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  • čas přidán 29. 09. 2021
  • In the era of New Space, billionaire Elon Musk is blazing the trail. He’s building a gigantic starship to fly humans further than ever before.
    In the tiny Texan hamlet of Boca Chica, a huge rocket is being built and tested. It’s Elon Musk’s Starship, a 120-metre-high spacecraft whose mission is to transport humans to the moon and beyond, to Mars.
    Musk and his company SpaceX are at the forefront of what’s being called ‘New Space’, the rush to commercialise the space sector.
    His ambition is extraordinary; he wants to colonise the Red Planet.
    “It’s helpful to have the objective of a self-sustaining city on Mars. This has to be the objective”, says Musk.
    In his quest to perfect the Starship, Musk has been blowing up prototypes.
    “He doesn't really care if it's messy, he doesn’t really care if it appears to be chaotic, he's trying to go forward into the future as fast as possible”, says space writer Eric Berger.
    But the mighty rocket has its critics, including a former head of NASA, Charlie Bolden.
    “The difficulty for me as a huge fan of SpaceX, but a huge sceptic about Starship is the fact that it's so big, it's so massive”, says Bolden. “If Neil Armstrong were alive today to talk to them, he would probably say, "That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.”
    US correspondent Sarah Ferguson heads to Texas to see Musk’s space base up close. She joins a band of devotees in Boca Chica, from Gene the local surfer to MaryLiz and Ryan who are dedicating their lives to documenting the billionaire’s space odyssey.
    She speaks to members of the ‘space establishment’ - former and current NASA executives who’ve decided to accept and work with the great disruptor. NASA recently awarded Musk a multi-billion-dollar contract to build its next moon lander.
    “I think actually this will be a perfect example of ‘New Space’ and ‘Old Space’ meeting together in a great new mission”, says Kathy Lueders, head of the NASA mission to send humans back to the moon.
    Sarah travels to Florida’s space coast to witness the launch of SpaceX’s Inspiration4, the first time civilians have flown into orbit.
    Musk is a polarising figure, but he’s changed forever how humans view space.
    About Foreign Correspondent:
    Foreign Correspondent is the prime-time international public affairs program on Australia's national broadcaster, ABC-TV. We produce half-hour duration in-depth reports for broadcast across the ABC's television channels and digital platforms. Since 1992, our teams have journeyed to more than 170 countries to report on war, natural calamity and social and political upheaval - through the eyes of the people at the heart of it all.
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  • @ABCNewsIndepth
    @ABCNewsIndepth  Před 2 lety +578

    Big thanks to Cosmic Perspective, SPadre and Everyday Astronaut for being generous with their time and footage, it helped us immensely in making this show.
    This was the last episode of Foreign Correspondent for this year, we are taking a short break before we begin working on the next season over summer. We'll be back in February next year.
    Thank you for watching ! 🚀🚀🚀

    • @danielthunder9876
      @danielthunder9876 Před 2 lety +27

      Fantastic work ABC!

    • @PSMotorsport
      @PSMotorsport Před 2 lety +35

      Well done ABC :)
      Following Starships progress via these CZcamsrs has been a lovely escape during the lockdowns of the past 2 years.

    • @davidnoble868
      @davidnoble868 Před 2 lety +20

      Outstanding documentary!
      Bringing to light the community that has formed around Starbase and online is as much part of the story as Starship itself.
      The only criticism I have is not showing SN15's successful landing, they all haven't blown up, and not mentioning Inspiration4's secondary mission, fund raising for St. Jude's Children's Hospital which has exceeded it's $200 Million goal.

    • @replica1052
      @replica1052 Před 2 lety +10

      starship is quite the epic - on how we came to master a solar system

    • @kosminuskosminus6668
      @kosminuskosminus6668 Před 2 lety +9

      Spacex has a few problems like :
      - 01 - outdated and close minded institution named FAA
      - 02 - the ultimate imbecile on planet earth jeff kakamaka bezos
      None of the two are contributing with anything and they only have as only purpose to shit on everything they can just because they can just as people hurt other people just because they can .

  • @WasatchWind
    @WasatchWind Před 2 lety +348

    A mainstream news outlet did proper reporting on a space exploration topic, and even credited people in the space community. This is a historic day.

    • @commanderbracey7501
      @commanderbracey7501 Před 2 lety +18

      Turns out, it was Australia. NOT THE US MEDIA. They are still sold out.

    • @eachday9538
      @eachday9538 Před 2 lety +4

      One small step

    • @WasatchWind
      @WasatchWind Před 2 lety +4

      @@commanderbracey7501 Sadly very telling.

    • @chadj1797
      @chadj1797 Před 2 lety

      @@commanderbracey7501 lol

    • @trishave5639
      @trishave5639 Před 2 lety

      The ABC is just about all Australia has left that hasn't sold its soul to unethical reporting for the sake of ratings. Both Foreign Correspondent and Four Corners are worth watching for that alone.

  • @spadrevideo
    @spadrevideo Před 2 lety +462

    Well done!! Thanks ABC for sharing the Starship dream with the world, and sorry about the bumpy boat ride, next time I'll bring the seasick pills lol. Really enjoyed hanging out with yall, hope to sea ya at orbital!

    • @d3335
      @d3335 Před 2 lety +5

      Wholesome level: 100%

    • @dropssergian
      @dropssergian Před 2 lety

      You said it right buddy, starship DREAM, but you got to wake up at some point though, dreams are not real. Priceless statement you made!

