SpaceX Starship Test Frenzy Ends In HUGE Success!

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    Flight four Starship testing! Was it supposed to look like this?
    Exact location of the second tower confirmed! Another section on the move! SpaceX breaks another record! ULA gets slapped with a fine, and Starliner… is delayed.
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Komentáře • 677

  • @Whataboutit
    @Whataboutit  Před 3 měsíci +27

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    What do you think? Are you glad that the original tank farm is almost gone?

    • @CeeJayDK
      @CeeJayDK Před 3 měsíci +4

      I'm sad that it's a War Thunder bonus that does not apply to existing players.

    • @captainAlex258
      @captainAlex258 Před 3 měsíci

      perfection is the key let them fix the bugs and hopfully falcon one day will be used for commercial flights

    • @ДимаХоменко-ъ8з
      @ДимаХоменко-ъ8з Před 3 měsíci +4

      This is a russian game about a war. What a shame.

    • @cestaron634
      @cestaron634 Před 3 měsíci +1

      The best locations for 2 or 3 mega bays would be at the end of starfactory. That way all parts can immediately be placed in the bays and stacked. Reducing outside maneuvering and exposure to the elements.

    • @billcape9405
      @billcape9405 Před 3 měsíci +1

      SpaceX has made the Falcon9 launches so routine, it's like driving to work. Good thing we're not relying on NASA and Boeing. They would still be trying to figure out how to launch a rocket.

  • @bnaivar
    @bnaivar Před 3 měsíci +655

    NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: Boeing Starliner successfully launched carrying two astronauts! The Presidents of both the Martian Colonies and the new colony on Titan sent their congratulations.

  • @peterevenhuis2663
    @peterevenhuis2663 Před 3 měsíci +198

    It's just mind-blowing to think they already reused a falcon 21 times and other companies are still talking/dreaming about the 1st take off

    • @snakevenom4954
      @snakevenom4954 Před 3 měsíci +29

      It's honestly disappointing how far ahead SpaceX is. Competition is good yet their best competition is the rest of the world
      Edit: Forgot to mention they still out launch the rest of the world combined

    • @djw7141
      @djw7141 Před 3 měsíci

      @@snakevenom4954that’s crazy

    • @GimbleOnDew
      @GimbleOnDew Před 3 měsíci +29

      Too many cooks in the kitchen. SpaceX is a small (relatively) company that must meet customer timeliness and operate within budget. On the other hand we have Artemis where 100 senators and 400+ congressman think they can better manage a moon landing than NASA.

    • @Danstaafl
      @Danstaafl Před 3 měsíci

      Just another reminder how much better private enterprise is than the government in getting stuff done.
      I'm not surprised at all. NASA Sucks.

    • @LaurentDubus-vy9rb
      @LaurentDubus-vy9rb Před 3 měsíci

      SpaceX is the most efficient, outperforms Chinoi, India, Japan, Europe, and Russia combined, go figure lol, go hard or go home lol

  • @AdamStywall
    @AdamStywall Před 3 měsíci +62

    I will always wait till you post starships updates before watching anyone else. You always have the best information and you present it so well like there is no other I would want to watch you are the best. YOU ROCK!

    • @eddiet7473
      @eddiet7473 Před 3 měsíci +13

      You missed the perfect opportunity to say, "You rock!"

    • @Whataboutit
      @Whataboutit  Před 3 měsíci +17

      Thank you so much, Adam! I'd say that the others have their own way of presenting things which is important! But... the team will gladly take your compliment!
      I'd say that the biggest difference between us and everyone else except for NSF is that we produce our own content. That goes a loooong way and is 80% of the fun! I can't wait to go down for IFT4!!! Let's do this!!!

    • @jswebbproductions9785
      @jswebbproductions9785 Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@Whataboutit I agree totally with @Adam... You guys/gals ROCK!!!

    • @stephanreyes4901
      @stephanreyes4901 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Same I always skip all the other update videos until I see WAI.

    • @Hungary_0987
      @Hungary_0987 Před 3 měsíci +4

      @@WhataboutitWAI forever!

  • @earth2006
    @earth2006 Před 3 měsíci +18

    Heard from within ULA's shielded board room. "What, a fine.?" No, we don't get a fine. We get paid, only paid. Fines can cause issues. Those issues can include bonus checks. Nothing, absolutely nothing can interfere with bonus checks.

  • @bradlovin1
    @bradlovin1 Před 3 měsíci +44

    ULA will be lucky to be ready to do 20% of those launches.

    • @shockers12512
      @shockers12512 Před 3 měsíci +8

      you know someone is kicking themselves in the head for choosing ULA. makes me wanna go back and read why they choose them over spacex

    • @astro_clark
      @astro_clark Před 3 měsíci +7

      20% is way too high

    • @madmaxfzz
      @madmaxfzz Před 3 měsíci +1

      Blue Origins balls

    • @Scanner9631
      @Scanner9631 Před 3 měsíci

      @@shockers12512 you know someone is kicking themselves in the head for choosing ULA. makes me wanna go back and read why they choose them over spacex
      Someone at ULA is kicking themselves (or being kicked) for choosing Blue Origin as the engine supplier.

