Boom! SpaceX Starship has explosive first space launch attempt, test still succesful
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2023
- SpaceX's fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket launched for the first time on April 20, 2023. The test flight successfully launched but failed to separate and ended with Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (RUD) a few minutes into flight. Full Story: www.space.com/spacex-starship...
The Starship deep-space rocket system launched from SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas.
Credit: SpaceX - Věda a technologie
One of the most amazing moment of this flight is how starship handle many flips without breaking in half.
Put 100-150 tons of payload on Starship and try those spins.
Not really - it was high enough up that its turning didn't force the aerodynamic stress too much on the decoupler - it's pretty easy to make something with enough structural integrity to withstand those kind of flips at that altitude.
Fared better than my rockets in KSP
@@executivesteps dude, a fueled starship first stage alone weighs 1200 tons! 150 tons is nothing
Seems ksp isn't so unrealistic after all :P
This is the most kerbal launch I have ever seen...
True haha the moment it keeps spinning reminds me the 1st and also the last time I played that game!😂
@@alphasiera1757 I bought that game haha. Then I quit playing it after 30 minutes. Too overwhelming. Not as fun as I hoped like videos on YT.
That was my first thought too. :D
Now I can trust KSP physics. Reminds me when I stack the mammoth engine and my rocket spins
the shot looking up at all those engines glowing is one of the most futuristic things I've ever seen
When I first saw it I thought it was some weird computer overlay. Then realized what I was seeing.
Aaah all those engines … lol nope 👎🏻
Timestamp?
@@mahadaalvi from about 1:45 to 2:00
So futuristic that the Soviets did it in the 1970s (with predictably similar results).
this step will be remembered in history. what a spectacular view.
Check out how Vanguard rockets were regarded by the public back in the good old days...
will it?
I loved the explosion!
It sure will, as a complete failure.
@@WiilyDerbbinphlatte Not complete.
This is EXACTLY how I feel going to work every day. I drive a 2001 Pontiac Aztek with 89 horsepower. It breaks down every day, but I'm just happy it got me half way there.
I feel for you. I grew up driving a string of GMs. Nothing that a basic toolbox and duct tape can't handle. Of course this was back in the day when strangers would pull over and give you a lift to the nearest phone booth, with both parties trusting that it was safe to both pull over or get in a car with a stranger.
I love Pontiacs, not the Aztec though.
lol
@@foxtrotwolf6081 i like my pontiac vibe
Do you collect testdata to improve the next day?
Failure aside could we talk about the Engine out capability of Starship?
Literally lost 6 engine and still manages to lift off and reach MaxQ
Yeah it was calculated even if some engine goes off it does a succesfull launch
We have N1 flashbacks all over again
@@goldgamercommenting2990 The starship booster engines can gimbal though, right? The N1 engines could not and needed to use differential thrust to steer. That plus engine failures meant cascading engine shutdowns.
@@goldgamercommenting2990 At least it clear the tower lol and doesn't create the largest non nuclear explosion
@@goldgamercommenting2990 Turns out that this was a much better launch than all of N1's launches. They need to rework the staging according to the SpaceX tweets, and consider that Starship survived what looked like three end over end tumbles before being terminated by the FTS. That's impressive in its own right.
That is one tough ship. Going supersonic sideways (!) is normally a fatal move for all but fighter jets, yet the starship spun around and around. I admit I was screaming at my monitor “fire the explosive bolts” when the first stage didn’t separate, but I understand that they learned a tremendous amount about the sheer strength of Starship in those moments! Congratulations to Elon and the Starship engineers !
I understand that as a matter of engineering principle Space X do not use explosive bolts anywhere. Explosives are not terribly compatible with fully reusable vehicles.
it actually made me wonder if that was all deliberate.
"We want to see how it holds up doing donuts in the sky at supersonic speeds! Go for it!"
"Wow she is actually holding up really well, 6...7... a couple more then hit the detonator!"
Not to minimize your point, because wow, that was amazing, but at the altitude Starship was spinning was there really any forces at work other than itself tearing itself apart... Theres no atmosphere so it was basically spinning in a vacuum almost. The spinning without breaking up was impressive but just how impressive was it without atmosphere. I hope theres more onboard camera footage to come, id look to see earth and space whiz by 25 times before big fireball boom.