    • @HoutanSeyedAhmadian
      @HoutanSeyedAhmadian Před 2 lety

      I wish they had done better job at credits..

  • @ChannelReuploads9451
    @ChannelReuploads9451 Před 2 lety +346

    "If we lost One starship, let alone 6 or however many its been"
    As an Ex Nasa Administrator, he sure did not want to mention the loss of two shuttles, and 13 (7 and 6 respectively) astronauts.
    Elon is blowing them up to see how it will fail, without lives being lost.

    • @stephenhumble7627
      @stephenhumble7627 Před 2 lety +39

      Yep and they only crashed 4 starships in flight tests not 6 unless you count ground tank pressure tests. And as tests a failure still helps them discover problems and iterate the design.

    • @abhinavprashant2213
      @abhinavprashant2213 Před 2 lety +4

      @@stephenhumble7627 does the SN4 RUD count?

    • @stephenhumble7627
      @stephenhumble7627 Před 2 lety +6

      @@abhinavprashant2213 Was that a ground test or a flight test - if a flight test than yes 5 destructive flight tests. Though i think that one would count as a failure to launch VS the other 4 were failure to survive landing.

    • @tma2001
      @tma2001 Před 2 lety +24

      aye he seemed to forget the SS program was shut down because of those losses. I'm still angry about the lives lost even today because they were completely avoidable.

    • @webchanter315
      @webchanter315 Před 2 lety +31

      He also complained about giving SpaceX all the money which simply isn't the case, the grant for Starship HLS development is roughly equivalent to the cost of 1 of NASAs throw away SLS rockets... Also the SN4 RUD wasn't a Starship issue it was a problem on the fueling lines so does it count?

  • @grahamyates2490
    @grahamyates2490 Před 2 lety +78

    A smart move deciding that Space-Nerd Sarah Ferguson should be the one to make this programme.
    This professional, yet emotional documentary has just begun to fill the gigantic void in public knowledge about what's going on. And it's so enthralling to be able to follow every step along this monumental journey with such open access to the work at Boca Chica. Go Starship!

  • @CosmicPerspective
    @CosmicPerspective Před 2 lety +428

    Thank You for coming here to tell the story of what's taking place, for putting such a beautiful piece together, and for spending time with us. We so enjoyed connecting and are grateful for the way this turned out. On an additional and personal level, thank you for allowing us to speak through our art and music. Having an opportunity to pause with you on Cocoa Beach to contemplate the Inspiration4 launch was very meaningful to me. Ad Astra! -MaryLiz

    • @jamiecalloway2303
      @jamiecalloway2303 Před 2 lety +6

      Is this your music featured at the end? It was very good I would love to listen!

    • @HarrisonAdAstra
      @HarrisonAdAstra Před 2 lety +14

      Can’t wait for the orbital launch, you always have amazing coverage.
      And thanks for giving them very accurate and insightful information and that they actually listened, unlike some news channels
      **cough** 60 minutes Australia **cough**

    • @CosmicPerspective
      @CosmicPerspective Před 2 lety +9

      @@HarrisonAdAstra Thanks! We can not wait for orbital flight... I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it. Coverage prep is in process!

    • @MrHichammohsen1
      @MrHichammohsen1 Před 2 lety +1

      That was amazing, but Tim needs to understand the Edison Tesla story before comparing people!

    • @MrHichammohsen1
      @MrHichammohsen1 Před 2 lety +3

      Love that Mary Liz is talking in Km and not Miles!

  • @snowrubu
    @snowrubu Před 2 lety +190

    I don't know why but that ending is very emotional to me. Just something about all that joy and hope is very heart warming.

    • @linyenchin6773
      @linyenchin6773 Před 2 lety +1

      It's called video editing, basick narrative spinning of "artistic" expression designed to make the weak feel just that way.

    • @snowrubu
      @snowrubu Před 2 lety +4

      @@linyenchin6773 fair enough bro

    • @JohnDoe-vr9gm
      @JohnDoe-vr9gm Před 2 lety +8

      @@linyenchin6773 Who is this genius that walks among us, wise in the ways of basic editing techniques that trick us weak fools into feeling emotions! Their name is Lin Yen Chen, a god amongst mortals! I shall take your wise counsel Chen, and from this day forth not shed a tear or let a smile crack my visage for I shall also be too clever to let these video editing devils deceive me!

    • @JayceeR
      @JayceeR Před 2 lety +1

      @@linyenchin6773 nahh.. i don't think that is 'cause even during the livestream it was emotional to most people around the world watching that live both on youtube and in person

    • @danielthunder9876
      @danielthunder9876 Před 2 lety +2

      @@linyenchin6773 Most of us know how to spell "basic" however.

  • @mitchmccarron8337
    @mitchmccarron8337 Před 2 lety +30

    I can't believe the ABC actually made something I enjoyed - well done!

    • @Steph.98114
      @Steph.98114 Před 2 lety +4

      To make it clear this is the Australian broadcast company, not the USA ABC

    • @commanderbracey7501
      @commanderbracey7501 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Steph.98114 well that explains it. 🤣

  • @bfortino
    @bfortino Před 2 lety +68

    Wow, this is one of the best documentaries I've seen from a normal media organization on the current space industry. Nicely done!