  • @MrGoesBoom
    @MrGoesBoom Před 3 měsíci +33

    Competition is good and having a backup option to Dragon is just smart even if Dragon continues to be flawless....but going with the Starliner has seemed like a horrible idea for years now and it still has problems ( nevermind that Boeing plans to charge several million more per seat than Dragon...that's nuts! )

    • @richardpark3054
      @richardpark3054 Před 3 měsíci +11

      As a licensed pilot for almost 35 years, I like redundancy. But when your primary plan performs as reliably as Falcon 9 and redundancy costs as much and performs as poorly as Starliner, maybe it's best to redirect those resources elsewhere.

    • @radiofreemongoliaofficial
      @radiofreemongoliaofficial Před 3 měsíci +3

      The only thing Boeing is good at nowadays is lobbying politicians lol

    • @gary-pietz4147
      @gary-pietz4147 Před 3 měsíci

      That's where dream chaser will come in that's who they should have started with from they began instead of start liner good thing private money kept that going government seems to fail at making good decisions except they hit it right with SpaceX, one of the smartest thing they've ever done

    • @bilbo_gamers6417
      @bilbo_gamers6417 Před 3 měsíci +4

      ​​@@richardpark3054 Redundancy is great but with spacecraft it's different because there's so much inherent risk. The risk is just so much lower with falcon than with starliner because falcon is a proven system that is built well, even though starliner is arguably more high tech with more redundancy. the era of bespoke one off tin can spaceships is kind of over.

    • @richardpark3054
      @richardpark3054 Před 3 měsíci

      @@bilbo_gamers6417 High tech is not always better tech...after a year or two of maintaining a shopping list on a PDA (that's how long ago that was!) I went back to paper: works fine!

  • @michaeldemarco9950
    @michaeldemarco9950 Před 3 měsíci +18

    This makes sense. Since they half-way expected a disintegration during the mission, there really was no mishap. As long as they can keep the Starship “between the buoys”, it doesn’t matter if it completed the mission. As long as they managed the risk.

    • @kstricl
      @kstricl Před 3 měsíci +5

      Absolutely. This is one time where hitting the expected LZ should be considered a success for FAA investigation purposes. Once they are going for the human rating, the investigation should be completed before next launch, but not for a development ship that stayed in flight parameters.

    • @simongeard4824
      @simongeard4824 Před 3 měsíci

      @@kstricl Don't get too fixated on the FAA here... that's just a little bit of paperwork on top of work that would be happening anyway, not a punitive witchhunt. IFT3 flew, it didn't fly exactly as documented in the plan, so SpaceX need to tell the FAA why - but that doesn't mean it's a big deal... it's not forcing SpaceX to carry out an investigation that they weren't already doing for their own purposes. It's just paperwork.

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes Před 3 měsíci +1

      Both parts of the vehicle made it in to their Notice to Mariners zones, so there was no danger to anyone on or above the surface. Should pretty much be a paperwork shuffle and stamping, then off to the next launch.

  • @bennaylor3658
    @bennaylor3658 Před 3 měsíci +21

    We Need to call that Rocket Delayliner😂😂

  • @regolith1350
    @regolith1350 Před 3 měsíci +32

    By now, Starliner must have a serious case of blue balls.

  • @olegoathiking1962
    @olegoathiking1962 Před 3 měsíci +80

    GROUNDLINER...not launching anytime soon at a theater near you!

    • @thomasboese3793
      @thomasboese3793 Před 3 měsíci +6

      Boeing misread the contract, they built Starliner as a playground toy for kids to dream of going to space.

    • @acemax1124
      @acemax1124 Před 3 měsíci +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Chris.Davies
      @Chris.Davies Před 3 měsíci

      StarShip: going nowhere, even faster.
      Blue Orgin will beat SpaceX to the moon. Count on it. I'd be happy to have a high-stakes bet with you. With both our bets held in escrow.

    • @radiofreemongoliaofficial
      @radiofreemongoliaofficial Před 3 měsíci +6

      @@Chris.Daviesbro what are you smoking

    • @gary-pietz4147
      @gary-pietz4147 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Sounds very exciting yawn

  • @dcavanau1021
    @dcavanau1021 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I love Felix’s enthusiasm! Who else could build such excitement over stacking sections of a launch tower? Felix makes nearly everything sound and feel epic (in a good way)! Keep it up, Dude. You rock! 😃

  • @jislordayomide6638
    @jislordayomide6638 Před 3 měsíci +28

    Cant wait for flight 4🚀🚀🚀

  • @Recovering_Californian
    @Recovering_Californian Před 3 měsíci +26

    SpaceX can handle the national security sat launches RIGHT NOW. No waiting. The issue is ULA has many hands in the government cookie jar hence the reason they got the bulk of the contract(s).