SpaceX doesn't trust pyrotechnics, because the result is not guaranteed. They always use hydraulic (pneumatic?) release mechanisms.
But other than that, I agree. That starship is T.O.U.G.H tough!
@@awuma илон маск банкрот.
What an exciting moment to see the launch. This was the first time I saw a live broadcast of a rocket launch.
I saw it live too. It was incredible.
That was the most Kerbal rocket launch that real life has ever seen lmao I love it.
The fact Starship can handle those flips over and over through the atmosphere before blowing up is amazing.
It was self destruct, starship didn't explode even then.
@@druvingame I’m sorry professor
@@druvingame how do you think flight termination systems work?
My electric bike can't even do that.
@@BPS298 I think he means that the explosion was not due to the ship breaking apart.
Being blown up intentionally vs blowing up unintentionally
Great job to the SpaceX Team for this small step... Looking fwd to seeing what went wrong, fixing it and trying again...
The worlds greatest fireworks grand finally ever. I’m pumped
This test flight was essential for the data of an actual launch. Congrats SpaceX.
There were obvious rocket motor anomalies on the way up with observable flares. One view shows there were at least five motors not operational just before separation. I'm assuming the FTS was used to end the flight.
All that said, it was exhilarating and awesome! Go SpaceX! Go Starship!🚀
Next time I would love to see a successful separation of Super Heavy as well as the return of both the main engine and Super Heavy. Despite what happened, congratulations for making it this far!!! You're a great spirited people who are looking forward to a better future.
This is the most successful RUD ever
How ??
Yeah successful exploded!
😂
The rocket pass maxQ and almost stage separation
@yuh I totally agree with you and the next explosion will be spectacular and better than this one!
Best firework ever!
😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It was an exciting unscheduled disassembly 😅. Training on how to handle unexpected situations 😂 Incredible day! Wow!
This video is a representation of my life from the moment of getting out of bed to going to work. Very exciting and thrilled that I made it out of bed, but downward spiral and rapid unscheduled disassembly by lunch.
Watching this reverted me back to my 12yr old self, setting off model rockets at the park and being supremely excited when the rocket motor exploded!!! Keep up the good work, you'll get there.
cant wait for Space X to tell us what exactly went wrong.
looked like multiple Raptors went boom just before the spin and also at least one about 30 seconds into the flight
but that thing flipping like a rocket designed by KErbals but staying in one piece???? damn thats some solid engineering
SpaceX is not obligated to share engineering data with us. They don't want to telegraph data to the Chinese and other competitors. So I'm guessing Elon will say a bit, but not a lot.
I almost wonder if it could have been an intentional detonation after they couldn't achieve booster separation. But it seems like they reached orbit - or nearly - just couldn't get the separation to finish it off
@@LuKiSCraft it was definitely intentional. They destroyed it as it was tumbling out of control. 5 engines out and whatever else. The booster was at best a mixed bag. Ship 24 had no chance to fly on its own.
@@paulwilson8367 Ya makes sense. Still impressive to see a rocket larger than the Saturn V do this. They will get it to work within 3 more tries I'd bet.
A guy named Brian left a half eaten ham sandwich 🥪 laying where it should not have been.💫👽💫
Everything past clearing of the tower is icing on the cake! That's a lot of icing.
Congratulations on the first test flight. Lot's learned and looking forward to the next one! Way to go!
Look at that beast launching the powersfullest launch ever made in human history
Explosion*
beastly shit
Powerfullest is not a word 😂
IF you ever want proof Americans are morons !!! we yip and cheer at any thing and whistle as well,, and we can all count down from 10 as well , and wave our hands in the air with both hands doing the COW sign , I myself would love to of sat and watched the launch and listen to the Nasa commentary
@@mikeyd946 nothing was a word until someone said it
Well done SpaceX. This was a huge success. MERICA!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇲
This flight had it all, explosive launch with concrete flying, beautiful flight, max Q, a WTF moment, squirrelly spinny flight, a big boom, and a crowd that loved it. It was freaking awesome and historic.... Thank you SpaceX and thank you fans for following along, commenting, and participating. To infinity and beyond.