    • @MrOutofcontrolvideos
      @MrOutofcontrolvideos Před 2 lety +6

      Welcome to why Australia has a national state funded network

    • @kennethkho7165
      @kennethkho7165 Před 2 lety

      @@MrOutofcontrolvideos the US has their own, called VOA

  • @807800
    @807800 Před 2 lety +153

    Wow, this is a quality documentary here.

  • @xxxdiresaintxxx
    @xxxdiresaintxxx Před 2 lety +289

    That is probably the best coverage of what's happening in SpaceX, by a large network, that I have yet seen. 10/10 would recommend.

    • @derschone4234
      @derschone4234 Před 2 lety +12

      Probably because she actually went there to see it with her own eyes.

    • @lanzer22
      @lanzer22 Před 2 lety +8

      The Inspiration 4 documentary on Netflix is also a great watch.

    • @jeffnewcomb601
      @jeffnewcomb601 Před 2 lety +13

      When I saw it was from "ABC" I almost didn't watch it, thinking it would just be another hit piece on Musk. Very well done! I watched it twice.

    • @furytron
      @furytron Před 2 lety

      Pls support I upload videos about space

    • @heaposan
      @heaposan Před 2 lety +4

      The ABC (the Aussie BBC) usually produces high quality content especially Foreign Corespondent

  • @MrOutofcontrolvideos
    @MrOutofcontrolvideos Před 2 lety +62

    Well done ABC, as an Aussie and massive fan of Cosmic Perspective, SPadre and Everyday Astronaut its so awesome to see our national broadcaster feature them in a doco. They are truly documenting history.

  • @fhmconsulting4982
    @fhmconsulting4982 Před 2 lety +30

    As a fully committed space junkie, this is the best coverage I have seen and you certainly did your homework. This is the future that can bring everyone together.
    If anyone wants more information there are multiple CZcams channels that livestream 24\7 and provide coverage of nearly every space launch around the world, with total positivity and inclusion.

  • @dandeeteeyem2170
    @dandeeteeyem2170 Před 2 lety +111

    Best Foreign Correspondent episode ever 🥺❤️
    If people watch the full interview with everyday astronaut, they will understand why Elon is in such a hurry....
    Hint: it has zero to do with Ego, and everything to do with our very survival. Go Elon. He's the embodiment of determination in the face of adversity. Never give up. The human spirit to survive and thrive. You'll know which moment they edited out of Tim's interview and why. If you pay attention you'll see why so many people believe in Elon and will work their butt off for him..

    • @amazingsoyuz873
      @amazingsoyuz873 Před 2 lety

      Our survival against what? The list of realistic threats against humanity which wouldn’t also be cheaper / easier to fix than colonizing and terraforming mars (asteroid on collision course), still leave earth more habitable than mars(climate change or pretty much any other “existential” threat), or also affect mars (mars would most likely be effected by a nuclear war or AI invasion or something like that) is pretty much nothing. Even the big existential threat to earth, the sun exploding, would also wipe out life on mars (and also won’t happen for billions of years lol). I’m all for human expansion into space, heck I’m studying aerospace engineering rn in university, but I think it’s a bit of a leap to call colonizing mars important to our very survival saw a species lol. Colonization likely won’t result in any significant increase in our odds of survival until we’re visiting exoplanets, and by then I doubt we’ll even need planets anymore.

  • @shirro5
    @shirro5 Před 2 lety +104

    Thanks aunty for covering something that interests a lot of Aussies. We are always well represented on live streams and online discussions but the local media doesn't tend to cover tech with any depth or integrity and the broader non-techie audience misses out. Good selection of commentators and visuals.

    • @ABCNewsIndepth
      @ABCNewsIndepth  Před 2 lety +22

      Thanks Paul, we appreciate it a lot.

    • @Andrew-kz5ew
      @Andrew-kz5ew Před 2 lety +2

      I think you Aussies have more pressing things to consider with authoritarians taking over your country while building concentration camps.

    • @grahamyates2490
      @grahamyates2490 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Andrew-kz5ew ha ha, if we can handle venomous spiders, snakes, jellyfish, octopus and caterpillars, a few weeks on the couch watching Netflix and drinking beer comes pretty easy.

    • @shirro5
      @shirro5 Před 2 lety +7

      @@Andrew-kz5ew you don't know what you are talking about. Everything in my state is open. There will be elections at state and federal levels for me next year. Don't think they have them in authoritarian countries. Don't believe propaganda. No country is perfect but the number that have more freedom and quality of life than this one is a very short list.

  • @thewrightstuff8956
    @thewrightstuff8956 Před 2 lety +15

    I can’t believe I’m watching this on ABC. Respect. And thank you so much for finally covering things that matter in an up close and personal way. Interviewing people active in the space community like Tim Dodd and using footage from him and LabPadre was amazing. Great job producing this. Please do more content like this in the future!

  • @BlazingBlade
    @BlazingBlade Před 2 lety +115

    This was incredibly put together and showed off how many hours of research you poured into it. I love the fact that you referred to the vehicles by their actual numbers and having such important figures of the space community turn up.
    Keep it up Auntie!!!

  • @MartinVisser
    @MartinVisser Před 2 lety +281

    Great program Sarah. As a long time SpaceX watcher I think you really showed the whole story very comprehensively, and really captured the power and the passion of the new race to space.

