FAA Filing REVEALS: The SpaceX Starship Giga-Plan!
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SpaceX's 8th flight of Starship is less than a month away. What's left to do? Ship 34 gets its engines. We uncover a Gigantic SpaceX secret. Astronomers find an asteroid... painted red!?
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Starship launch before the end of February? What do you think?
Methalox rocks!
Your example of media bias with ground news was on point. It also frustrates me as the launches each had a vehicle failure and loss, but only one is ever talked about. Blue Origin lost the booster, while SpaceX lost their ship. Both were partially successful and also had a failure, but you wouldn’t know that by listening to the media.
10:41 What is a STASRHIP ??? Maybe a Top Secret ploy by WAI and SpaceX to confuse the other Space Competitors ??? Could be a new T-shirt on the way with the secret code STASRHIP ???
Flame diverted same design for the Titan II ICBM silo…
Estaba bueno cuando había pista en Español...
For anyone wondering starship flight 8 is expected to launch no earlier than Feb 24th.
thats the start of the fcc license, the flight 7 launch happened a month after the start of its fcc license so dont except 8 to go before march
Thanks, now I know when to avoid taking a flight to the carribbean.
@@SterlingArchimedes Don't play into that Agenda 2050 crap. That's how they want you to feel.
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@@SterlingArchimedes all those ATC recordings of terrified pilots was really something, huh?
Here is a request for a subject for an episode: I would like to see an overview of Starbase. Most of your episodes have nitty-gritty details on what has happened at Starbase over the last few days. I get lost in the details probably because I don't have the big picture. (Forgive me if you have already done this and I missed it.) Your video work is excellent, BTW. As far as I can tell, you are the only daily SpaceX coverage with highly integrated audio and video. The other channels mostly show generic space launch videos while they read their narratives.
Noted! I'll see what I can do!
Seconded. I have little idea of the scope and layout of Starbase, Texas's newest city.
Thirded
Fourthed
Fifth'd!
Great to see these short snaps from films , plans or documents. Its really good fun with so condensated but clear informations
Fun Fact: Boeing's factory at Paine Field in Everett Washington has produced over 5,000 widebody jets (747, 767, 777, and 787).
It is the world's largest building by volume at an extraordinary 13.5 million cubic meters! They even give tours!
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I watch every one of your videos. I have watched them all for over a year. I actively DONT subscribe because of the repeated annoying statements telling me too in every video. It gets tiring. Please remove this and I'm sure you will start to actually increase the percent who do!
People subscribe because of good content and dont like being told what to do, trust the process!
@@jonnybreeze honest question: what annoying statements are you referring to
@@desertrat7634 telling everyone they aren't subscribed 👍
he is just making those statements because there are people out there who genuinely forget to subscribe
Mommy mommy. I’m mad because I don’t like something so I’m not gonna say if dinner was good but I will continue to eat your cooking. Honestly really friend? What is annoying to you friend? These guys do an excellent job. If you have feedback be constructively specific so they can actually do something “what about it”
I don't religiously watch. So not subscribed as a result. But I agree it is very repetitive and long. Luckily I have Sponsor block which skips it a lot of the time.
Starship is fully reusable it just takes some time to collect all the debris and rebuild it.
😂😂😂😂😂🎉
And to force the resignation of the head of the FAA who was going to delay the next launch.
@@christopherlee3871 Good, delays don't get us into space faster.
@@christopherlee3871 That’s why no one at NASA criticises SpaceX and Elon’s completely fake and unrealistic timeolan because they know they will be fired then.
Yeah... Recycling stainless steel is a fussy process.
@12:43 that dude was FLYING!!
Always enjoy your videos and energy sir! Thank you very much!
I think SpaceX has been doing well with the level of production given the weather constraints. Thanks for the coverage and keep up the good work SpaceX
i love the fact the paint is still on.
@Whataboutit the support structure that was used to build the shop sticks, is called truss and is completely different than scaffolding.
A standard can max hold 10 tons.
The truss we cal it at stageco black steel. A truss system is overall more stable and stronger.
Great episode Felix. Thanks for you amazing research.
The production value of your video is incredible, as always. Great job, man.