Hi
Hey, it is truly amazing how many morons could be heard screaming and applauding as one of the absolutley worst spaceship disasters of the combined 20th and 21st century unfolded.
hey we used to do this before ?? do we need to do a re learning now ??
Well done to Space X just for clearing the tower, amazing job to all involved.
meanwhile SLS is still enjoying the successful moon orbits mission and return.
Looked like there were 5 engines, maybe 6 , not working, I'm thinking we did not get to the correct hight for separating, don't know , but a pity not to have separation before I presume flight abort, but also did not see starship explode, only the booster. Thank you very much for the opportunity to watch this, an hope you can collect all the dater you need. Good Luck next time.❤
Amazing flight starship
Amazing it got that far
Very impressed
Good luck on the 2nd try
Its crazy thinking how something so massive can actually get off the ground and go that fast
Chris Vickers, we thought that when we saw Apollo , absolutely amazing 🤩
Honestly I still prefer the calm, focused ambient of the Apollo missions. Pitty it didn't separate. The upper stage was going to crash in the end, anyway, but it would have provided data for reentry and the lower stage descent.
That ship 24 got no opportunity to fly on its own is certainly a disappointment. Oh well, the booster still needs a lot of work!
As Scott Manley would say "check yo' staging". A very Kerbal launch with all those flips and the lack of stage separation. But cool that it made it past max Q at least. I believe it's now the largest rocket to have ever flown, even if it didn't make it to orbit?
Yeah definitely in terms of mass, n1 may have been taller
The max q success was all I was really hopping for. It would have been amazing if it had done better but this was still an amazing event
The biggest, heaviest *thing* ever flown
I hope for an answer soon but did stage separation fail or did it not go high enough for stage separation and failed due to multiple engine failure and the thrust vector control not working correctly 🤔
@@seanbaskett5506 WTF you talkin bout Willis?
Did more than expected! Cleared the pad and pad survived!
Well done !!!!!! Beautiful seeing her take flight………now we learn and continue moving forward.
felt like watching the first shuttle launch when I was a young lad. Well done SpaceX !!!
The USA is today at the level of Africa's Mobutu rocket science. The US is finished.
Yeah, but the shuttle didn't fail on it first flight, did it?
@@ronaldrobertson2332 let's see you build a better one
@@ronaldrobertson2332 folks at NASA will always have the largest success rate on first flight, space shuttle and SLS are both great examples. Yet people are still shitting on SLS
@@polishkerbal6920 They are only shitting because SLS is expansive
SpaceX will learn more from this RUD than if it was fully successful. Either way many congratulations SpaceX on launching the most powerful space vehicle in history. Brilliant.
Totally great was move to see this happening wishing all at spacex team the very best success for the next lift off
I don't see how you can say the 2ed stage didn't separate. It seems clear from the video all the stages separated & into quite small pieces.
I wonder if those engine failures tweaked the structure enough to cause the separation to fail before the other engines could compensate. I could imagine with so much forces acting in the vessel, even a microsecond surge of imbalance would have an affect on the overall structure.
Great success! Cleared tower, passed max Q, first stage appeared to orient itself for boost back burn, although "minor technicality" with stage separation.
Amazing, keep going Space X
I’ve never seen people so excited to watch their project explode
massive acheivement, cant wait to hear the debrief
That tele shot at 0:58 puts into perspective the scale of that monster rocket, just look at the size of it. Insane, incredible accomplishment by Space X. One for the history books!
They're literally launching a sky scraper into space
I would like to know how did they get them to moon if one blew up in air with the teacher and others had something wrong. This one did make it hardly anywhere. Did not lean how to get get up like moon rocket, don’t they have the plans on that one. It seems like that was only one made it. Because one went to moon was fake. This is where money goes when we have borders open, people starving. Making this Musk richer for rocket explosion in air.
What a HUGE rocket you got there!
