What's SpaceX's Smart Trick On The Path To Starship Flight 4?
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Starship 30 static fire aborted! What happened?
The Top Secret Starship 26 is back in action! Where is it going? Starfactory progress continues! Starliner delayed… yet again! And RocketLab delays the launch of Neutron.
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Hell no, i don't miss the old days. I can't wait to see the future of SpaceX and Starship.
“Bubbles aren’t always fun” 😂😂
Has he met Bubbles? She was always fun for Me!
Wow 👌
I think Rocketlab will be the next SpaceX. And they are a public company, so you can invest in them now. They have made tremendous progress since the company started. They now have a reliable small launch vehicle for custom orbit missions for small sat customers. They have either started or purchased numerous satellite engineering divisions, which include power, propulsion, and avionics, so they are a one stop shop for customers wanting a head start for satellite development. And Neutron looks like it will be a worthy competitor to the Falcon 9. By reusing the the booster and fairings, and employing a bare bones, economical upper stage, they have a winning combination. Even though Stokes Space is going for full re-usability, Rocket Lab has quite a lead on most competitors other than SpaceX. I am a proud investor.
They are a good up and coming company. But not the same potential. Or goals
I still think its a test tanker for the orbital refuelling test.
Those astronauts are truly brave, if they are willing to ride on Starliner with it's less than stellar track record. Not to mention that at this point I wouldn't feel safe even on a Boeing plane.
They care more about the safety on the Starliner than the airplanes at least. But I'd much rather ride with SpaceX than Boeing
@@gh3meister I'm not sure they care that much. Starliner had serious issues on every test so far, yet they are still going forward with the crewed mission. Dragon has been tested far more thoroughly and every demo flight was flawless (as far as we know). If they prioritize safety, they should test it until it's flawless, and then repeat it a few more times to ensure reliability. And even then, the earlier issues suggest serious organizational issues, no to mention their planes. That could introduce fatal flaws on any flight. They are on the same path that lead to the loss of Challenger and Columbia.
Yesterday my wife and I flew on a Boeing plane (737?) for 1 1/2 hours. There were no evident problems. 😱
All this hysteria over Boeing! Guess what major aircraft manufacturer has the best safety record per air miles flown? There are a LOT of Boeing aircraft in service. Most of the issues that have been hitting the news, like engine fires, gear collapse and open hatches are maintenance problems with airlines. Have there been some recent quality issues needing attention? Yes. But unless you see the FAA ground aircraft like the 737 Max 8 a few years ago, these are isolated incidents. All this news is making Boeing sound like Fox News coverage of local crime, playing the same incidents on a loop, trying to convince viewers of a crime wave. While in reality rates of crime have actually been dropping nationally.
@@andrasbiro3007 IN all fairness to Boeing, the issue this time round was with the rocket.
Ship 26 - simplest explanation, they find it convenient to have a full size mockup to test components on. I doubt it will ever lift off and may one day find a place beside Starhopper or possibly a resting near Starfactory.
It will almost certainly be scrapped
Makes sense, they don't have to worry about scratching the paint on a real ship just to test infrastructure.
I do not believe the heat tiles had any impact on the failed re entry, it is a problem with controlling the ship and getting the right angle and stability for a controlled re entry.
The fact that attitude control was the primary reason for the failed re-entry does not mean that the tiles would not have been the issue otherwise. Noting NASA's own problems with re-entry (albeit at a much more taxing speed), I would argue it's more likely than not that you'll see some tile performance issues on IFT-4.
Attitude control certainly was an issue, but heat tiles are still unproven. We can't rule out heat tile failure points or design flaws until reentry trial by fire.
@@mr.g937 the tiles were too expensive and fragile for sure, but they never really caused problems with the reentry, even with 700+ damaged tiles.
Honestly the tiles really worried me... but it the ship was reentering for a long time without them, so them falling off doesn't seem like it'll fail reentry... however does require more refurbishment than "rapid".