    • @737smartin
      @737smartin Před 3 měsíci

      More like ULA IS the cookie jar the government has ITS hands in, but your point stands. 😉

    • @simongeard4824
      @simongeard4824 Před 3 měsíci

      Not all of them. They still can't do vertical integration for Falcon, and as far as I know, they still haven't developed the larger fairing... both of which are needed for some of those launches. They're contracted to provide those capabilities, but I suspect they have a quiet understanding with the government... they'll draw up the necessary plans as contingency, but would be happier if the government just gave those missions to ULA, because they don't really fit the SpaceX roadmap.

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@simongeard4824Or the payloads will quietly be re-rated for horizontal intergration.
      Brain Goes 'hey, what about,..',.. Building a platform that allows an F9 to launch from a Starship tower, and using the mechazilla arms to put the payload on top.

  • @MrRaleighman123
    @MrRaleighman123 Před 3 měsíci +7

    I find myself speeding through some of your content so i can skip the ever growing amount of commercials.
    Never the less, thanks for keeping us updated.

  • @allanchurm
    @allanchurm Před 3 měsíci +12

    do hope they build a flame trench for the 2nd tower..or deflectors to split the booster blast . i hope they realise the blast going down and straight up ..will shake the booster and make tiles fall off..

    • @Whataboutit
      @Whataboutit  Před 3 měsíci +11

      It doesn't look like it right now. We'll see!

  • @MrPenguinLife
    @MrPenguinLife Před 3 měsíci +17

    Since when is Starliner being delayed News?

    • @mgordon1713
      @mgordon1713 Před 3 měsíci +6

      I would be more surprised if it was on schedule-.

    • @Whataboutit
      @Whataboutit  Před 3 měsíci +10

      Yeah... I know. I still should report about it.

    • @MomedicsChannel
      @MomedicsChannel Před 3 měsíci +5

      It’s a new type of delay.

  • @CATDRL2
    @CATDRL2 Před 3 měsíci +17

    It seems tight to fit in a tank farm, pumps, and a water deluge into the area of the second tower. I suspect the water deluge gets constructed in that newly paved area on the Highway side of the Gateway wall, and the tank farm where the old suborbital farm is. The OLM you have placed is appropriate to allow the tower to protect the tanks.

    • @Whataboutit
      @Whataboutit  Před 3 měsíci +9

      One posible outcome is that we might be looking at a combined tank farm and water deluge reservoir. It should be possible to hook the second tower up to the existing infrastructure.

    • @CATDRL2
      @CATDRL2 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@Whataboutit Combined GSE I can see (with minimal value and underground pipes. But the water deluge will require extensive re-fit of the large lines and that may compromise the launch scheduling.

    • @landonluebke7627
      @landonluebke7627 Před 3 měsíci

      Did you just spell highway with a “y”??

    • @CATDRL2
      @CATDRL2 Před 3 měsíci

      @@landonluebke7627 I had too, my I key doens't work.

  • @philippecoupe1415
    @philippecoupe1415 Před 3 měsíci +11

    Only wait to see a full successful end to end starship flight.... Let's hope this will happen finally on this fourth test flight

    • @Whataboutit
      @Whataboutit  Před 3 měsíci +11

      I wouldn't bet on it. Starship is so much bigger and so different, it might just take a bit longer! Goal for this flight: Starship needs to survive peak heat during reentry.

    • @paulholmes672
      @paulholmes672 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@Whataboutit Is anybody else concerned that they keep stacking Starships with obvious tiles missing? When they do ground test campaigns, tiles fall off at will, what will change in spaceflight?. Also, Elon is a smart man, kudos to him, but he seems to have momentary blind spots as in, what part of the Shuttle was ALWAYS problematic, tiles falling off. There HAS to be a better solution.

    • @just_archan
      @just_archan Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@paulholmes672 there is better solution: heat tiles second generation. We saw test rigs few months ago. Much smaller with different attachments system (one large plate instead 3 small stripes). Probably we will see that installed on starship V2. Rn they are gluing and fixing all what is necessary just to pass re-entry to get more data. Simply changing old ones to new ones would require too much work, while there is still lot of things to learn/test on existing prototypes before finalising design of V2.

  • @guss77
    @guss77 Před 3 měsíci +10

    The ULA Vulcan is definitely the best rocket booster ULA had ever flown. Unfortunately, it is up to compete against the 14 years old SpaceX Falcon 9 and it is not it's better in any category (except maybe fairing width) - it is more expensive, and less capable and at this point isn't even partly reusable so they still trash a $110M vehicle every time.

    • @fridaycaliforniaa236
      @fridaycaliforniaa236 Před 3 měsíci +1

      So damn true.

    • @guss77
      @guss77 Před 3 měsíci

      BTW - the $110M cost is almost for sure a loss leader for ULA - the actual cost (including amortized development cost that was estimated by ULA CEO as $2B) is almost for sure non-competitive and ULA likely relies on their own public estimates that the booster cost can be reduced by 65% to 90%, to make some profit in the future.