The use of water deluge systems has been standard, not for flame/blast suppression but specifically for this, "The Sound Suppression System protects the orbiter and its payloads from being damaged by muffling acoustical energy -- sound waves -- that could crack and damage surfaces during liftoff." according to a NASA printout.
it fights so hard to get past its own weight!
And the despite the engine failure it's still clear the tower
@@LeftOverMacNCheese thanks I missed the actual launch, I will take a look at the results!
I know the feeling. :)
Three engines were dead clearing the tower.
I still have chills
shut up
IF you ever want proof Americans are morons !!! we yip and cheer at any thing and whistle as well,, and we can all count down from 10 as well , and wave our hands in the air with both hands doing the COW sign , I myself would love to of sat and watched the launch and listen to the Nasa commentary
I can't believe watch i just saw. Truly amazing!
Should have got closer to the launch.
FAX
Looked like they even restarted the engines shortly before tumbling began.
Sadly separation seem to have failed. So close to get a nice test of starship as well!!
You can't help but be impressed.
He's actually going to get this monstrosity to work.
It's going to be a major game changer.
mmmm suppose it depends on how big a billionaire you are. Virgin Orbit fails, lays off staff and then declares bankruptcy. One thing about Musk, his team's PR spin is as big as his rocket's. "A rapid unscheduled disassembly"... a "RUD"....(used be called a "catastrophic failure"). Just Love It (JLI) !
Elon is a con man
Never will space sex be a thing. This is just another psyop to separate us from God. No human will ever reach deep space. If u know u know. Elon shows us this. Woman in the red dress. Red model 3 in space. Also isn't it weird how these rockets always start to arch after a bit they don't fly ya know STRAIGHT UP anyways go there and cheer for a fucking rocket. Those ppl cheering should be ashamed 🤣
That control room didn’t look nearly as positive about the results as the announcers made the situation out to be
Musk sitting in the first seat looked kind of glum.
I mean obviously it would have been much better If the rocket did not explode, but it's still surprising that the rocket even made it that far
@@Unown134 we’ve sent ships to the moon. This shoulda been child’s play. Let’s treat this with a modicum of reality here.
@@sgtgiggles bro those were tiny ships and non reusable, the starship on the otherhand is 390 ft reusable rocket that is ment to save HUGE amounts of money.
@@Unown134 no disagreeing on that, but you’re missing the point: it failed at doing the stuff we’ve already mastered. The test wasn’t about the liftoff, it was about the separation and retrieval systems. Liftoff is not the hard part. Again, let’s treat this with reality, and not lap up what his PR team is claiming to be a success. This is Boeing 737max bad.
for the npc's out there : the test goal was to leave the pad. they surpassed that. made it to the separation stage before failure. then they detonated it.
so it was a successful first test. not only did they accomplish records with the design of this shuttle and rocket, they broke records for a first test all-around.
Amazing, your on track for something never completed before. Reaching for the stars and beyond. Congratulations (EM) and the entire TEAM!!!
Hello
So amazing and inspiring!
AMAZING how your imagination just runs with excitent watching this, even the explosion was frAkin AWESOME!
I watched it Live. The excitement was palpable.
I missed it by 5 minutes...
Programming during initial hold may have changed Raptor configuration?
Amazing . Congrats!!! Go go go ❤
Love the enthusiasm from the SpaceX Staff, but could the Director lower their volume, or at least synchronize it to live feed. It was getting annoying. Especially their reaction being some seconds in advance.
I remember (Saturn 5 era) when the rockets made more noise than the spectators.
Wow Great & Excellent Attempt 👏👏
Hello SpaceX team, well done with lots of exciting moments. I hope that the OLM is still in one piece. LabPadre's CAM show damages at the OLM and the environment. It has blown away few metall pieces. One door and at the quick disconnect another flap. Also lots of concret with rebar was blown away and this time not small pieces.
The Rocinante makes it look so easy.
What a great accomplishment ! Well done SpaceX🎉
A perfect explosion and crash.
@@rodaya1184 There have always been starving children. There will always be starving children. The real problem in Africa is corruption.
@@rodaya1184 You do understand the money is still in the economy right? And also what the heck dude...