@@johnd.7792 my understanding is that the angle of re entry affects the heat created, it also appears that the last ship entered engine’s first, not the way its meant to re enter, this was because they intended to slow it down and then turn the ship as it started re entry. However they lost control of the engines and then the ship just spun. There does seem to be a fuel management problem in both vessels. One snag being that these are produced before they have completed any significant flights so its hard to replace, they gave to modify already existing craft, I guess tgere will be a huge change in tge design around the middle of next year.
June for sure! Remember, this is the only thing that literally IS rocket science!
Is it "Rocket Science", or is it "Rocket Art?" 🤔🧐😲
@@robertweekley5926 it’s actually both at the same time…
@@robertweekley5926 Actually it is Rocket *Engineering*. Rocket Science is Hermann Oberth in the 1920s proving mathematically that space travel to the planets was theoretically possible.
I LOVE the Bloopers at the end of the video, keep them coming.
As ready as I am to see this interation fly now ... if taking more time would provide a higher probability of mission success, then take the time to perfect this flight & stick that landing!
Felix - architect here (and NO SHADE INTENDED): facade = fah-SAHD and mezzanine = mezz-ah-NEEN. Your absolutely thorough analysis is always greatly appreciated (as is the humor you inject into what otherwise could be nerdy dry stuff). Not to mention how I would do talking all this technology in a second language.....
He's German ... his English is fantastic. Trying to shame him is pathetic. How many languages do you speak at his level? Clown 🤡
fah-sod
Word Police !!! I dated a woman like that once. ONCE.
@sailor3700 - no, no, you're off base on that. Anyone who does a hell of a lot of research like Felix does gains a lot of it thru reading. You know the word and it's proper use, you've never heard it out in the open air. Anyone in a highly technical discipline knows there are a lot of terms/words like that, and can appreciate the guidance. And frankly I think your date got the better end of the deal.
@@billgallaher339 so pretentious lol. Get over yourself!
Boeing would probably be one of the last companies you would want as a sponsoring 😂
Kind of miss the old days, but these are the Golden years when we look back in 10 yrs
No, the Golden Years are ten years ahead, wen Starship is flying scores of people, and hundreds of tons of cargo to the Moon every month or more.
@@odysseusrex5908 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for keeping us on the edge of our seats
Next time SpaceX flies a water tower it will probably be as cargo, in kit form, heading toward the moon or another planet.
Thanks!
Whoa! You launched WAI LIVE on my birthday 😁
Felix has always had a good sense of humor I enjoy and I think he just keeps getting funnier. He's such a great personality as well as a very intelligent and smart host. Thanks Felix! I'm not gonna plug anybody else's KZhead science channel here but, I will say the good news is that Felix is among a good number of other science show hosts on KZhead who are also great. This is something I'm enormously grateful for because the science shows on TV have either vanished or very badly produced. I'm thrilled there are shows like this on KZhead, you provide great content that's great not just for me but society as a whole. In a society that's headed in the wrong direction in too many ways, shows like yours bring us education, joy and a reason to look to the future with hope. Can't thank you enough for that!
10:01 it's easy to forget how big starship really is
Thank you for the information you always make it interesting love the high energy and the focus
The propellant must flow!
The factory must grow!
The Raptors must glow!
Never realized I never subscribed yet! Now I am!! Thank you for bringing the process of start ship from the beginning to launch
Thanks very much Felix.
The very best Launch focused channel on this side of the Milky Way 🚀🪐👨🏻🚀
THANK YOU FELIX FOR WHAT YOU DO
Ship 26 looks like a tank for refilling other ships?!!??
More like the one that will be refueled
Doubtfull. It lacks lot of hardware that would be necessary for serving as orbital depot, as insulation, power generation, probably some kind of cooling system. Orbital depot will look different
Ship 26 might be a tanker ship. No need for tiles or flaps if it stays in orbit. A lunar lander would require landing legs and probably thrusters up high to reduce blowing so much regolith around when landing on the Moon.
I wonder if Ship 26 might be a testing and training article? Testing new processes, such as the new engine installation stand, when it was new, the new static fire test stand, etc. Maybe it serves as a training aid for new SpaceX technicians, and might be a test bed for doing something new, before committing to doing it on the next prototype?