I'm a Ground News subscriber.
In my opinion, SpaceX is a light year ahead of Blue Origin. That said, I agree that SpaceX needs competition. I'm happy about Blue Origin's successful first orbital insertion. The failure of the propulsive landing of the first stage was a learning experience à la SpaceX. I just wish Blue Origin was more transparent.
As for the failure of the Starship 33 for IFT7, it was a disappointment. I did expect better.
Here's where I'm weakest : I expected IFT1 to fail based on the experience of the soviet N1 rocket, which had 30 NK-15 engines (too many parts susceptible to failure). After subsequent Starship flights, I was proven wrong. What a joy to be proven wrong !
Your opinion is apparently uninformed by events -- Starships V1 and V2 failed to achieve any of the system's main design goals despite public funding of almost $3 billion for Starship HLS.
That was my concern as well, during IFT1. It's been thrilling to see the booster design succeed despite the large number of engines as potential points of failure. During that first launch when the engines lit and the booster barely rose from the pad I thought we were about to see another N1 disaster. The aerobatic flight we soon witnessed was a testament to the ruggedness of the booster's structure. I thought I was going to have an aneurysm! As you said, it was "a joy to be proven wrong!"
SpaceX's Starship iterative design program has been very successful advancing the ship's design and gaining information that simply cannot be obtained using any other research method. The general public doesn't understand this concept and fails to grasp that "success" IS advancing the design through real world testing, not simply accomplishing a discrete mission goal, as some suggest. This process will advance the design in unexpected and unpredictable ways. This is so exciting!
SpaceX are not transparent they are performative. Musk does not actually have money the way Bezos does, so he needs constant public profile boosts to keep the value of his meme stock high enough to be able to keep his lines of credit open.
He is a Giga Ponzi.
@@rdbchase I didn't suggest that Starships V1 and V2 completed all of their benchmark objectives successfully. V1 has only flown suborbital test flights ending in the Indian Ocean near Australia. SpaceX calls these prototypes, not production vehicles.
Starship HLS is another matter entirely, with far more ambitious goals. It will take a number of Starship tanker flights to refuel the HLS Starship : perhaps as many as 15. Then there's the matter of docking with Artemis in orbit around the moon, restarting the cryogenic methalox engines in deep space, landing on the moon, which will require landing legs and much more besides.
Furthermore, Artemis is just a vehicle that promises to carry astronauts to lunar orbit. Nothing more. According to NASA, SLS has cost $ 11.8B in public funds, and Artemis $ 93B. All public funds, mon ami, with lots of interference by medling politicians from both parties. Boeing's Starliner has cost more than $ 5B at this point, and has contributed to Boeing posting a loss of $ 11.8B in 2024, which includes liabilities related to the 737 Max and a strike be employees. A matter of bad private sector management.
Meawhile, SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon with $ 2.6B of public money, and has flown 15 successful and safe crewed missions, 10 for NASA and 5 for private adventurers. Crew Dragon is also the 1st American crewed spacecraft to fly in 11 years since the retirement of the Space Shuttle, putting an end to the dependence on the Russian Soyuz to travel to the ISS. The reusable Falcon 9 first stage has cut the cost of access to space and set several records. We've seen progress from IFT1 to IFT6. The Block 2 Starship 33 was a disappointment. The catch of Boosters 12 and 14 were dramatic, impressive and unprecedented in the history of rocketry. We're seeing progress.
What I want to say is that we don't have to like a person or agree with their politics to be impressed by their other accomplishments. That's being objective. There's enough gratuitous criticism in the world today. It doesn't bring hope.
In my original post, I made reference only to Musk's successes with SpaceX and Bezos's launch of New Glenn 1. I added that Blue Origin could and should become a worthy competitor to SpaceX. And why not ChaseSpace one day ?