Once booster didn't seperate after the flip maneuver, and possible reattempts at positioning the booster was out of fuel. At that point, it looks to me as though SpaceX command actually had to send a self-destruct command. Instead of it just breaking up unintentionally due any structural flaw.
It didn't go to plan but that is the nature of space flight... this was awesome to watch and see how things evolve.. wel done SpaceX don't stop! 👍🚀
So nice the FireWorks
Just awesome, it's easy to get bogged down in political philanthropy and thinking the world is screwed. Space X is a beacon of hope, this makes me glad to be alive in this era. Love everyones work, you've made my day.
Stop watching the news, they are all toxic, just separating society using Machiavellian technique, it's important don't get me wrong to know what direction we are heading and to tune our government up, but to live by everyday and not live your own life is wrong, enjoy what life you have now, and stop listening to rhetoric
I think the U.S. taxpayer is the philantropist on this defective flight article.
"Spaceflight" people that only care about spacex arent any good for this world, You should check out some other awesome stuff that are way cooler than a giant ass shiny dildo launching (its cool too!).
Phenomenal and amazing!
I'm sure teachers in specific classrooms had their students watching this in real time. We have a huge aerospace program for youth and college students in my state and this would be a BIG deal in schools across this area.
Congratulations!!
Science, Math, Engineering and Aerospace are significant and vital to our future.
Congratulation to entire SpaceX team and Elon! You guys make history.
Z
They sure did, with a failure today.
Works as well as your auto driven Tesla garbage
@@WiilyDerbbinphlatte Being a failure in life. You should be right at home.
@@avalanche3084 lol another Elon simper 😊
You can tell the SpaceX on-camera coverage team had a well-planned reaction ready in the event of a problem. The "Icing on the cake" comment came out of the commentator's mouth as soon as things started spinning out of control...and the three acted almost gleeful when the ship blew up, then immediately began talking about the great success of the test flight. The accompanying staff "audience" cheers at the sight of the explosion seemed choreographed too. Putting that aside though, I agree with what they said, that a lot went right considering what they were attempting to accomplish, and I"m sure they collected a lot of data that will help make the next test even more successful.
Absolutely savage, ship may have blown up but it gained altitude with 6 engines out and survived hell knows how many flips without breaking up. Test was a massive success.
good way to look at it.
I still can't get my head around it surviving those flips, I was ready for it to tear itself apart!
I mean, it was empty though. Let's see how well it does with an actual payload
@@elbeetlebeasto superheavy's total payload capacity (150 tonnes in reusable configuration) is only 3% of it's total launch weight (5,000 tonnes). The rest is fuel. So adding a full payload really wouldn't change much in this test.
Keep smiling and cheering 😂
The boosters look amazing
if this is what success looks like we are looking at a very grim future
Did the FTS deploy? It didn't look like it broke apart spontaneously.
That was beautiful! Effing amazing. They will have so much data from this to nail it next time. Wow.
@@sgtgiggles lol they only got the data that the thing lift offs
@@sgtgiggles and they should get better and more cameras
@@sgtgigglesStarship separation event is unlike any rocket, and it's no where near an old perfected technology.
Instead of ejecting the Second stage, or hot staging like other rocket. Starship First Stage will perform a staging maneuver by "spinning away" out of the Second stage.
@@sgtgiggles but they’re supposed to do 1 flip during decoupling apparently. If what I heard the guy say is correct. That’s not normal.
@@billjones8950 you replied to the wrong account
What happened at time 36:40? There was a huge flare-up with the exhaust coming off the rocket engines. Also, the rocket appeared to be moving sideways as it left it’s launching pad. Debris was thrown all over the place. Why isn’t there a built in flame trench at the base of the launching tower? By directing the rocket blast away from the tower, there might be less damage caused by the rocket at liftoff.
Your asking questions which make too much sense.
That's a lot of questions but first of there's 6 Engine failure and the rocket still manages the clear the Launch Tower.
And the reason why there's a lot of flame in the Launch Tower is because there's no Water Dilute System and Flame Trench to divert the flame
Asymmetrical thrust from losing engines likely. But on the other hand there are rockets that were designed to launch like that. Space Shuttle for example.