  • @tekelupharsin4426
    @tekelupharsin4426 Před 3 měsíci +118

    Felix: ".... And Starliner is ... Delayed"
    Me: Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit! I never would have imagined!

    • @Hungary_0987
      @Hungary_0987 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I sure will! 😏

    • @AronowitzIORT
      @AronowitzIORT Před 3 měsíci +1

      Haha

    • @Constant_Distant_Instant
      @Constant_Distant_Instant Před 3 měsíci +12

      Okay, butter butt, I pronounce you biscuit.😂😂😂

    • @Nathan-vt1jz
      @Nathan-vt1jz Před 3 měsíci +9

      😂😂😂 That is a hilarious phrase! When I read it, it was in the accent of a female southern accent.

    • @tekelupharsin4426
      @tekelupharsin4426 Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@Nathan-vt1jz that's likely how it originated. But now us guys have adopted the phrase as well. It sounds best when you put a strong southern accent to it

  • @de-bodgery
    @de-bodgery Před 3 měsíci +17

    I don't know how many times Felix rehearsed that bit about "tighten the bolts? Are you kidding me?", but he nailed it! The look of astonishment and disappointment on his face is perfect! The dismay in his voice is perfect. Felix really reminds me of a hyper poodle, but good job on this bit of expressing what we are all thinking and feeling!!!

    • @gary-pietz4147
      @gary-pietz4147 Před 3 měsíci +1

      How incompetent can Boeing be just plain in complacency Like smoking that green stuff

    • @johanren316
      @johanren316 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Oh yeah. I was like whats funny? Ohhhh cold😂

    • @de-bodgery
      @de-bodgery Před 3 měsíci

      @@gary-pietz4147 Apparently a lot...and shameless about it too! Do you suppose they want everyone to lose confidence in them on purpose?

    • @Scanner9631
      @Scanner9631 Před 3 měsíci

      Outside the aerospace industry the bolts not being tightened or the gaskets being left out is in fact the source of a lot of leaks and non performance of equipment. Based on my own experiences they would be the first things to check.

  • @chiaricharlie6608
    @chiaricharlie6608 Před 3 měsíci +24

    They are going to need taller mega bay with the updates to the rocket.

  • @LindaMadlala
    @LindaMadlala Před 3 měsíci +7

    Felix, I can't believe you just said "another routine launch" of a starlink mission . Wow, we are living in exciting times. No other rocket in world history could be described as routine

  • @janjaheschoe4747
    @janjaheschoe4747 Před 3 měsíci +9

    I'm already 2.3k hours into War Thunder. Also hope the launch will go smooth when it happens.

    • @Whataboutit
      @Whataboutit  Před 3 měsíci +5

      It's an EPIC game! So happy to have them as a sponsor! Same here for IFT4!

    • @janjaheschoe4747
      @janjaheschoe4747 Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@Whataboutitalso i love your videos. I have been viewer for a long time and hope you keep up the good work!

  • @kneekoo
    @kneekoo Před 3 měsíci +3

    19:56 _Task failed successfully._

  • @Deetech1970
    @Deetech1970 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I was very apprehensive Why tank were placed Vertical initially. Now......horizontal arrangement is the best..provides 75% more safety in case of mishap..❤❤❤❤❤

  • @markyoung4226
    @markyoung4226 Před 3 měsíci +7

    I think a new Megabay will replace the current High bay.

  • @1vovina
    @1vovina Před 3 měsíci +2

    I think connecting the two megabays together in a 'L' shape is the best option. It gives more internal space, it will allow Spacex to use the connection between star factory and the megabays thus allowing a starship/booster to be fully built without it ever going outside. The highbay could then be used for the flight testing campaigns/inspections.

  • @justinseans
    @justinseans Před 3 měsíci +12

    The only thing I know is that the Starbase sign isn't a concern for them. They'll mow that thing down in a heartbeat without a second thought.

    • @nathanmays7926
      @nathanmays7926 Před 3 měsíci +6

      They would even mow down a megabay if it made sense. The “no sacred cow” philosophy is why SpaceX is lightyears ahead of the competition.

    • @johnpooky84
      @johnpooky84 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@nathanmays7926 "No sacred cow...except for Hoppy. Hoppy is forever."

    • @bilbo_gamers6417
      @bilbo_gamers6417 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@johnpooky84 lol that's because in a hundred years it will be a priceless artifact. like a million other things spacex has made lol

  • @matthewakian2
    @matthewakian2 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Thanks for the update. You rock!

  • @NeonVisual
    @NeonVisual Před 3 měsíci +1

    The best indicator of imminent launch is the repainting of the launch table.

  • @joefunk1611
    @joefunk1611 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Love the idea of opening up the launch party to all. Wish I could make it. It will be a blast, pun intended.

  • @steelefarmllc142
    @steelefarmllc142 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I love the additional outtakes at the end.