@ "I didn't suggest that Starships V1 and V2 completed all of their benchmark objectives ..." -- it hasn't achieved any of its essential design goals. The deficiencies of Artemis or SLS do not bear on Starship's failure at all. Falcon 9 is a successful system; there's no indication yet that Starship will succeed. Catching the booster is insignificant in comparison with all that Starship hasn't done. There's no way that Starship will be human-rated by 2027, if ever, so Starship HLS isn't even on the horizon. Musk may be planning on looting the Treasury to continue development, but most or all of the $3 billion we gave SpaceX for Starship HLS must be gone and I doubt that Musk will fund Starship out of his own pocket.
i would like to see an affirmed day that the FAA grants there launch license as well as go day. because as we know one only goes in hand with the other., and I can't wait till launch 8. things are getting better and better every test flight GO- SPACEX GO!
Strange to think there are people watching this who have no idea who Jody Foster is, OR, what movie that clip was from.
I am so excited about the starship ! I can't wait to see the most sophisticated crew cabin, life support system, radiation protection and radiation Shielding the world has ever seen !
Thanks you , nice WAI and Spacex .. 😊👍🏼🚀
Up, down, up, down but you forgot open, close, open, close...🤣
Didn't the fire and the build-up of pressure occur above the firewall on the side opposite the engine bay?
Can't wait for Starship to come to Florida. I will be there.
You should try Dr. Strange cosplay on next video. People gonna love it.
Thanks Felix! The bags stretch the cables and pretension helps spool up tightly.
Ok, multiple landing options makes sense. Account for as many landing variables as possible.
What's their current status on landing strut support integrity?
Remember they were having problems with the flex stress on the landing leg support structures. The hydraulics at that stage were not compensating for the bearing load of the leg structure.
There's also the problem of load distribution and the high center of gravity. The closer the legs are to the body the higher the risk of toppling. Even early sifi movie makers knew this with vertical landing spaceships.
Secondly, how are they going to solve the cratering problem for landing and takeoff on the moon?
Yeah, the first few landings will have to be with a lander similar to the Apollo one. But that office high rise is a whole new can of worms.
SpaceX refers to it as the West Pad. Why does everybody else call it Pad B?
Because B comes after A.
@@AlbinoCheese😅😅😅
One would assume they may potentially stage another pad for mock landings using super tensile springs. But that's just a guess
SpaceX is similar to Henry Ford’s assembly line producing a ginormous amount of rockets.
Funny how so many people know these "secrets" isnt it?
starsrhip 34 at 10.39 and starsrhip 33 at 11..00 and starsrhip 31 at 11.15, starsrhip 33 at 11.29
"Less than a month away...."
You say that Felix while the FAA is still investigating flight 7.
The head of the Department of Government Efficiency is watching them closely
The FAA basically listens to Musk at this point, no way they'll investigate that much LOL
@@schtormmBetter not be true; FAA/AST has a true legally-required public safety job to do. We just had the first airplane collision in 16 years after they got rid of hundreds of FAA personnel- & no FAA Administrator due to Elon . - Dave Huntsman
Musk doesn’t want to detonate any more Starships either.
@@dphuntsman thats bad pr man, hope there will be no more major hickups in the near future or elon can pack up his things in the government
You improve and I'll subscribe
7:05 I like both, blue origin will mean we will be able to amazon stuff to mars and the moon, spacex will bring humans to mars and the moon
Blue Origin doesn't have anything that can send big payloads (and affordably) to Mars or the Moon.
@@admarsandbeyondneither does starship 😂
@ Starship could send way more payload right now, and a lot cheaper than NG with an expendable S2
@ lol starship cant even reach orbit 😂 the heaviest load it carried was a 🍌 🤣
@Starship is a prototype doing test flights. Like Scott Manley said: "you know what was in the right place it was Starship which about 8 minutes later successfully made it to orbit becoming I believe the largest spacecraft ever launched into orbit now technically okay it's not exactly in orbit it was slightly suborbital but it had so close to orbital energy that anybody that tries to split those hairs is just you know some weird SpaceX hater. SpaceX deliberately chose for this flight to not quite go to orbit for safety reasons and it could easily have got there."
I'm really curious to hear Felix's take on Elon's salute.
I'm probably not going to subscribe to ground news because I'm poor, but I must say, that was a very good Ad, Felix. It went through a real life example of why the service was useful and really demonstrated value you'd get in return for utilizing the service. It also didn't 'feel' like an Ad because you related it to the content you cover seamlessly.