Excited for IFT4!!
IFT3 was so awesome, I can’t wait to see what IFT 4 and 5 bring!!
@@climber950I'm Excited For "The Catch". And If it will work
ABSOLUTELY miss the rustic tank watching days! Being only meters (even FEET in some cases) away from the flight hardware was such a magical experience!!! However, the thing I love about SpaceX is they are constantly looking and pushing forward. In order to do that they need to protect the hardware, keep it out of the salt air, and unfortunately that means out of our view as well. Push FORWARD SpaceX and make up for the missed views by giving us even more awesome views from flight and orbital tests!
💯🔥💪 Couldn’t agree more! I’m very glad that I visited Starbade several times in the early days!
The pointy nose 😂😂
good work! nice work...
Damit - hate it when you sell something that's available in the UK. Means I have to look into it! :D
This new Starbase is impressive and much needed.
The fancy word for the front wall of the building facade (with that weird tic mark under the letter c) is actually pronounced Fass-odd. It's French. Nice attempt though, most people don't know how to pronounce that weird c.
Does KZhead allow special characters? Let's find out: Façade
"... survived most of the re-entry" certainly makes me feel good about riding a Starship!
It’s about getting it right for flight, not pressuring for a launch date.
SpaceX Lackey #1: It did splash down in the Indian Ocean right? Lackey #2: Pretty sure did. SXL #1: So then where the hell did it go? North Sentinel Island/Sentinelese village: Behold! Our shiny pointed Sky God has finally returned.
Great to see you running the show Felix, your an absolute super star, make me laugh and informed, very good work!
I love this channel and they do a really good job bringing facts to the people in simple profile
Who knows - when that building is done - just maybe Elon will give us a Tour ? There’s always a chance…
watching them haul those rockets around makes me think that people who say we couldn't build the pyramids today have never watched a rocket being moved.
Lol Aluminum compared to heavy rock. They're not even close to the same thing.
I’ve never heard anyone say we COULDN’T build the pyramids, just that only recently could we match the scale and precision. The interstate highway system in the US moved approximately the same amount of materials approximately the same distance. It took 40 years to complete with trucks and heavy equipment. The precision was only fully grasped when the GPS system was operational. The great pyramids base is aligned to the rotational pole at least as accurately as we can achieve with GPS. The error is less than 1/4” over a quarter mile. The interior stones are square to the same tolerances we use for modern engines, but they are granite blocks that weigh as much as three cars. We COULD build the pyramids, but it would be a HUGE undertaking even today.
@@dextermorgan1 it's stainless steel...and weighs 5,000 tons. The largest rock in the pyramids weighed 80 tons.
@@atomicsmith there's posts all over social media stating we don't even have the ability to lift the stones in the pyramids. They use it as "evidence" aliens built the pyramids.
@@thadofalltrades Yes, but the largest rock found in antiquity is over 1000 tons. If you think they moved weight like that with ropes made of hemp and "man power" I can't help you. Idk how it was done, but I know it wasn't by convenrial means. And no I don't think aliens built the pyramids.
I dont miss the old days much though I definitely enjoy following the new ones. 7 minutes of pure terror is nothing.
Another great video Felix … Thankyou
Very good reporting and analytics Thank you, Felix
I think ship 26 is a fuel depot
I am surprised that they seem to have no plans for a test run of mechazilla like they did in the early fays when they lifted off from one landing area to another, it would be fantastic to see a booster lift off and be caught in a simulated orbital flight
Whistle blowers are making noise even in the starliner.
Ship 26 is most likely a test article to test various systems without using an actual ship. They need the ships and it would cost time to take them out of production to test systems.
Great fun...brilliant xx from Cornwall
Don't understand on the ongoing obsession with how fast or slow Spacex can launch Starship. Since 2002 Spacex has had a steady pace with many successes. Its got to be worth the wait for them to get things right.
My guess is that S26 was moved to Massey to test the new flame trench and QD equipment. It’s the only starship available that has working engines and isn’t on a fixed timeline of fit out for their next flights. The only test it can’t perform is whether the new flame trench will reduce the risk of tile damage due to raptors firing on Pad B (since it doesn’t have tiles).