    • @ABCNewsIndepth
      @ABCNewsIndepth  Před 2 lety +52

      I'll make sure to pass on your kind thoughts to Sarah and the team, thanks for watching!

    • @damonbrace8252
      @damonbrace8252 Před rokem

      That sounds nice... Too bad your being lied to an brainwashed!!!... These people with all this money ban together to prove God doesn't exist!!!!.... A HUMAN BEING CANNOT GO PAST THE ORION RADIATION BELT THAT SURROUNDS EARTH!!!.... NASA HAS BEEN LYING FOR 60 YEARS!!!!... GO WATCH THE FOOTAGE OF THE ASTRONAUTS WHEN THEY CAME BACK!!!... THEY GOT THEIR LIES CROSSED UP...AND WERE TELLING TWO DIFFERENT STORIES OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED ... THE PROPAGANDA IS SO MASSIVE!!!... THEY MONEY AND TECHNOLOGY COMES FROM DEMONIC FORCES!!!!... SO MANY PEOPLE DONT Actually know who...and what makes this world turn the way it does!!!... ITS ALL LIES TO DECIEVE YOU.... BELIEVE SATAN....NOT THE MOST HIGH GOD THAT HE WANTS TO BE LIKE!!!!... Trust... NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN A PICTURE OF EARTH FROM DEEP SPACE!!!!.... BECAUSE THEY CANT!!!!

    • @lawrenceallen8096
      @lawrenceallen8096 Před rokem

      What? Charles Bolden saying what Neil Armstrong would have said? Oh, PU-LEEZE! This from the guy who presided over the decade-long WITHDRAW OF THE USA FROM MANNED SPACE LAUNCH? The DUMBEST thing I ever heard was: "[my] “foremost” mission as the head of NASA is to improve relations with what he termed “dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science."'--Daniel Bolden. How DARE this unaccomplished FAILURE of a pathetic bureaucrat pi$$ on the shoulders he stands on. But that was true of ALL of Obama's appointees...especially himself! Godspeed SpaceX, NASA an anyone with BIG DREAMS for space exploration. And shut up, Bolden.

    • @143AD
      @143AD Před rokem

      She's a misandrist too. You dont know that!?

  • @ChannelReuploads9451
    @ChannelReuploads9451 Před 2 lety +11

    Thanks ABC for putting this on CZcams, This is already doing the rounds of the SpaceX groups on Social media.

  • @jonwatkins254
    @jonwatkins254 Před 2 lety +15

    This is a gift to Humanity. Child of Saturn 5 lives! Rapid technological advancement without a war driving it. The 50 year wait is finally over in my life time. I feel so lucky to be able to see it! Thank you Elon and all SpaceX workers!

  • @MarkLucasProductions
    @MarkLucasProductions Před 2 lety +248

    More mainstream news and current affairs programs should be doing what Sarah Ferguson and the ABC have done here to bring the wonder, inspiration, and joy of the new Space Age to the general public. I think they don't realize how important this all is to the average person. It is Humanity's rite of passage into a new world. Excitement will snowball as the future of technology insinuates itself into the daily lives of us all. I can't wait!

    • @S2Tubes
      @S2Tubes Před 2 lety +1

      Going to space is a good idea, but not for the average person. No average person alive today will benefit from any of this. Excitement, wonder, inspiration, joy? I think you mean irrelevant propaganda fluff.

    • @Nullius_in_verba
      @Nullius_in_verba Před 2 lety +12

      @@S2Tubes im an average person that will not have the chance to go on space or benefit from it..but as human i feel excitement,wonder and ispiration for the sake of all humanity

    • @Nullius_in_verba
      @Nullius_in_verba Před 2 lety +1

      totally agree with you..wild space is our future!

    • @MarkLucasProductions
      @MarkLucasProductions Před 2 lety +2

      @@S2Tubes I can't have "meant irrelevant propaganda fluff" as I was referring to my personal feelings of 'excitement, wonder, inspiration, and joy'. That you don't share in this wonderful feeling does not detract from its reality in me and in many others.

    • @MarkLucasProductions
      @MarkLucasProductions Před 2 lety +1

      @@Nullius_in_verba That's really exactly what I meant. We're doing it. We're finally doing it! Wow.

  • @lvwpy
    @lvwpy Před 2 lety +59

    Congratulations! This is a good documentary because you've picked the right people to work with, people who really understands what all this means!

  • @smokingun397
    @smokingun397 Před 2 lety +13

    That is just another graphic example of Musks genius, He's not worrying about building multi-billion dollar air conditioned facilities somewhere near 5 Star Hotels, instead doing it like a construction site in a place that doesn't rain much to disrupt construction. Awesome dude

  • @tara5742
    @tara5742 Před 2 lety +25

    I feel bad when people think Elon Musk is just an entrepreneur. He is an engineer and a developer among so many other things.

    • @Steph.98114
      @Steph.98114 Před 2 lety +1

      @@user-rc8zt8wf6w did you not watch the documentary? Dude has changed the rocket and car industry

    • @thejanitor3263
      @thejanitor3263 Před rokem +1

      He's the single most important human on the planet right now... if humanity stays on earth we go extinct.

    • @ralphtoivonen2071
      @ralphtoivonen2071 Před 10 měsíci

      Elon is a grifter and knows nothing about engineering and science. Never delivers on what he proclaims.