If ground news is anything like your Ad for it, I'll consider subscribing to it if I manage to get into the financial situation that affords it.
Thanks!
I just assume all journalists are untruthful and that its better to understand the 'why's behind things instead of just trusting people. If even your own family members and close friends can be dishonest to you, why would you ever trust a journalists who get paid to trick you?
Maybe they should put heat shield tiles on the launch pad?🤔
Nice video, like every time 😊
Maybe the job for working on the Gigabay in Brownsville Texas is actually going to involve the first crews on Starship and they will get flown to the Roberts Road facility to work on the gigabay.
Considering the amount of LOX they will need, it doesn't make sense to have it delivered by trucks. An air separation plant is the only thing that makes sense. They will be able to produce all of their LOX and LN2 on site at much lower cost.
Are they getting their methane from a pipeline or trucked in?
A Hundreds of trucks, with Methane !!! What surprises me is that I once years ago, read in an operating license for the Stargate that fuel production on site was expressly prohibited... hmm strange
As far as I can tell methane will still be trucked in, however increasing the number of methane trucks is much easier when they aren’t “competing” with LOX and Nitrogen trucks.
@genelane2243 Planet Spaceball here we come!
I don't think they're 100% settled on where everything is going to be built and how large the facilities will be. The rockets aren't the only things being tested. What this means is that once they really start building out stuff, it'll happen very quickly and it will be on a massive scale. Obviously a future high-throughput spaceport is going to need to have all the tanks underground and protected with many feet of concrete to protect from any mishaps. I'd guess that SpaceX is probably doing a lot of research into finding a suitable concrete that can be used on a massive scale.
"Will need" is very key in this sentence why fix something now when there's no need they should probably actually launch a payload before worrying about how there going to scale everything up plus they have already been planning to build an air separation plant there just taking there time with it because again there's no rush
This gigabay is going to be sick, but they're going to need some epicbays if they want to build and launch enough starships to build up Mars.
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5:25 why does the deluge system look like a cats bum hole 😂
Cuz u spend a lot of time looking at cat bumholes
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All of that dirt being moved aside is the burial place for Blue Origin!
Even bigger fireworks coming up or perhaps an actual slightly successful flight for starship.
I’m beginning to think my first hunch was correct and this entire project will never deliver the fast reusability as promised, that’s talking about the booster. I’m even having my doubts about the entire starship design.
@@sweetpuppies1065 correct. It’s a bait and switch. It’s all about being cheap and putting satellites in space as a paid service.
i would assume as access to space gets easier so does cleaning up the mess we leave behind..... so hopefully we'll keep it in check as things scale up
space junk is getting out of hand something needs to be done
I certainly hope flight 8 is before March, because I'll be staying at an AirBNB in Port Isabel with a direct view of the launch site throughout the entire second half of February!
IFT8 April 1st
Okay... so what comes after the Gigabay? Terabay? And then Petabay?
kilobay
Wait for the exabay - from the EUA to England! Never a paved ocean was so pretty... :P
Garbage bay, they can put all the scraps of this failed program in it.
Next size up is the MichaelBay.
A GOOD Reporter, IS NOT BIASED - they simply state it as it is - the facts. If they DO NOT - I would fire them.
I switched videos to watch this.
Yeah, shadow zone uploaded at the same time.
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Back in the day, everyone was saying that the tesla that spacex shot into space would basicly disintegrate over time. Turns out that it didnt. I think it would be interesting to see what it actually looks like now that its been cruising around.
Haha! Who said that? It’s a car. They said that the tires would disintegrate over time, but that’s it.
@@Whataboutit It was someone of significance. The question was asked if one could see the car with a telescope of some kind, and the response was that if you could see it, it would only be a heap of metal (because of micro asteroids etc etc) I always thought that was bogus. Turns out it was. Danke fur the reply Felix!
Thanks for the news Felix, when do you think pad b Will be operational?
When it's rdy
Operational hopefully this year. Production at the Cape will likely spoil up in 26!
So that’s why Elon dismissed the FAA inspector general…
There´s no hurry for the next flight. I prefer watching Starship landing intact on the chopsticks instead on the ocean.