That is their plans, They desperately needed to get the lift of data. The next upcoming launches will see a LOT of improvements.
They can’t make trench because of the water level under the base
Congrats! Job well done!
I suggest adding explosive bolts to ensure separation in the event it malfunctions(maybe it froze up?)
Wow..... It lost 6 engines early on and still climbed up to 30+ klicks! Losing gimbal control like it did would have meant a breakup with another rocket. With stainless steel the thing kept together - it kept stacked while tumbling, and THAT impressed the shit outta me!
I think it still had gimbal control, they were just maxed out. The center of pressure is too far forward with the flaps on starship. I wonder if they can be stowed? Or we will see lift surfaces on the first stage to compensate? Or if they can rely on software now that they have real launch data to feed into it? lots of great questions to have! what a day!
That team sounds fired up!!!
Congratulations Space X.
Желаю всем здоровья, мира, ума, мудрости и любви
Nice departure of spaceship!!!congratulations Spacex team and 🇺🇸👏👏👏🤜✅
So exciting to see even with the RUUD!
N1 style 'disassembly'. I love it
Absolutely brilliant congratulations 👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️
Yes indeed it was a spectacular failure.
Debris at launch was tremendous. Must have taken out those engines
The first stage separation failure is all the process of "all up testing". Even the mighty Saturn fire had F1 engine combustion instability problems. One early saturn 5 to orbit barely crawled into orbit with second stage engine problems. Two J2 engines flamed out and shut down and 3 engines were just enough to achieve orbit.
Absolutely insane how SpaceX is pushing the boundaries for space innovation. Elon delivered, this was extremely mind blowing.
give credit to the engineers behind this please...
@@arz4291 well Elon is the lead engineer but we get your point
@A R Z I mean I'm not taking anything away from the Engineers but SpaceX was founded by Elon and this was his vision hence I addressed him in my message. But I do acknowledge the entire team that works behind the scenes making this a reality.
@@infected7258 elon is pretty much just the guy that give money and design part of it
@@paranaenselolAnd take away the fact he's the one who started all of this?
Here after the 3.14.24 launch. The 1st launch is still my fav!
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
What an experience! I had tears when it successfully cleared the tower and was well on it's way. Now I want to see how Stage 0 held up.
At 3:25 "beginning the flip for stage separation!" LOL
Im still shaking with excitement 30 mins later
Why it blew up? This was a massive fail.
9 outta 10 sheep agree with you
@@orangekayak78 it didnt blow up on the pad on its first ever test : beats every shuttle/rocket test out there. some of yall have absolutely no knowledge of human's history of shuttle/rockets testing.. lol
@@orangekayak78 facts
@Dont_B_MuD Tuo_can_sam_ouT Falcon 1 failed 3 times. Now it's succesor (falcon 9) it's the most reliable rocket ever.
Lets all agree that even thought it was spinning it still held up until they decided to blow it up. Amazing.
Thats what I was thinking. What ever system they were using for the stack. It did not fail. And better to encounter this issue now and not when you have a human crew riding on top of that fire cracker.
The chunks flying that used to be the base
Congratulations!
Crazy that they flipped it backwards even before stage separation. Would have thought separate then flip. Also impressed that it looked like 4 or five R2s shut down and it still made it to max q easily. I wonder if some of the rocket motors failed and then corresponding others were shut down to balance thrust. Either way, excited for all the youtube channel breakdowns of this historic 4/20. I know how I'll be celebrating!
That was NOT in the flight plan! ONLY the 1st stage flips - AFTER stage separation. The stages never separated, thus the WHOLE STACK flipped. Not planned. Hence RUD.
@@kurtfrancis4621 I watched a little of the everyday astronaut's live stream after I posted and he was saying they're planning on flipping the whole thing *before stage separation. Which seemed crazy. I was thinking it would go along the lines of your assessment too. Can't wait till people like CSI Starbase give us some detailed breakdowns of the breakdown!
By the time it started to tumble, the engines were producing no thrust and the atmosphere was 0.7 percent surface pressure. It's free-falling in vacuum. That's why it didn't break up.