    • @ralphtoivonen2071
      @ralphtoivonen2071 Před 10 měsíci

      Definitely not an engineer he doesn't understand well understood engineering and scientific principles.

  • @sankubanku1633
    @sankubanku1633 Před 2 lety +63

    Thank you so much for covering Starship, surprisingly few mainstream news organisations cover the development. Also thanks for giving us a good non-biased representation of what the challenges and inspiration behind Starship is.

  • @robspecht9550
    @robspecht9550 Před 2 lety +47

    Top Notch! The Presenter was excellent, and you captured some great interviews as well.

  • @FockaffenTVjunior
    @FockaffenTVjunior Před 2 lety +11

    This is probably the best and most up to date documentary ever! Please make this a series with episodes releasing annually

  • @santohang
    @santohang Před 2 lety +4

    Wow. This is an amazing documentary from a non science related mainstream media. Also a big kudos for including interviews and footages from the space community.

  • @donald4munro
    @donald4munro Před 2 lety +27

    Very well done! I'm a big SpaceX, Starship, Elon fan.. this made me emotional for sure.

  • @andylaweda
    @andylaweda Před 2 lety +13

    thanks for crediting Cosmic Perspective, EDA and SpadreIsle in your credits! Disclaimer: I am loosely connected to Tim Dodd through his website articles :-)

  • @ImranSahir1
    @ImranSahir1 Před 2 lety +10

    Lori Garver and Kathy Lauders, two of the most important people to essentially go against the blue blood space contractors and help start a new era of space flight. Outside of SpaceX and Elon Musk, these two women don't get the credit they deserve. Thank you for telling this incredible story and featuring people who we rely on daily to get updates about the SpaceX and space flight in general.

    • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
      @user-lv7ph7hs7l Před 2 lety

      And Kathy was just demoted. Her job as head of human spaceflight was split in two and lunar program was handed over to someone else. It's likely the result of not selecting Northrup and Lockheed backed Blue Origin in favor of Starship for the moon lander. But those are rumours.

  • @BumKnuckle
    @BumKnuckle Před 2 lety +11

    This is by far the best piece on SpaceX and just the whole scene that I have ever seen! By far! Bravo!

  • @ApacheFPV
    @ApacheFPV Před 2 lety +67

    What a fantastic documentary! This felt honest and accurate using sources that understand the industry and SpaceX.

    • @ChannelReuploads9451
      @ChannelReuploads9451 Před 2 lety +6

      They interviewed actual "Rocket Chasers". Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut), Boca Chica Gal (Mary) who is affiliated with NasaSpaceFlight, and Spadre who does his own CZcams videos about Spacex (The guy on the boat).

  • @mangafighterlags
    @mangafighterlags Před 2 lety +51

    Great documentary! Good onya ABC, this is the kind of content you should be proud of.

  • @malcolmrobinson2624
    @malcolmrobinson2624 Před 2 lety +10

    Well done Australian Public Broadcast Service. Well done. Definitely some exciting things coming out of SpaceX Thank you for covering this.

  • @AbuctingTacos
    @AbuctingTacos Před 2 lety +10

    Eric was spot on with the music analogy

  • @Dilshad-gu7je
    @Dilshad-gu7je Před 2 lety +27

    Thanks Aunty for covering some space news. I look forward to more space news and unique perspectives. Please show us what our own space industry is doing. Have a gander at our dear cousin’s in New Zealand, RocketLab are getting very good at building and flying their rockets.

  • @nickjakubik
    @nickjakubik Před 2 lety +34

    Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for producing this!

  • @roryreddog3258
    @roryreddog3258 Před 2 lety +16

    What a great doco… Best I’ve seen on SpaceX. This honesty about Musk’s ability and his mission would not be possible from our commercial networks, who are more concerned with flinging 💩 💩 💩 at him than honestly respecting his achievements and his genius.

  • @billhensley5922
    @billhensley5922 Před 2 lety +24

    This is a fantastic documentary. I appreciate all the interviews showing the impact SpaceX is having, and the profile of Musk. As a lifelong Texan, just one tiny little complaint: we usually refer to that area as "south Texas" or "the Valley". (That's the Rio Grande Valley, to be specific.) "Southeast Texas" would ordinarily refer to the upper Texas Gulf Coast.

    • @timothyworth6137
      @timothyworth6137 Před 2 lety

      ha, I just commented the same thing. unless elon has something going on in lufkin that im u aware of.

    • @AndrewBlucher
      @AndrewBlucher Před 2 lety

      The program was made for international broadcast, in Australia. If somebody 14,000 km away doesn't know where Boca Chica is, then South East Texas gives them a good idea. Saying "Rio Grande Valley" will just pull a blank for most people.

    • @Levitiy
      @Levitiy Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, Texas is not a square. There is no southeast or southwest.

    • @AndrewBlucher
      @AndrewBlucher Před 2 lety

      @@Levitiy Hilarious. I put it to you that Boca Chica is in the southern most part of Texas. In that southern part, it's to the East.
      How do you plead?

  • @davidharness1507
    @davidharness1507 Před 2 lety +59

    Awesome report, captures well the emotional adventure we are all on.