Even if they don't "hurry" the next flight, they will still drop the next starship in the ocean. It's an intentional part of the testing campaign - after all, the ship doesn't even have the necessary hardware to be caught by the tower yet.
@@jaydee4177 Yeah, the first catch attempt is at least two flights away... maybe more depending on how well the next one handles Ship re-entry. They're certainly not going to attempt it until they've had at least one block-2 Ship repeat the success of flights 5 & 6.
The last one landed 387,698 pieces in the ocean, give or take a couple hundred thousand...
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Given shorter "chopsticks" (launch guides), does the rocket need a closer initial approach to the tower, compensating for its angle, to ensure the top pins have enough inward travel to land securely, even with slight variations in trajectory?
No he's talked about this before the have shown that they can almost always nail the spot they need to be with out issue and change in length will keep it the same distance away from the tower it's only getting rid of all the excess that they've shown they dont need.
No, we've seen it land at the halfway point on the original chopsticks which is the landing point on the new chopsticks
The chopsticks are not first principles engineering. A U-shaped tower, something like a skier with poles, is less costly and more effective. The booster lands in the arms of the skier, and the force is transmitted downward through the poles to air bearings. Risking the launch tower is folly, and the chopstick design has too much bending moment. Simple air bearings (like an air hockey game) have no moving parts. The best part is no part. Caught booster is handed off to launch tower. The catch tower does not need an elevator.
This is not anime, a design like you propose creates many issues trying to build the "ski poles" that are several hundred feet tall, but don't flex when they have to rapidly move sideways to meet the rocket.
Also, air bearings work great in clean room conditions inside buildings, but not so well on exposed concrete next to the sea shore with sand and salt spray getting on everything.
So you are actually ADDING much complexity and weight, making additional tall towers that have to have extensive bracing to keep them from flexing.
The chop sticks have obviously been engineered properly for the weight, so they don't have too much bending moment.
And the reason for the chopstick design is that while it's precise, the landing rocket is not millimeter precise, because you can have wind gusts that can move it slightly around, and so the chopsticks are designed to rapidly close around the rocket, wherever the rocket ends up, and so the lower mass compared to your design allows them to move faster and more accurately to meet the rocket.
Plus, since your design requires an entire separate tower structure, controls, hydraulics, and a lot of ground space, your whole "the best part is no part" becomes laughable when you are designing the second biggest PART in the facility!
It's funny when Randoms on the internet think they are better engineers than the ones at SpaceX...
@@mefobills279
@ke6gwf Think hard. One mishap takes out an expensive launch tower. Air bearings are on flat stainless steel flooded with clean water. You absolutely can move mass with high-speed jack screws that have recirculating bearings. Vernier arms. something like a wrist on the skier can move for smaller graduations, not putting all the vernier on the booster. Yes. the launch tower design to double as a catch tower is too much risk when there are low cost simpler solutions. There is no need for hydraulics or complexity, that is you building a strawman.
Great briefing, as usual
The FAA filing isn’t merely a bureaucratic document-it’s a glimpse into a seismic shift in how humanity will access and inhabit space. What we’re seeing here is SpaceX laying the groundwork for a “Giga-Plan” that goes far beyond incremental improvements. It’s an ambitious, systemic strategy that seeks to redefine launch economics, vehicle reusability, and ultimately, the very architecture of space operations.
A New Paradigm for Spaceflight
The details emerging from the filing suggest that SpaceX is not content with the status quo of sporadic, high-stakes launches. Instead, they appear to be architecting a model where Starship operations become both routine and scalable-a transition from the era of “flagship” missions to a constant cadence of launches. In this vision, the Starship isn’t just a vehicle for Mars or orbital tourism; it becomes the linchpin of an integrated system designed to support mass space travel, satellite deployment, and perhaps even the logistical underpinnings of off-world settlements.
Bridging Innovation and Regulation
This filing is emblematic of how private-sector ingenuity is increasingly converging with public regulatory frameworks. The FAA, traditionally seen as a gatekeeper, is now forced to engage with a technology that blurs the line between the extraordinary and the commonplace. The “Giga-Plan” implies that SpaceX is preemptively addressing the safety, environmental, and operational challenges that will inevitably come with a high-frequency launch regime. It’s a masterclass in regulatory foresight-designing a system robust enough to handle an unprecedented number of flights while simultaneously ensuring that this new era of space access remains sustainable and safe.