  • @smavtmb2196
    @smavtmb2196 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I can't wait for Flight test 4 and to see the second launch tower start going up.
    Just like you showed in the rendering of the second launch tower and OLM. It makes complete sense for SpaceX to build the new launch tower and OLM facing out into empty land for added protection for infrastructure against damage during launches. I really hope thats the actual plan.

  • @TheRealJPAdventures
    @TheRealJPAdventures Před 3 měsíci +1

    Great update! Hopefully the Starliner makes it, sad, just crazy on the engineering delays and more.

  • @rzero21
    @rzero21 Před 3 měsíci +1

    20:52 well...to be fair, in most commercial airplanes certificated around the world, Leak Check procedures mandate re-torquing bolts or lines first before considering a replacement of a part or line. And considering spacecraft development share quite a bit of know how from airplane manufacturing, it is okay to correct leaks with torquing bolts or nuts, etc.

  • @thegreenpenguin5080
    @thegreenpenguin5080 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Yes not only another mega bay is needed but some sort of an ULTRA BAY since V3 boosters wont fit inside the megabays anymore.... SpaceX should have made megabays higher when they first build them

  • @Ssupdawg
    @Ssupdawg Před 3 měsíci +5

    I think we need to consider that the factory is as much of a prototype as the rocket itself…wait until spacex gigafactory

    • @bilbo_gamers6417
      @bilbo_gamers6417 Před 3 měsíci

      the world isn't ready to see what will happen once spacex really starts to tool up for bulk rocket launches. this isn't a tech demo or a scientific project, it's the gateway to a trillion-dollar foothold in space. i genuinely wouldn't be surprised if they got starship launches down to a million dollars.
      spacex's capacity for tooling up once starship has been perfected and all of the technical data has been worked out will be unbelievable. The space force definitely won't just be desk jockeys any more, that's for sure...

    • @Scanner9631
      @Scanner9631 Před 3 měsíci

      On Mars.

  • @0katmandude0
    @0katmandude0 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Oh, felix, and the tanks also had another benefit: the actually stoppes some of the shockwaves. So no tanks😅= perhaps more stuff blow about??

  • @rocroc
    @rocroc Před 3 měsíci

    You've got to admit it is a whirlwind of work! Hard to imagine many other companies who are capable of putting all of this together so quickly. As to the helium leak, they knew about the leak before the valve issue and decided to look into again only after they removed the rocket from the launch tower. In other words, they were going to fly this craft already knowing they had a problem leak. I presume the astronauts were aware of the leak and were prepared to put their lives on the line in spite of it. You think?

  • @nischaysoni502
    @nischaysoni502 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Hi felix, always excited to see your updates 😁

  • @otpyrcralphpierre1742
    @otpyrcralphpierre1742 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Always enjoy your videos.
    Something caught my eye here about @9:12 where the booster was above the ocean....I had to slow it down
    to .25 to see. it, but you can see parts of the lower ring of the booster breaking up and flying through the
    frames (I stop-motioned it, too). From about @9:12 to @9:14 parts of the lower section of the booster were
    breaking off and crossing the screen. Interesting.

    • @kstricl
      @kstricl Před 3 měsíci +1

      Huh... Confirmed. I see it too. It almost looks like a pair of tanks braced together in the one frame. I'm sure SpaceX has likely seen that as well during there own analysis, but I'd love to know what it was.

  • @PiDsPagePrototypes
    @PiDsPagePrototypes Před 3 měsíci

    7:58 - Right Oh, Landing Zone for Starship looks to be in range of observers from Diego Garcia. That'd be a good place to put another tower.

  • @chyraxion
    @chyraxion Před 3 měsíci +3

    keeping that glass clean will be a full time job

  • @markknister6272
    @markknister6272 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I have photos when there were only 3 vertical tanks. July 11, 2021. Great visit. Only 2 upper stages in the rocket garden.

    • @jedisdad2265
      @jedisdad2265 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I have photos of chain link fence with signs saying “SpaceX Future Launch Site”. Circa 2017

  • @simongeard4824
    @simongeard4824 Před 3 měsíci

    Regarding additional megabays... stack 'em. Ground space is scarce, so build a double height super-mega-bay, with a big cargo elevator to move them around. If you do it right, you can knock the floor out later, and use it to build a 20mm super-starship. ;)

  • @AdamJ03
    @AdamJ03 Před 3 měsíci +2

    It's always exciting to see another update! Keep up the amazing work sir! YOU ROCK! ❤

  • @sdt1sdt
    @sdt1sdt Před 3 měsíci

    Felix and WAI team, great channel and amazing show as always. You mentioned that one of the boosters in this episode is number B1062.
    Not sure if you are a fan of the Matrix, but in one of the ancillary animated Matrix movies that came out after the first movie, appropriately called Animatrix, one of the robots rises up and kills its owner. The model number of the robot was B1-66ER.
    I doubt I can reach Elon, because I don't have the juice, but maybe you do. Please plead with him to change the name of the upcoming booster to B1-66ER. How epic would that be considering it has to do with The Matrix, robots, AI and everything else we are going through right now...
    Keep up the epic work!

