great insight
Thank you Ryan & team
Thanks again friend.
Thanks for the vid!!🎉
Nice work - I have been applying to work in their Marine division for the last 2 years.....Would love to help manage this mini Navy!
Excellent video.
Enjoyed this fact filled interesting video. Please make more on all aspects of space x, buildings, locations, dragons, boosters, etc.
Thanks Ryan and NSF crew. Great video. Really informative. Hope we'll see lots more of these deeper dives in the near future! 👏👏
I really want to see an OctaGrabber do its thing after a landing.
Really good video - I didn't know about ATON that is another great bit of tech SpaceX has developed.
This is a great review. Thank you
This vehicle is the Spruce Goose of the 21st Century!
Coffee and space hardware info. MMMmm Gotta luv it!
Man it's been a long ride to get here!
9:10 and 10:00. The burn marks on the deck show the booster consistently lands towards the stern rather than in the center of the bullseye. I've seen this on at least one other drone ship, and for quite a while. NSF, do you know why?
999K subs....nice one guys. 1Million, You do deserve it!!!
Ryan top one good work
Thank you
Very nice!
Peter's not necessarily wrong. Having said that, sometimes the only tool for the job is marine assets... no matter how much they might suck.
I had no idea the drone ships were named after fictional space craft. That explains a lot 8-)
Very interesting video!
Ryan...U R the best host by Nasaspaceflight!🎖️🏆🎂
It took five years and twenty launches for SpaceX to recover the first Falcon 9. SpaceX now hopes to achieve that for the Starship Booster in 2024 on its sixth launch.
great content
Spacex will change the world
I still love and am greatly amused by the fact they chose names from the Culture series
Great video thanks
nice job Ryan
Thank you Bri. This was very informative!
Great video really enjoyed, thank you!
Good host. I like the new energy.
15:15 I can't believe they sold those plataforms after giving such a cool names xD
Excellent job!
nice video
Very informative, thank you !.
Just because something is worth doing doesn't mean it doesn't suck
Great video!
Suggestion: Ryan should introduce himself at the beginning.
Why not use the landing pads as a test bed for new, or testing existing heat tiles?
Is there a reason the "screen off" feature while watching hasn't been working the last few videos? I love listening to these while at work in my pocket but screen turns off and pauses the video
Thats TH-cam punishing you for not watching the ads.
@@jameswilson5165 so even though I pay for youtube they r punishing?
Playing videos with the screen off is a TH-cam premium feature, you don't watch ads but both Google and the creator make more money from you. @@jameswilson5165
You mentioned the tugs that drop the drone and then fetch the fairings. I can’t imagine those would fall anywhere near booster backed. Can you illustrate that or give an idea
I'd think they have the ability to control the booster to have it come back near the fairings. Yeah, it would be nice to know more though.
Excellent video.
Almost 10 years simce the first successful Falcon9 landing and still, nobody is close. By the time Starship becomes operational along with its intended cadence and rapid reuse.
Where does that leave the competition? I dont think they stand a chance.
Any chance to see a 30+ Starlink mission on an expendable 'bareback' launch?
How about a 25 ton ISS module shaped like a fairing?
Or a 25 ton welded one-piece Cargo+Trunk module with no heatshield between them?
CRS-5... I still have the music from that launch stream. They don't play it anymore. :(
Great video!
Love the video!
Why can’t I watch it with my phone locked as any other video tho? 🤨
What brand and type helicopter(s) does SpaceX use to get people of the recovery ships?
Based on some pictures of helicopters landed on their ships I could find, they use both the AW139 and H225
Drone ships with it's own drones :)
I wonder if they’ll be taking a similar approach to starship reusability like with the falcon 9: complete the mission and try catching/landing rockets afterward
Um, yes? Elon claims to want to reuse the full stack the same day. Where as Falcon takes weeks to prepare to re-fly.
I love your show. Excellent work. Please drop the volume of the background Muzak. It’s annoying 😢
9:47 love the sarcasm :)
I’m finally erly
I am surprised NSF is not talking about the final Delta IV heavy launch on 3/28 from the Cape, what gives?
Epic! 😎