Economic and Cultural Implications
Consider the broader implications: if Starship becomes the workhorse of routine space operations, we’re looking at a dramatic reduction in the cost of access to space, akin to the transformation wrought by the advent of commercial aviation. This could trigger a cascade of economic activity-opening up markets for space-based manufacturing, research, and even tourism. Moreover, by turning spaceflight into a more accessible, everyday occurrence, SpaceX is challenging us to rethink our cultural and societal narratives about what it means to be “in space.” The Starship Giga-Plan could very well be the catalyst for a new era, where the boundary between Earth and the cosmos dissolves into a continuous frontier of human endeavor.
In Summary
The FAA filing reveals that SpaceX’s Starship Giga-Plan is not just a technical upgrade; it’s a paradigm shift that integrates cutting-edge engineering, bold regulatory navigation, and transformative economic strategy. It hints at a future where space isn’t the exclusive domain of nation-states or elite astronauts, but a dynamic, ever-expanding arena for human creativity and progress. This is the blueprint for a future where the cosmos becomes a shared space for innovation, exploration, and boundless opportunity.
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I am enthused by your descriptors and use of language to make a compelling argument representing the "Gigaplan" you foresee. Thanks for being educated and well-rounded in humanity and the social/political means at play. Keep utilizing such comprehensive sentence structure!
Wow, you wrote a whole article on a vehicle that doesn't work. In 7 launches hasn't even reached orbit.
Elon musk said we should send astronauts to Mars to investigate.
This was my reply:
Yes you could, use three space Boosters with Ships to deliver fuel to Mars orbit, third ship for Mars where will be refueled with one ship in orbit so ship can get to land and make a flight from mars surface to orbit where will be refueled with second ship for return to earth.
(Maybe it will take +2 ships for fuel but you got an idea)
Towers need big water deluge system mounted on the tower to cover itself and the launch mount for landing. Need more water storage and gas tanks to deploy it.
Not sure I agree with SpaceX having these multi-use towers. They should have launch towers and catch towers. The catch towers can be a slight distance so if any disasters only the catch tower is damaged. It is still rapidly reusable as the catch tower can load the booster or ship onto a transporter and back to the launch tower.
I never thought about it but you're right, the media does seem to favor Blue Origin. Awesome video/great work!
Because of musk's antics
but we should also consider how getting media attention works. When you get two articles served, one reads (for example) 'Blue Origin's great flight without problems" and the other reads "SpaceX ship explodes in giant fire ball over island" ... which article do you think viewers are more likely to click first? Clearly, the term SpaceX draws attention and so does negative news in general. Furthermore there are cycles that 'topics' go through. SpaceX has had it's share of great success news to the point of where their success is now (boring) regular news, so at this point a failure gets more attention. Blue Origin has had mostly delays and failure reports, so now it is time for the media to use uplifting titles to make the Blue Origin topic interesting again.
Maybe because it was blue origins first flight. And spaceX 7th? Like back in the day of the Apollo flights. Interests dropped because people got used to it and it wasn’t “new” anymore..
@@tim_peakybut spacex launched 130+ rockets in 2024 with a 98 % success record.
NASA can't even bring 2 astronauts back from low orbit.
@@OLDGUY7301 NASA can but they have to contract SpaceX for the taxi ride. 98% success is not good enough when your vehicle, Starship, has no escape method.
IT doesn't seem likely ship 34 or 35, will be caught. We didn't get the data needed for the possible catch pin points for starship if they'll sustain reentry heating. So try duplicating, then possible catch with ship 36 or 37.
What is the interpretation of Elon in Germany these days? As an American I wish I could separate my excitement for SpaceX from my sadness as a Jewish person, but it's just not possible. I held on as long as I could.
Yeah, he’s lost a bit of his “shine” eh? Once a douche always a douche.
Makes sense to eventually weight launches in favor of Cape Canaveral, hell of a lot more regulatory infrastructure in place to speed things along as compared to the upstart new efforts in Starbase, TX.