Thanks Felix! 🔥🚀🥳
Starliner is built by Boeing, the company that can't keep a door in place during flight. Don't expect much.
The way Boeing is moving, SpaceX will have Starship transporting people before Boeing gets it figured out. That should be funny but unfortunately it’s not.
ZERO percentage chance of that happening.
Cant keep a door in place during flight....on 1 flight, while thousands of other flights didnt have any problems...
@@Marrrrrko47 it’s an indicator of their quality assurance program. And there have been other quality problems/skipped steps in the past. So it’s more about the fact that we can expect to see more random issues with their starliner.
@@Marrrrrko47including escape slide, two 737-MAX crashes (but only 350 died, so there’s that), several 737-MAX uncontrolled nose-down commands almost crashing, elevator jack-screws jamming, etc Two Boeing whistle-blowers dying, quality-control engineers complaining about lack of quality control, etc.
The time I wanted to start was the 7th of June, which is my birthday :D
"Bubbles aren't always fun!" 🤣
Another quality episode.
Starliner looks like they attached a 2.5m cockpit and decoupler to a 1.25m booster in KSP😂
The flying water tower was back in Spacex's cowboy days. I think everybody remembers elon's Texas cowboy hat.
Still don’t think people will willingly take a ride on these rockets… Born on earth ~ Stayin’ on earth
Hell no I don't miss the old days. They were impressive and I'm glad I witnessed it but I'm jacked for the ramp up of thousands of engines and hundreds of ships. I want to see all 5 variants of starship full operational and the new ones not yet thought of. I hope to see a starship turned into a telescope or carry one like JWST but even bigger. As well as all the other telescope wavelengths.
This prototype 26 could also be a test to figure out different tanks instead of payload... well, rather, the payload is another cryotank for orbital refuel. It would be cool to see the frost line from top to bottom.
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I think Ship 26 is a sit in orbit forever tester. How well it handles sitting exposed to the elements (or in space, to constant exposure to space).
felix, thanks for being entertaining as well as informative.
Felix we are so curious to know the inside of starfactory, robots assembling etc wow🤩🤩🤩🤩
I really enjoyed your enthusiastic updates on SPaceX; ULA; and Rocket Lab! I hope that SpaceX with launch Starship in May 2024! Well done, Felix!
Long-term, for Starship: 1. Wrap heat tiles all around the ship. 2. Put legs back on.
@13:30 I saw a brownish rectangular soured piece of land of uncertain future.
That's some 🔥 news
I can't believe the speed that they build / test / fly rockets and build factories
SS26 is an orbital tanker.
Tanker is reusable. Depot is at least a v2
Orbital tanker, it will not be landing.
@@menotyou1234 The tanker is reusable, the depot isn't. And both will be V2. S26 is (an already obsolete) V1
Love the ship Love the booster Love the reports But You boys do love the sound of your voice...
Felix, want to get over a million subscribers? Interview Polaris Dawn crew like Tim Dodd just did. Your the best Space X/Starbase You Tuber & the general public needs to meet this crew before they launch end of June. The new EVA suit Space X designed is deceptively remarkable & a space walk like this has never been tried. Jared Isaacman (mission leader) is insanely likeable/knowledgeable, as are Sara Gillis & Anna Menon. This is also most likely to be the first crew to fly Starship when it's ready for human trials.
Hi Felix, I believe that Ship 26 is a benchmark Prototype. They test all new hardware interfaces with it before testing the actual prototypes, also upgrades like the stringers ( checking feasibility), This allows the new prototypes to continue to be manufactures without being stopped for interface testing.
Hi Felix & Co. Great video as always, thank you. It gives me shivers seeing Starbase evolve, cos that to me means that it's going well and that it's more and more a force for stretching out humanity into space... I simply smile everything I hear of new things that expand and further SpaceX existence. Watching Elons company thrive gives me hope and excitement for the future of humanity. Have a great weekend and IFT4 launch when we get there in no time at all
Launch last week in may. For sure😊
Starliner delayed? WHAT? NOOO! Who would have thought that would even be possible 🤔
Is quite a hike from the new parking garage to the new office building !! Why is there delay in erecting any structural steel at eastern end of new office bldg?