  • @EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV
    @EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV Před 2 lety +20

    Thank you for covering aerospace...
    Thank you for talking about iterative rocket development - blowing up prototypes is a good thing! :D

  • @DailyDoseofSpace.
    @DailyDoseofSpace. Před 2 lety +33

    Oh my. I've just realised that literally no one except space nerds know what is going on with SpaceX. But when the time comes when they send humans to Mars all the non space nerds will say "sTaY oN eArTh"

    • @Chris-wd9ll
      @Chris-wd9ll Před 2 lety +3

      Sadly, yup. Probably same thing that happened with the first European emigrants to the Western Continent

    • @Tuuminshz
      @Tuuminshz Před 2 lety +3

      The European spirit of exploration is kinda stagnant ngl, but even it doesn't get revived ppl will have to understand how dangerous it is to only live on one planet

    • @lilpp4791
      @lilpp4791 Před 2 lety +1

      We will not reach mars

  • @young0cidy
    @young0cidy Před 2 lety +11

    You guys had me in tears for the whole duration of the episode. There is a really large community of people all around the world routing for SpaceX and Elon. And seeing how dedicated you were in your coverage, naming all the hardware they put out by names, Touched me to my chore. Thank you for your beautiful work. Thank you so much.

  • @jeremiahstromberg8940
    @jeremiahstromberg8940 Před 2 lety +25

    lol there is a random nimrod riding around on a hoverboard and chiming bells

    • @operationdomination3102
      @operationdomination3102 Před 2 lety +11

      And they get a spot in this piece...

    • @josephsimmer9267
      @josephsimmer9267 Před 2 lety +8

      That's the beauty of what SpaceX is doing out in the open in Boca Chica TX. You don't need to be a NASA government personnel with security clearance-- Anyone off the street can just walk right up next to the gate of the Boca Chica launch facility on Texas Highway 4 and watch the SpaceX engineers put together the giant rockets right there that might someday launch the first humans to Mars, in plain sight.

  • @MoKhera
    @MoKhera Před 2 lety +21

    Awesome documentary - felt truly inspired - thanks !

  • @Jona69
    @Jona69 Před 2 lety +20

    I'm surprised by the accuracy and positivity of this video. Really enjoyed it!

    • @samuelmoore6636
      @samuelmoore6636 Před 2 lety

      You shouldn't be surprised.. no one is actually credible

  • @timschafer2536
    @timschafer2536 Před 2 lety +20

    This was a great watch, glad to see this topic covered.

  • @mrengtop
    @mrengtop Před 2 lety +29

    Awesome short documentary, I'd like to see you talking about the activities of people and their emotions, feelings, obssessions and what they thinking of every minute while they are in the space riding starship in their way to mars theoretically and what they start to do when landing....

    • @yggdrasil9039
      @yggdrasil9039 Před 2 lety +2

      That would be a very long documentary....

  • @andrewquintero7590
    @andrewquintero7590 Před 2 lety +8

    Faith and Determination of one man's vision.

  • @StandingUpForBetter
    @StandingUpForBetter Před 2 lety +9

    Well done ABC. Well done! That was AMAZING! This is the beginning of a new age in space travel.

  • @runningray
    @runningray Před 2 lety +9

    A very good summation of SpaceX and Musk's motivation for having SpaceX. But what was extremely good was the people that were interviewed here. One of the first documentaries that talked to people (content creators) around SpaceX human spaceflight that the rest of us geeks are watching and listening to. Great program.

    • @samuelmoore6636
      @samuelmoore6636 Před 2 lety

      Does anyone actually fact check?? This guy is a flake who has the money to hire people smarter than him in various fields and fulfill the mars trip

  • @vineflixthegame978
    @vineflixthegame978 Před 2 lety +6

    The whole planet should see this

  • @CraigPMiller
    @CraigPMiller Před 2 lety +15

    Great piece, capturing the excitement SpaceX is generating. Thanks for all your great work this year. Look forward to Foreign Correspondent next year. 😁🙃😎👍

  • @protokevinleversee975
    @protokevinleversee975 Před 2 lety +22

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. So much media misses the hope and human spirit behind our reaching for the stars.

  • @solarwizzo8667
    @solarwizzo8667 Před 2 lety +11

    Awesome Documentary! Love it! I have followed SpaceX since they attempted their first Falcon9 Booster landings. I have followed Tim from the Beginning in his old russian space suit. Great compilation of what has been going on regarding space flight during the last few years! Keep it going! The mainstream media is still not getting it, what is happening here! The future is now!

  • @mattmcfarlane9630
    @mattmcfarlane9630 Před 2 lety +20

    Thanks FC for presenting a well balanced portrayal of SpaceX.

    • @alvianchoiriapriliansyah9882
      @alvianchoiriapriliansyah9882 Před 2 lety +4

      Pretty rare for mainstream media documentaries these days (which often *only* interview people like some groups that didn't want SpaceX at Starbase, etc. without input/clarification from SpaceX communities/people who's following SpaceX closely)

  • @NebraskaWriter
    @NebraskaWriter Před 2 lety +21

    Great program!
    However, it is beyond belief that they finished with the Inspiration4 launch but yet failed to show the booster land itself, because that is the coolest part, when the booster comes back home. I defy you to watch a booster land itself without devolving into a blubbering wreck.

    • @randomasdfx7891
      @randomasdfx7891 Před 2 lety +5

      You edit the video next time.

    • @harrier331
      @harrier331 Před 2 lety +3

      @@randomasdfx7891 That was an extremely dumb comment...