So tiring having to wait for news I am looking for. Is SpaceX certain it knows why Ship 7 exploded? Has the flaw been corrected? Will FAA allow next flight? When is flight 8?
Get a Starship in Space and operating already instead of spreading its debris over the Caribbean, Atlantic, Africa, and the Indian Ocean.
Your answers are Yes, Yes, Yes and Soon. Typically there is no public announcement of details until the official investigation is closed and spacex tends to summarise the details when they post the info for the next flight. The FAA will allow a flight once the problem has been solved, spacex needs the problem to be solved to get to Mars so they have done that as they don't want to waste hardware repeating the same mistake twice.
Launch fever is contagious.
We'll see about that. As long as the FAA isn't finished with flight 7, this booster isn't going anywhere. I'm not getting spaceXcited yet.
You really think the Football Federation Australia is interested in spaceships ??
The FAA will give them the clearance I’m sure the debris was within the allotted field I hope they get a quick clearance
@@berndbuchholz Just got to kick it REAL hard! 😂
@@Johnny5CDsomeone’s car got impaled. That’s not supposed to happen.
he'll probably send the FAA his heart .......
4:47 these are some great aerial views!
I think that Spacex will need to determine what was leaking and fix that issue in addition to a bigger vent and fire suppression system, since a fuel leak is a major issue. I don't think that Spacex has designed the starship with a large amount of excess fuel it can just give away to the atmosphere and still be able to complete it's landing objectives.
It was certainly a major methane propellant leak. Was the overpressure breaking pipes. Or did cracked pipes cause the overpressure?
Cold + vibration in the system (?).
so do we still have to worry about faa hold ups and slow burocracy?
Hey Elon, you can't park there.
Did Jacklyn come back to port after the flight? And in what condition?
Anyone else here feels conflicted? I’m a big space fan. Elon used to be my hero. But since he bought twitter I’ve seen him change a lot… 😢 now I don’t recognise him anymore. how do you deal with it?
No insult please. Just an honest opinion
Yeah, several years ago I referred to Elon as our time's Leonardo daVinci... As they say, "Power corrupts", and there is *NO* power like a half trillion dollars net worth.
Same thing here. I was ecstatic to see someone with so much love for space as the rest of humanity, yet I begin to doubt someone who fakes being a top ranked gamer and gets mad when called out…
The one key detail to keep in mind is that Elon is NOT Spacex. Spacex is run by Gwen Shottwell for the most part for the everyday operations, it's perfectly fine to be a fan of what spacex does and have doubts about Elon.
@ true!
@@shaung949 While it is quite true that Gwen is the active and extremely capable COO, Elon is still the CEO and, more importantly, the Chief Engineer. In spite of the laudable culture of Elon's companies to take risks i suspect that everyone below Elon is a bit more cautious in their decisions. So far, Elon is non-fireable but that is not true for everyone else. Would anyone else have made the decision to go with stainless steel over carbon fiber?
That said, I doubt Elon has spent much time on SpaceX lately given all his latest shenanigans and abominable behavior. I wish he had stuck to engineering.
New space business opportunity. Space junk removal using direct energy lasers.
A sentence is a complete thought. I have no idea what a "direct energy laser" is, but we do not have the means to vaporize space junk.
10:38 "STASRHIP 34" XD
Actually the helicopter system wasn't alright. Under crewed.
Why the hell do they have to file with the FAA for a building permit?! Seriously!
@Unmannedair for taller buildings, there are lights and other requirements to avoid aircraft Collisions.
they file with the FAA so airplanes know there is something big there so they don't fly into it.
Look at that, 10 seconds with google and you wouldn't have looked like an idiot.
Question : Why not bury the tanks vertically?
Related to the negative headlines for spaceX compared to the ones for Blue Origen, let's be honest, Elon has not been making himself very popular lately with all his politics meddling all over the world.
Authoritarian regimes generally object to individuals having opinions and expressing them openly. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
Get ready for a sales hit on Tesla cars
Sending gratitude to all the actual craftsmen and craftswomen who make this shit go in spite of the clown-show. Engineers represent! I C U
Any words from a german about the Musk NS-salute?