A very interesting sidenote the manufacturer of the valve is protesting its use for a rocket. It has not been properly researched to be used for this purpose from my understanding it may turn into a whistleblower issue if that’s the case I believe liner may be grounded. Object has been very vocal and is extremely dangerous
Woah! That is interesting!
I am not from america, canada and uk because i am from czech republic and i love your videos about starship. :) i want your cereal!
26 used for a game of catch. @ Tower
Whoa, rocket lab is going really fast with the neutron even though it's made with carbon fiber I'm surprised they are moving so quickly. If they launch in 2025 that will be a huge accomplishment
I can't guestimate the next launch because I am still pouting that it was not 4/20.... lol
I find this necessity very interesting and will watch subsequent launches. I have no further comment
ship 26 the greatest mystery in history of universe
Ship 26 is a prototype for the in-orbit fuel depot. That's my guess. They haven't added insulation yet, so they can keep working on the metal.
Magic spoon sounds yummy..... Can I order it in OZstralia???
I wonder if Boeing will just put Starliner in a corner until the next launch window or if they'll be working on it. If they start doing things to it the rumors will start up that the rocket (that's a 50-50 partnership with Boeing and Lockheed) malfunction was just a red herring so Boeing could fix their capsule without admitting that their capsule needed fixing.
The fixes that capsule needs would take way more than just 1 week
@@bryanillenberg Who's to say this will be the only delay?
@@ghost307 They wouldn't have started quarantine if Boeing wasn't saying they were ready. If Boeing tried to do what your describing, there would be hell to pay.
Must be the tanker version if it has no payload door
Ship 26, multipurpose path finder because as a permanent in orbit refueling tanker there's no need for re-entry. Not a lot of difference between it and the landers apart from payload and re-entry shielding. And they will share the same refuel hardware. Simple Engerineering. Compatibility between platforms.
I do not see heat tiles working for rapid reusability. Unless they make a robot that can quickly inspect and replace tiles with 0% error while starship is being readied for next flight.
I just talked about this yesterday with a friend. It’ll be very difficult, yep! Nothing to add! 🔥👌
I’m pretty sure everyone in the Magic Spoon promo isn’t in Felix’s family.. You can’t fool me. That guy with the sunglasses doesn’t look anything like you!
You don’t look like me, bu I have 146 2nd cousins ( no lie), Granny had 14 grandad had 16 siblings that lived on my mom’s side with 1 brother… pop had 6siblings. I had 4 children with 3 wives , one passed from irfan failure. One that I hate,,and another well on the way do not opening a civil dialogue about the kids. About to send sheriffs and (cps)! for wellness checks! I’m sure you’re good lookin, just different. And the far side of mine most definitely has some inbreeding going on( happy birthday uncle dad!) thank god my dad is from minesota(thank god) otherwise I would fear I was the product of an abomination!
@@ericpetersen8407 FYI I have 108 FIRST cousins. No kidding!! I don’t even know the names of the younger ones. Ha ha I can’t even guess the number of 2nds from that. (Most are Catholic farmers) We have to rent the community center just for holiday parties because we all have spouses and kids now too. Hundreds of people. It’s madness!
Shout out to all my fellow tank watchers. Been watching Felix since the beginning.
looking forward to when space start there own space Academy ..they have 4 people training allready ..
Prehaps starship 26 is going to be a feature in the centre court of the new offices.
The only thing better than going to bed with a bowl of cereal is going to bed with two bowls of cereal
Floating sea bulls eye targets would be a final landing with camara drones near to check near landing perfection would be a reason to see the ability for perfect alinment aprpoach
The booster did not complete the boost back burn. If it had they would have recovered, at least part of it. In fact only three engines lit up again, and just for a very brief moment. Du lügst Felix, du lügst.
26 is the catch test article IMHO.