  • @faisalsvideoworld
    @faisalsvideoworld Před 3 měsíci

    wow starfactory is looking amazing now with the glass panels

  • @medienvirus-wordpress
    @medienvirus-wordpress Před 3 měsíci

    You are getting better and better from episode to episode. i wish i could be there and get to know you and your great team, while watching a starship launch. but what isn't possible now, will be possible in the hopefully near feature. greetings from germany, berlin from a huge fan of you work! i don't miss any episode!

  • @Hungary_0987
    @Hungary_0987 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Starhooper is eternal.

    • @johnpooky84
      @johnpooky84 Před 3 měsíci

      "Starhooper"? I can't really see it playing basketball.

    • @Scanner9631
      @Scanner9631 Před 3 měsíci

      @@johnpooky84
      With a raptor engine it has one hell of a jump shot.

  • @mrspirus5735
    @mrspirus5735 Před 3 měsíci +2

    My theory is when the office building is finished SpaceX will tear town the stargate building and highbay and build 2 megabays. The parking garage will also remove the need for parking in that area providing more space for the megabays to be built.

    • @MattSitton
      @MattSitton Před 3 měsíci

      Yeah that makes a ton of sense tbh

    • @simongeard4824
      @simongeard4824 Před 3 měsíci

      They do love iterative design. Sooner or later, they'll probably consolidate multiple megabays into something the size of the VAB...

  • @petermcguire8260
    @petermcguire8260 Před 3 měsíci

    On the starliner you say tighten the bolts like that's crazy. What's actually happening is they're increasing the torque so that you get less flexibility and if they strip it out then they have to come back and replace the other end of the bolt. The falcon 9 already knows what the tolerances are because they've done it so many times they're already zuwed in with a fixed number unlike ULA that's just getting started.

  • @Klaus293
    @Klaus293 Před 3 měsíci

    Gosh, Spacex doesn’t waste any time. So impressive!

  • @G3org3-X
    @G3org3-X Před 3 měsíci +7

    "Is another Megabay/Highbay neeeeeded"? :) Of course they are needed. You can't have enough of the bays. The more bays, the greater speed. :D
    When it comes to where they should put a new Megabay/Highbay, in my world the perfect move would be relocating Stargate to the new office building, and then "shmack...!!!!" Another Megabay placed where Stargate used to be.. :D Easy... I mean, there's no actual reason to keep Stargate as a standalone building since it's most probably only "office" stuff going on there. :D
    Great show as always :)

  • @mac_uk5464
    @mac_uk5464 Před 3 měsíci

    Maybe the structure beside the office block (which looks different from the office block) is the new Starbase place & a new Megga bay is to be built where Starbase stands now?.

  • @GR8SALAD
    @GR8SALAD Před 3 měsíci

    Of all the things to be skeptical about with the starship program, their tank farm was low on my list. I figured it made sense to be able to build out large tanks like that, I wonder what was so critically wrong with them to prompt their total removal and replacement over further upgrades. Was it an issue with the tanks themselves, or largely due to the lack of trench to divert shockwaves away during launch?

  • @craigjohnson5024
    @craigjohnson5024 Před 3 měsíci

    I'm inclined to watch your episodes at half speed, highly recommend, for many reasons but the best is listening to your commentary. It sounds like you are wasted drunk 😂😂😂 I've now convinced myself that all your episodes are created while wasted drunken and correctly hilarious then doubled to a regular speed You Rockon!?! ~ hic*up
    Thanks Amigo

  • @michaeldemarco9950
    @michaeldemarco9950 Před 3 měsíci +1

    But with the construction of the brand new office building, do they need that original office building anymore?

  • @stonergirls9806
    @stonergirls9806 Před 3 měsíci

    My only complaint is you would have thought they would have done something of these prior to the 1st launch. Like the water deluge system and the vertical tanks being so close. A lot of work & money saved by doing these things from the start instead of learn as you go approach. This 4th launch has to yield better results. Then the past 3

  • @friendlycommentwolf
    @friendlycommentwolf Před 3 měsíci

    fun. Starliner section was fun!

  • @dillonahrens8112
    @dillonahrens8112 Před 3 měsíci

    Spacex feels like the only company and geoup aiming for us to become a multiplanetary species and I am so glad that we have them but i am infuriated that no other company comes even kinda close or has the same end goals. Our #1 goal across the world should be becoming a multiplanetary species, we have the tech, the ability, and resources, we just need the will...

  • @B2C2007
    @B2C2007 Před 3 měsíci

    Great episode. Well done

  • @LorenzoPoulainDrums
    @LorenzoPoulainDrums Před 3 měsíci +1

    Sooo, the advertisement mentioned North Holland, The Netherlands... my living area...
    WHY DOES IT ALWAYS NEED TO INCLUDE THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT FFS

  • @biodieseler1
    @biodieseler1 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Surely, with the increasing launch cadence, leading to multiple per day they'd need more bays eventually?