I think I heard somewhere that he could be banned from germany if he was a regular citizen. I'm not sure though.
I think Tesla sales will not be happy with that epic blunder ... 😂
Not a nazi salute, and I'm French.
@@domsau2 Well, i had to see thousand of nazi salutes in school from years 5-13. So that we recognize the nazis when they try to come back. That is Musk trying to provocate with a nazi salute.
Hey Felix, from Western Australia, you rock. Great sum ups. How would Axium Space do with having a Starship attach to their Space Station? Starship has the capacity connector to attach to an Axiom device and would give the Space Station a massive volume integration at the same time?
NASA had figured out you needed flame deflectors over 60 years ago 🤭
This genius thought he didn't even need a water deluge system to start with...
@@theterminaloptimist I'm sure. These idiots have been spouting that spoon fed ignorance for years. That's the danger of being a spoon fed fool. He has NO idea what he's talking about and is pretending. These drones are good for little else.
Why not place the QD on the other side of the pad since the booster while landing, is angled directly at it and not the other side
What's left to do? How about not having to self-destruct another Starship? That would do for starters!
Then omelet to Mars, breaking a few eggs along the way! 🚀
Does the flame diverter system push agains a cyntrafuge
What?
Will president musk be on the next flight? I suspect an awful lot of people in Europe hope so?
Why would an awful lot of people in Europe wish Musk harm? How has Musk harmed Europeans? Is expressing your opinions freely evil and harmful? People are truly suffering form Stockholm syndrome, instead of rebelling against their authoritarian oppressors they strike out against people pointing out how subdued they are.
@@admarsandbeyond Yes. Opinions are to be censored unless approved. These people are not that bright.
@@admarsandbeyond This is exactly it. Stockholm Syndrome, but it goes so much deeper. Non-commercial drivers licenses are a perfect example. Tell people they should be abolished as they have no bearing on road safety and are purely a means of tracking and control.
@admarsandbeyond you clearly do not have to endure his insane comments on European politicians and politics. Apparently UK is going to have a civil war?
@@johnalbinson4641 You see UK? It wont be a civil war so much as a purge. It's full of muds.
SpaceX discontinued the V2 mini production and is ramping up for the V3 satellites - designed for 100 a week Starship deployment!
The real GIANT secret is that this rocket is never getting humans to Mars, and almost as surely not the Moon. The raptors are, and will continue to be, under-powered
It certainly is the closest to actually pulling it off so until something even attempts to do the same we'll keep watching the development of this rocket
@@TheBlueAtlas Closest to pulling it off? - with SEVEN launches all failing to get to LEO while carrying nothing more than a banana? Blue Origin got to orbit - actual orbit - on attempt number.........ONE. Musk has been walking back the raptor thrust, and potential cargo of starship for several years. It's simply too big for its engines, much like the creation of another billionaire nutter - the Spruce Goose - the airplane equivalent of starship.
😂😂😂. Gotta love haters. People like this just amuse SpaceX employees.
You obviously missed the point, they have not TRIED to get to LEO and have deliberetely avoided going to orbit because they have other things to test before going there.
Im waiting for a gigapress to produce the nosecones!
Stasrhip? How does that sneak through proofing...?
I take it the photo of the earth at 18:03 is over the middle of the Pacific. Cant tell which way is north though
The FAA is gonna be pretty occupied this month.
So after watching this the other day, the thought popped into my mind, does humanity deserve to colonise Mars or any other planet, so far we don’t have a great track record at looking after our own one, would history repeat itself in time?
6??? Block 2 ships???
Maybe: Six ships waiting in queue ...??
Noooooo, not relying on SpaceX is completely correct. multiple rocket vendors are vital, and why the commercial launch system was created in the first place.
The problem is not that SpaceX wouldn't execute, but rather that what SpaceX wants to do and what is needed and maybe totally different.
It's that competitionthing, after all.
Or maybe, That's really where the 18 m diameter Phoenix will be assembled. 😊
Thanks again. It's amazing how much happened since the last video. The pace is astounding compared to how things used to be.
Why not use water deluge on the top of the launch pad both at launch and at catch?
Don't worry, NASA will take care of Ground Earth operations. They are not leaving earth alone