  • @clevergirl4457
    @clevergirl4457 Před 2 lety +4

    A big thank you to the Foreign Correspondent team, for making a truly positive and informative piece on Starship...

  • @johng6080
    @johng6080 Před 2 lety +2

    Not gonna lie, for mainstream media, this is extraordinarily good.

  • @mt-mg7tt
    @mt-mg7tt Před 2 lety +11

    Thanks Sarah Ferguson for such a well-researched report that covered a lot of history, issues, plans and human reactions so well in a short time, including interviews with some of the best people in the field.The ending was beautiful.

  • @AlanMyronPrivate
    @AlanMyronPrivate Před 2 lety +5

    Finally! someone in mainstream media covering this awesome piece of technology

  • @user-nw8jr1dk9p
    @user-nw8jr1dk9p Před 2 lety +2

    4:22
    I absolutely love them , love their energy.

  • @gamebro4393
    @gamebro4393 Před 2 lety +3

    finally see some news coverage on starship!

  • @vineflixthegame978
    @vineflixthegame978 Před 2 lety +8

    Sarah , beautiful coverage

  • @salvador9769
    @salvador9769 Před 2 lety +4

    This deserves more views

  • @MichaelPuig658
    @MichaelPuig658 Před 2 lety +7

    Such an amazing documentary of humanity's most unifying effort. Well done and inclusive of the major player (Musk) and the awesome supporting cast (Cosmic Perspective, Everyday Astronaut, Inspiration4 and all the space nerds, like me)

  • @lmostini2151
    @lmostini2151 Před 2 lety +5

    Thanks Sara Ferguson & ABC. It's good to see MSM communicate to Australia at large what a fascinating time we live in, that's happening with no small effort.
    It's a shame you didn't mention the $200 million raised by the Inspiration 4 flight for St. Jude's children's hospital.
    Making humanity multi-planetary and resolving problems on Earth are complimentary and not in competition.

  • @Cosine_Wave
    @Cosine_Wave Před 2 lety +21

    Insightful documentary featuring interesting people. But Gene holding his camera without straps in a boat over the water gave me anxiety.

  • @Matis_747
    @Matis_747 Před 2 lety +10

    Wow this is amazing, this is really well done.

  • @TheDiego365
    @TheDiego365 Před 2 lety +6

    This is next level!! I am glad to be able to see this new era of human spaceflight.

  • @KURUZU43
    @KURUZU43 Před 2 lety +2

    This by far is one of my favorite documentaries on SpaceX and the Starship program. It's one of the best documentaries that no one's talked about and it should have well over 1,000,000 views by now I find it incredible that it doesn't it's looking at the Starship program from a different perspective and I really really love it!

  • @hefwilliams5400
    @hefwilliams5400 Před 2 lety +2

    I have the upmost respect for everyone involved in creating this video. The first news outlet to show what’s going on with some passion, conviction and truth. Congrats 👏

  • @Havark420
    @Havark420 Před 2 lety +5

    Wow what a fantastic video to watch really nailed it

  • @Marksman123771
    @Marksman123771 Před 2 lety +13

    This was so incredibly well done. I hope to see you bring out new updates every year or two, because everything is about to change.

    • @samuelmoore6636
      @samuelmoore6636 Před 2 lety

      Hopefully Everyone gets to mars... cause that's what we need a whole

    • @panchtosanchez9567
      @panchtosanchez9567 Před rokem

      @@samuelmoore6636 space is too unstable and the turbulence enormous.

  • @fosstera
    @fosstera Před rokem +2

    And now, Tim Dodd has been selected to be part of the DearMoon mission, making a lunar flyby on one of these Starships
    Incredible

  • @dconnectzone
    @dconnectzone Před 2 lety +9

    This is the most well documented. ❤️🔥 I cried at the end.
    14:07 man I have been dealing with this type of criticism and nothing can be done to make them see the real side.
    They keep sharing the fake medias and twisted news and post elon musk and his weird nerd when valid criticism as a meme to silence.(which they think like they r not wrong). Mis information by some big medias has been doing a lot of damage on people's perspective and a way to see things (know what's is real whats not). Thanks for showing the real content and helping many to get inspired by.. ❤️

  • @geoffmackley
    @geoffmackley Před 2 lety +4

    Fantastic documentary, amazing camerawork ...

  • @lachyt5247
    @lachyt5247 Před 2 lety +2

    Great work ABC, one of the first mainstream broadcasters to properly cover what is happening in Boca Chica!

  • @GalenMatson
    @GalenMatson Před 2 lety +2

    Very well done. Thanks ABC.

  • @replica1052
    @replica1052 Před 2 lety +9

    to surrect planets is how to live in a universe
    (life as center of the universe)

  • @louishermann7676
    @louishermann7676 Před 2 lety +5

    Very high quality documentary. It's so nice to see some reporting on SpaceX that captures a little bit of the hope and awe in what they're doing.
    If you ever want to talk to a well-informed local, Marcus House puts together 1-2 very high quality space videos per week.

  • @douggraham5082
    @douggraham5082 Před 9 měsíci +1

    This was an excellent little documentary. Thanks to all involved in making it!

  • @LOL-mm3rc
    @LOL-mm3rc Před 2 lety +1

    Sir APJ Abdul Kalam once said :- Those who dare to imagine the impossible are the one who break all human limitations. And Elon Musk is a great example that fits the statement.