  • @bruceyoung1343
    @bruceyoung1343 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I am soo freaking excited. What ever SpaceX decides with landing the booste, in the water ( hope they have video). Or catch with chopsticks. Gonna be EXCITING 😂. THANK YOU FELIX

  • @mathewherges397
    @mathewherges397 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Perhaps Stargate will move to the new office building and indeed there will be a MEGABAY next to the OG highbay? We'll see, interesting for sure!🤩

  • @abacue1976
    @abacue1976 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Directly from Brazil following this great channel and its excellent shows!❤

  • @robmayofficial
    @robmayofficial Před 3 měsíci

    Hey tank, you’re a starship, you’re going to space! Jokes, you’re just getting scrapped.😢😅

  • @michaeljohn5175
    @michaeljohn5175 Před 3 měsíci

    I think the new megabay will be right on the nose-cone exit and it will be part of the process of eventually enclosing the whole area around all the megabays. Seems to make the most sense.

  • @acemax1124
    @acemax1124 Před 3 měsíci

    Star Ship launch is so close to breaking history and i am excited to see the next launch hopefully soon 🤔🚀👨‍🚀🤘

  • @digger450r
    @digger450r Před 3 měsíci

    Also, I work with cryogenics, and its pretty common for bolts to loosen up when you first chill them. I would think they would do a full cryo test and retorque as standard operating procedure?

  • @sdt1sdt
    @sdt1sdt Před 3 měsíci

    Hopefully Boeing has checked Starliner's escape hatch hinges, fasteners and frames, so the door doesn't fly off mid-flight like their airplane doors. I would be kind of worried if I were one of the astronauts. Hopefully Boeing's quality control is better in the space division than in the commercial airline division...

  • @johnpooky84
    @johnpooky84 Před 3 měsíci

    The Falcon 9 first stage is essentially the DC-3 of rocket stages now.

    • @jimhanty8149
      @jimhanty8149 Před 3 měsíci

      Ya mean it’s runnin out of Columbia with loads… Time to call Sonny and Rico…

  • @BabyMakR
    @BabyMakR Před 3 měsíci

    Wait. Tighten the bolts? Did Boeing just say they didn't torque the bolts down correctly or are they saying they are going to over torque them?

  • @madelineremy5128
    @madelineremy5128 Před měsícem

    Wishing great success to SpaceX, thanks .. ❤😂🎉Thanks

  • @chrischeshire6528
    @chrischeshire6528 Před 3 měsíci +3

    You know the big difference from the Apollo days to the Starship days is Apollo had a deadline. The end of the 1960 decade. NASA designed, tested and approved Apollo and flew it to the moon. The program went through 3 astronaut deaths, a redesigned capsule and changes in the administration. The goal of Apollo was a moon landing and the goal of Starship is landing on Mars. If SpaceX follows Apollo then they should land on Mars in 2030.

    • @gary-pietz4147
      @gary-pietz4147 Před 3 měsíci

      We were under political obligation back then we're not no more

    • @calvinjohnson2985
      @calvinjohnson2985 Před 3 měsíci

      Assuming that the road doesn't get too rocky enough to slow down SpaceX.

    • @chrischeshire6528
      @chrischeshire6528 Před 3 měsíci

      @@gary-pietz4147 Don't bet on it...

    • @_apsis
      @_apsis Před 3 měsíci

      i’d say definitely not a manned landing, but with how fast starship is moving along and how much they will need done for artemis 3 to work, it’s something they _might_ be capable of but not expected (especially since they’re not following a deadline)

    • @Scanner9631
      @Scanner9631 Před 3 měsíci

      @@gary-pietz4147 We were under political obligation back then we're not no more
      Also an effectively unlimited budget and government organizations forced to stay the hell out of the way.

  • @jamesbell8861
    @jamesbell8861 Před 3 měsíci

    They should combine all of the HIGHBAYS into one footprint incorporating 1/3rd of the entire completed STAR FACTORY. I don't understand why they would transport the completed sections to a seperate HIGHBAY facility. The booster sections should be completed and assembled laying down and then stood up using a series of Gantry Cranes and 500-Foot reusable brace stand at the end of each assembly line. If I could sketch it out here you would see the exact STAR FACTORY building that is in place, with another building section added on, the roof line sloping ... from the existing STARFACTORY hight, to the future final height of HIGHBAY specifications, in order in accomodate the future STARSHIP v. 2's, new dimensions. The assembled Boosters of course would be transported to the test facilities from the "HIGHBAY SECTION" of the STAR FACTORY. So yeah ... the HIGHBAYs and STAR FACTORY should be all one building ...

  • @Gunter_Custom
    @Gunter_Custom Před 3 měsíci

    You first line made me snort out milk from my nose... 😂😂

  • @PC-nf3no
    @PC-nf3no Před 3 měsíci

    All the CZcamsrs that talk about Ship 31's electrical short turning Sparky or Arcy don't seem to mention that it could have been Boomer or Boomee. With the power in those arcs greater than an arc welder or a cutting torch, even though no Methane was used, even burning a small hole in a pressure tank could have easily popped catastrophically similar to SN1. With the thrust coming from the failure on the side, there could have been greater damage to the site. There is speculation that a rupturing COPV line rupture caused the problem and separating the two systems might be the remedy.
    In regards to the second tower, you have to wonder, considering the height proposals of Starship version 2 and 3, If Space X will extend the height of the new tower or build it the same as tower 1?

  • @wrightwillingham4462
    @wrightwillingham4462 Před 3 měsíci

    Star Base is looking better and better. I've always admired Elon for his passion in using the best materials AND making everything look stunning. And I don't think he does that for recognition from the public, but rather for his employees. He really takes pride in his employees AND he treats them very well. And his employees know this. In return, they do the same for him by their dedication to quality. It's a win-win-win situation. Just look at how beautiful the Tesla Giga Factory is, inside and out.

  • @arthulu61_yt84
    @arthulu61_yt84 Před 3 měsíci

    Felix! We have got a June 1 flight closure!!

  • @lymancopps5957
    @lymancopps5957 Před 3 měsíci

    I'm wondering if the second tower might be larger to accommodate Starship version 2 and 3.

  • @WG-tt6hk
    @WG-tt6hk Před 3 měsíci

    The vertical tank farm. You served us well, but it is time to say goodbye, TANKS ALOT ! 😅

  • @justimagine2403
    @justimagine2403 Před 3 měsíci

    If this thing explodes... are the high bay and tanks and factory far enough away to not sustain damage?

  • @SuperKingslaw
    @SuperKingslaw Před 3 měsíci

    why doesnt spacex initially use one tower for launching and the new tower just for catching? It would put less infrastructure at risk during the highly risky catch procedure.

  • @TheZoltan-42
    @TheZoltan-42 Před 3 měsíci

    (Bill Murray voice) "Well, we are here in New Punxsutawney, Utopia Planitia, with a remote live stream, and it's first Starliner launch day... again."

  • @BlazePlaz
    @BlazePlaz Před 3 měsíci +1

    Boeing needs to tighten the bolts, the most Boeing thing to say.

  • @wrightwillingham4462
    @wrightwillingham4462 Před 3 měsíci

    A few questions: Does the Water Deluge System put out more pressure than the 33 Raptor engines?
    I'm asking because Elon once said, if the water sprayed straight up it would completely destroy the Starship.
    I wonder if he was referring to the whole Starship or just the engines.
    If you can, will give a comparison as to just how powerful the spray is.
    Thank you.

  • @michaelreid2329
    @michaelreid2329 Před 3 měsíci

    Suggestions for use of the cleared pad B is the Starbase Supermarket.

  • @Ezzell_
    @Ezzell_ Před 3 měsíci

    A story you should look into is how the Gatesville TX and surrounding communities are getting fed up with the constant engine testing in to the evening and night. Houses are being damaged by the years of vibrations. I want to know if SpaceX have plane to cut down on the noise and vibrations that seems to be disturbing foundations and breaking windows.

  • @bradleymarks
    @bradleymarks Před 3 měsíci

    You realize Felix... you called a 21st Falcon flight as "routine"... Thanks to the little rocket that could we are now considering space flight as routine...

  • @MpetersenTamTD
    @MpetersenTamTD Před 3 měsíci

    @6:52. Ok Felix... So you "Play how you want", eh? Well then where the heck is the custom WAI skin for your vehicles?
    I want an A-10 with a giant WAI logo just below the canopy on either side of the fuselage! Now THAT would make you look like a "BOSS"!
    I'll give the game a shot, but I fully expect to see that logo available for us to use on our vehicles in the next couple weeks. Ok? Ok...

  • @TrialPrep
    @TrialPrep Před 3 měsíci

    Location of new megabay? I bet on something at least twice as large as the previous one. If it is this size then what locations are remaining?

  • @JamesKrawetz
    @JamesKrawetz Před 3 měsíci

    At least they don’t have to worry about a wheel falling off!

  • @fabiofboful
    @fabiofboful Před 3 měsíci

    What kind of upgrades the second OLM have? Will Spacex use completely new design?

  • @scottbaker9066
    @scottbaker9066 Před 3 měsíci

    I was at the Starbase on Sunday!!
    What a moment of advancement!

  • @616CC
    @616CC Před 3 měsíci

    Woah didn’t know they had a stargate there too

  • @xfreDDersx_96
    @xfreDDersx_96 Před 3 měsíci

    Say if you agree.......
    They like to use older boosters for expendable missions, however, I don't think that they will use the fleet forerunner "1062" for such a purpose but push it to it's limits to prove the reuse number