  • @chillijilly
    @chillijilly Před 2 lety +13

    Just wow! You guys always make a great program! 😮😮

    • @ABCNewsIndepth
      @ABCNewsIndepth  Před 2 lety +4

      Thanks Jillian, Foreign Correspondent will be taking a short break over our summer, we'll be back next year in February.

  • @QuantumNaut
    @QuantumNaut Před 2 lety +5

    SpaceX has for sure blown up more rockets than any other but have also made the greatest advancements in space travel in the current century. Failure is the greatest teacher.

  • @TheDiego365
    @TheDiego365 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you! for including all these amazing CZcamsrs that are working so hard day and night to cover Starship development.

  • @84MadHatter
    @84MadHatter Před 2 lety +2

    we saw everyday astronaut , Cosmic Perspective , labpadre , . . . lot more not seen here NASA space Flight, ocean cam, spacex pink, What about it, and so many more dedicating their lives to document this and then the workers and staff at spacex and crews locally haired out to make this great thing happen

  • @xander3583
    @xander3583 Před 2 lety +4

    It was great. I appreciate the fact that you were able to look at what's going on from all the angles such as the challanges, criticisms, Different POVs of different science people and space enthusiasts and so on, other than just talking about how big Elon Musk and SpaceX is.Then It would have been just an other ordinary entertainment video on CZcams.
    Most of all, The emotions that you were able to capture.... Kudos.. ❤️

  • @scottlarson8422
    @scottlarson8422 Před rokem +3

    Charlie Bolden being so skeptical of Starship success even stating that Neil Armstrong was alive he would think it was an awful idea. Back in the 1960’s you didn’t have to search hard to find smart people who were also skeptics that thought the Apollo program and the chances of Neil Armstrong being successful in the quest to land on the moon either. I feel certain that Elon Musk will continue to prove skeptics wrong just as he keeps proving those who keep shorting Tesla stock are also wrong. I am both disappointed and amazed at how many people seem to be hoping to see Elon fail. For myself I will continue to be one of his biggest cheerleaders wishing Elon and his team at SpaceX , Tesla…. The very best!
    You’ll find me continue to be cheering him on!

  • @fodank
    @fodank Před 2 lety +5

    It happening. Keep the bureaucrats and politicians as far away as possible and everything will be fine. Go Elon. God speed all of us. Cheers, D.

  • @isaytheenay5961
    @isaytheenay5961 Před 2 lety +11

    15:45 Former Nasa administrator: "If we lost rockets at the rate that SpaceX loses them..."
    Well genius. You did. And more. You lost every single rocket you ever launched.
    What SpaceX is doing, is launching rockets and NOT losing them every single time.
    If SpaceX landed even one single rocket, ever, they would be ahead of NASA. And they have landed a lot more than one.
    I respect NASA greatly. But those are the simple facts.

  • @lanzer22
    @lanzer22 Před 2 lety +21

    I like how the old NASA administrator said "Congress would have shut us down if we lost ONE Starship". Do someone need to remind him about how many space shuttles were lost?

    • @boostav
      @boostav Před 2 lety +5

      Yeah quite worrying somebody like that was NASA's administrator.

    • @MartinVisser
      @MartinVisser Před 2 lety +3

      And how many SLS rockets haven't been launched (and how few are likely to ever launch)

    • @maxklinger1494
      @maxklinger1494 Před 2 lety +8

      He's got a point tho. Shuttle losses as tragic as they were, happened unintentionally. SpaceX has been pushing their vehicles to their limits and beyond intentionally and pancacked quite a few of them in just a few months. NASA would have to answer to the congress why it did deliberately blow up taxpayer money. SpaceX answers to nobody but Musk.

    • @furytron
      @furytron Před 2 lety

      Pls support I upload videos about space

    • @angryy_96
      @angryy_96 Před 2 lety

      @@furytron man ur soooo new. U started uploading 20hrs ago. Good luck to u man

  • @astrosix6926
    @astrosix6926 Před 2 lety +14

    This is a great video! Does it make me cry because of how inspiring it is or is it because I've literally been following all these people and spacex and starship from the beginning and now seeing it like this is just almost unbelievable. Absolutely amazing with out a doubt one of the most important things happening in our life time. Godspeed spacex, starship and elon musk

  • @sethl3702
    @sethl3702 Před 2 lety +3

    Neil Armstrong didn't believe SpaceX could do what they are doing now. So why does this guy keep bringing him up like Armstrong was some kind of Von Braun genius? 🤣

  • @k1wi_steve
    @k1wi_steve Před 2 lety

    Mary and Ryan are the real MVPS, they have made watching the starship progress more widely available.
    Big fan of NSF and all the hours you two put in!

  • @YaMumsSpecialFriend
    @YaMumsSpecialFriend Před 2 lety +7

    Fascinating 🖖🏼

  • @arcobalenoreborn2946
    @arcobalenoreborn2946 Před 2 lety +6

    Great reporting!

  • @pauldillinger2286
    @pauldillinger2286 Před rokem +2

    I absolutely love these videos. Just imagine being on mars and you supplies are some what getting low. Talking about placing a order just say for food and then wondering when is the starship going to be here. Ive got goose bumps from this. Its more than amazing.

  • @WG-tt6hk
    @WG-tt6hk Před rokem

    30:56 The "jellyfish" is fantastic. Thank you for including it. 🤠